In NZ, drugs for the treatment of erectile dysfunction is the most common type seized.

A new coroner's inquiry into the death of an Auckland student from meningococcal disease.

New treatment could offer 10 months' extra life for women with aggressive breast cancer.

Previous blood-testing procedures could take one to two hours to reveal the risk level.

COMMENT: Tramadol is not a drug that you want to muck around with.

Teens taking a prescribed antidepressant has increased by 50 per cent over five years.

A new arrival card will come into effect on October 1.

"It's a trend that has been on the rise for some time now," doctor says.

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A breakthrough has revealed the condition that's plagued Rebecca Clough for 19 years. Credit: Aotearoa Science Agency

Blood transfusions given to older heart surgery patients could do more harm than good.

A doctor in Texas has sparked outrage over his comments about female colleagues.

Drug delivery device aims to restore movement and give back a quality of life.

MS sufferer fears his livelihood will stop when he can't access MS drug anymore.

Expert claims Pharmac is basing its funding for MS drugs on its budget, not evidence.

COMMENT: Research could be a life-saver for those needing transplants.

A panel including actress Lucy Lawless are pushing the benefits of medicinal cannabis.

After the call from the hospital, Karin Kinny needed to get to the hospital, fast.

Simon Bridges: "We must have the right regulatory and legislative controls in place."

World-renowned Kiwi researcher Stephen Robertson is offering hope to families everywhere.

Family of Kiwi surfing legend want antibiotic they say crippled and killed him banned.

Antibiotic caused tremors, insomnia in late Kiwi surfing legend, his family, doctor say.

Could the origins of life be discovered in Rotorua? Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Struggling to get up after sitting, the Queen is reportedly refusing surgery.

Jess Davenport-Lee, 24, was born with six heart defects and is now waiting for a liver and heart transplant. Facebook / Jess Davenport-Lee, 24, was born with six heart defects and is now waiting for a liver and heart transplant.

Charlie Goldsmith has been called a fraud, but Angela Cox can't explain what she saw.

AUT has signed a deal with a medical cannabis start-up ahead of a law change.

The six-year legal battle has come to an end in the Supreme Court.

The 81-year old biotech consultant says dementia is the world's greatest medical problem.

COMMENT: Computers can now predict your death date. Would you want to know?