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Mum wakes from coma to discover stillborn son

A brave mum has shared heartbreaking photos taken with her stillborn son after she awoke from a coma to be told he had been dead for three weeks.

Kiwi toddler's extremely rare disorder

Three-year-old Lily-Grace is knocking off the milestones in spite of dark prognosis.

Right to die committee in tough position

COMMENT: Though the right to die committee is still hearing submissions, its members probably feel they have heard all the arguments.

Hospital cremates stillborn baby by mistake

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

Human life could be grown in lab

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

Watch NZH Local Focus: Bay of Plenty man starts mobile botox business

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.

Life with a husband suffering 'Elephant Man' syndrome

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.

Parkinson's disease vector discovered

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

How long will you live for?

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

The illnesses that are too often misdiagnosed

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.

Billionaire Peter Thiel's weird world

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

Printable human skin is here

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

'Mental Viagra' a step closer

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

What happens to your body as you age?

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.

Teen attempts own circumcision after being teased

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

Zoe's new diet in bid for baby

Zoe Marshall - wife of Kiwi league legend Benji - has adopted a radical diet in her bid to get pregnant.

Hill Cone: How Pharmac stole my holiday

COMMENT: I always find around the summer holidays there are two quite different, yet equally vivid, realities going on in my head at the same time.

'Mr Kronic' to build luxury home

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