New ZealandChristchurch quake: Hospitals in north take in casualtiesNorth Island hospitals are receiving Christchurch earthquake victims and plan to send specialists to help in the devastated city.22 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandThree fold increase in doctors heading to Oz - recruitersA medical recruitment company claims to have seen a 300 per cent rise in New Zealand doctors leaving to find better pay in Australia in the last year.21 Feb 02:28 AM
Small BusinessSuccess: Health guinea pigs now lead worldReforms helped create IT systems that are envied by other countries.20 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandDoctor shortage reaches 'crisis' levelA spiralling shortage of doctors has sparked a warning of future "severe safety issues" in New Zealand hospitals, with predictions that patients could suffer from increasing medical mistakes and treatment delays without urgent action.16 Feb 04:42 AM
New ZealandFriends pay tribute to food poisoning victim on FacebookFriends have spoken of their grief after the death of Sarah Carter, the 23-year-old new Zealander who died from food poisoning in Thailand at the weekend, on a Facebook tribute page.09 Feb 12:04 AM
New ZealandPoisoned woman dies on OEA dream OE has turned to tragedy for three young NZ women after food poisoning killed one and left the other two in hospital.08 Feb 10:48 PM
New ZealandMiddlemore staff caught dirty handed by surveyMore than a third of health workers fail to clean their hands every time they should, a snapshot of 10 Middlemore wards indicates.07 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldSearch for families of 'forgotten souls'Oregon's state mental hospital is trying to match surviving relatives with 3,500 people whose cremated remains were once stacked away in a storage area dubbed the "room of forgotten souls."01 Feb 05:30 PM
EntertainmentTV Eye: Brains of the operationYes, it's interesting in there, inside your skull. It is also a place that is still being explored, and the more the map of the brain is explored, the greater the leaps in medical science.26 Jan 08:30 PM
LifestyleFathers directed to keep out of the frame at birthFathers hoping to record the birth of their babies will have to rely on photographic memories now video cameras and mobile phones are increasingly being banned from maternity hospitals in the Australian state of Victoria.25 Jan 02:31 AM
New ZealandOrgan donation a waiting gameMichelle Manu has been on the emergency list for a donated kidney for three years. 15 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandHospitals hit with rush of patientsA range of causes have been blamed for hospital emergency departments being swamped by a holiday rush.03 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandShortage of specialists hits cancer patientsThe Cancer Society is concerned for the safety of patients who are being denied chemotherapy because of a shortage of doctors. 03 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandBoy, 8, in hot pool horrorAn 8-year-old boy is this morning fighting for his life after falling into a Rotorua geothermal pool as hot as 100C.29 Dec 04:30 PM
New Zealand'I was screaming for my life'As she watched a car and then a truck hurtle towards her, Chelsea Walker's only thought was how she and her family could survive the head-on collision - and the pile-up that put 12 people in hospital.28 Dec 04:30 PM
