A young couple in Sydney are looking for answers after a hospital cremated their stillborn daughter by mistake.

A 'masterpiece' in bioengineering could make sperm and egg obsolete.

Jonathan Lawson has extensive training in nursing, aero-medical support and intensive care. Now he's turning his hand to appearance medicine, with his new business which brings botox treatments into the home. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A woman married to a sufferer of the fatal "Elephant Man" condition that means his bones and organs won't stop growing says the disease doesn't scare her.

NZ research may hold key to disease treatment to stop spread from cell to cell.

Take the test to see how lifestyle changes can affect your "heart age".

A New Zealand doctor's improper care left a patient with arthritis and limited function in one of her fingers.

COMMENT: I am 15. As a kid, your parents are superheroes. So there is nothing scarier than hearing that one of them is going to die.

Suffering from an extremely rare neurological disorder, Sleeping Beauty Syndrome is no fairy tale for this woman.

A marketing manager left tetraplegic after falling awkwardly at home pleaded with doctors to switch off his ventilator machine.

Nearly two thirds of women would pop a female 'Viagra' to boost their sex life - and some want the effects to last for more than 24 hours

Is there a cure for fake news? New research has found that misinformation on climate change can psychologically cancel out the influence of accurate statements.

Last week, a study suggested as many as a third of those told they have asthma may not actually have it. Here are four other conditions often misdiagnosed as another complaint.

There's a strange side to one of the country's wealthiest citizens.

Scientists create a prototype for a 3D bio-printer that is capable of printing functional human skins.

The hormone kisspeptin essentially switches on the desire to reproduce and is thought to be responsible for the sexual appetite of young people.

A new series looks at the changes and processes that occur in our bodies as we age, the conditions we'll be more susceptible to and how to prevent them.

A teenager has attempted to circumcise himself after being teased by his friends.

A legal highs baron whose synthetic cannabis product was blamed for causing severe health effects and psychotic episodes is building a luxury waterfront home.

Ever met someone who just wasn't into music? They might just have a condition called specific musical anhedonia.

This column, urging the normalisation of medical marijuana, is dedicated to the memory of Dr Chris Cresswell LIKE many readers, I

A Taupo toddler with an incurable tumour is beginning to show signs of increased mobility four weeks after starting on a medical marijuana spray.

Top-up a short-term measure, ministry says

Whanganui GP John Moore is retiring after 38 years on the job Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Leading ED doctors are calling for New Zealand's drinking culture to change because they are sick of dealing with drunks.

An everyday household product has a definite link to a brain disease, a scientist says.

An Auckland mum is petitioning Parliament to give Pharmac more money to fund treatment for rare diseases.

The model has revealed she suffers from Hashimoto's disease and her treatment messes with her metabolism which caused her to lose weight.

Telling people to "drink plenty of fluids" when unwell could be dangerous, doctors have warned.

A UK man who lost most of his genitals to a flesh-eating superbug after routine surgery has spoken out about his ordeal.