Coronavirus cure hope: 79yo successfully treated with experimental drug
The drug, remdesivir, was first developed by US drug firm Gilead to treat Ebola.
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The WHO investigating after reports the anti-inflammatory could make symptoms worse.
Hospitals look to cut elective surgery, convert theatres to ICUs
Anaesthetic machines in theatres could be used as life support for coronavirus victims.
Coronavirus: Medicine, vaccine supply disruptions likely, warns Pharmac
Pharmac is warning further disruptions to medicine supplies are inevitable.
Coronavirus: Vitamin C flying off the shelves, but does it boost immunity?
Listed maker has sold $1.2m worth in 3 days - the same dollar amount as over 2019.
Coronavirus: Set up drive-through clinics, GP says
"It's almost like a Starbucks or Maccas drive-through, but as triage for coronavirus."
Drug supply disruptions 'inevitable', says Pharmac
Pharmac: Contingency plans in place to ensure no one runs out of their medicine.
Coronavirus: 70 medical students ordered back to NZ
Call made to avoid students being trapped overseas if global travel conditions change.
Kiwi caught with stash of prescription drugs in Bali may be released
Indonesian police say the 3kg drug haul is the biggest seizure in the island's history.
'Unnecessarily early grave': Plea to roll out bowel cancer screening for under-60s
Earlier screening for Māori would help make things fair, Bowel Cancer NZ says.
Ditching common drug could save 200 Kiwis lives each year
The prescribed medicine in question is Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) such as Losec.
Coronavirus: Cases on Diamond Princess soar past 500
The ship's two-week quarantine period ends today.
Woman charged with importing illegal bear bile crystals
A global ban on commercially trading in Asiatic black bears has been in force since 1979.
Watch: 50 Kiwis tested for coronavirus, all come back negative
More than 44,000 people have been infected with coronavirus worldwide.
Deadly impact of coronavirus: What infection really does to your body
Those working in the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak share their findings.
Coronavirus: Kiwi-born doctor told to 'go back to China' on Auckland bus
Dr Linda Lum blew her nose - and a passenger on her bus told her leave the country.
Family's scramble: Race against time for life-changing surgery
Faith's parents want her to be able to walk and talk and play like other 4-year-olds.
Disgraced doctor has licence cancelled
Chawdhry's offending was a gross breach of trust and disgraceful conduct.
166 Kiwis died from sudden unexpected deaths in epilepsy in 10 years
Sudep is the leading cause of death in people with uncontrolled seizures.
Kiwi discovery holds clue to dementia, hypertension, migraines
Disturbances to brain blood flow are a known cause in many diseases - such as dementia.
Cat and mouse: NZ Customs and the never ending war on drugs at our border
As drug smuggling surges into NZ, we visit Customs to see how they try to thwart it
Cancer frontiers: Five breakthrough areas to watch in the 2020s
From immunotherapy to genomics, the 2020s are set to bring more big cancer breakthroughs.
Doctor slams bosses after patients' families go without tea or coffee
It's the one thing we can offer family members at a time of crisis, doctor says.
Patient advocacy group demands doubling of Pharmac budget
Group says Pharmac spends less and waits longer to fund drugs than other OECD countries.
$5m project to begin building NZ's first 'gene bank'
Scientists aim to tackle diseases hurting Kiwis by building NZ's first genomic database.
The nonagenarian graduate: Doctorate in Medicine for 90-year-old
Recipient is a pioneer in critical care medicine in New Zealand.
A third of kids are vaping - principals
Schools and health groups call for quick action against vaping.
Aussie facing 20 years for taking ADHD medication to Bali
An Australian man is facing two decades behind bars for stowing pills used to treat ADHD.
Editorial: Posthumous parenting is a brave new world
EDITORIAL: Children are conceived and growing up in increasingly less mainstream ways.
Growing human brain cells gets $16m boost
Brain researchers will never have to wash cars to raise money again.
Whanganui's teen rowing star Niamh Monk heads Stateside
The old head on young shoulders has thought of career and sporting achievements in tandem.
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She's helped 150 people die: 'It's been the most rewarding work of my life'
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