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Baby narrowly avoids being crushed by truck
A baby narrowly avoided being crushed by a truck which flipped in slippery conditions on Auckland's North Shore today.
Rules tightened for overseas-trained doctors
Health authorities have tightened rules around the monitoring of overseas-trained doctors, following concerns being expressed for several years over supervision.
Country doctors earning $2500 a day
One of NZ's most remote and cash-strapped health boards is paying fill-in surgeons up to $2500 a day, beating some of our highest earners.
'Wrong leg' error factor in woman's death - Coroner
Alarming administration errors led to confusion over which of an elderly woman's legs needed surgery and her being sent home, dying days later.
Twice dead in Mexico
Authorities in central Mexico say a newborn baby girl, who was declared dead but later revived inside her coffin, has died.
Missing memorial shocks women's health advocates
A plaque commemorating two whistle-blowers on the "unfortunate experiment" at National Women's Hospital has disappeared.
Dyson: DHB chief's resignation over cuts not the last
The departure of Capital Coast District Health Board chief executive Ken Whelan because of pressure to cut costs will not be the last, Labour MP Ruth Dyson says.
Body of soldier and injured comrades flying to NZ
The body of a Lt Tim O'Donnell and two of his injured comrades will fly back to NZ later today, the Defence Force says.
Soldier's body may be home in days
The body of slain NZ soldier Lieutenant Timothy O'Donnell and his two wounded colleagues may be home as early as Saturday evening.
Changes made after schizophrenic woman's death - DHB
A coroner has told the ADHB to ensure mental health unit patients get the same standard of medical care as those in general wards, after a schizophrenic woman, 60, died.
Return of swine flu places strain on hospitals
Swine flu has become the dominant flu virus in New Zealand and some emergency departments are struggling to cope.
Kevin Rudd in hospital
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd has been admitted to a Brisbane hospital and will have an operation today.