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Black weekend on NZ roads
A teenager was clinging to life last night as six crashes in 20 hours left one person dead and 15 needing hospital treatment.
ING Medical investors demand answers
Investors in a $286.2 million listed medical property business demanded information yesterday about a takeover by ANZ.
Third of swine flu patients in ICUs otherwise healthy - study
About one-third of swine flu patients admitted to NZ and Australian intensive care units had no underlying health problems, a study has found.
Waitakere Hospital refuses patients
Patients needing urgent medical care are being turned away from Waitakere Hospital as the hospital struggles with staff shortages.
Woman treated after 'cuddly' rat attack
A large water rat attacked a woman as she lay in her bed, after she had mistaken the animal for her three-legged cat.
Diabetic's death sparks inquiries
Auckland District Health Board and the Coroner are investigating the death of a 68-year-old woman's hospital death which has left her family mystified.
Flesh-eating bug cases treble in NZ hospitals
The number of patients in New Zealand hospitals attacked by "flesh-eating" bugs has trebled since 1990.
Study exposes extra risk for heart patients
Many people with heart failure are getting ineffective treatment and face an increased risk of dying, a global study says. The NZ Ministry of Health agrees with the findings.
Olympic star's 'superbug' claim
A Commonwealth Games medallist claims to have been maimed after being infected in hospital during a routine operation.