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Police smash NZ steroid dealing ring
A million-dollar nationwide steroid dealing ring that involved banned medicines being posted around New Zealand has been smashed by police.
Bodybuilder admits steroid dealing
A champion bodybuilder has today admitted running a nationwide steroid dealing operation, pleading guilty to 156 charges.
Coroner criticised by GPs
A leading doctors' group has criticised a coroner for his alleged misunderstanding of the health sector when he made recommendations to rectify system failings in the care of Zachary Gravatt.
Kiwis part of trial to test cancer drug
New Zealand cancer patients have joined a major international trial designed to see if a shorter course of toxic chemotherapy is as effective as the standard 24 weeks of treatment and less harmful.
Dad: 'Zac will rest easier' after naming
A father who won the right to name health workers who cared for his son before his death says "Zac will rest easier" because the precedent-setting ruling won't be challenged.
Collapse of antibiotics 'colossal threat'
One of New Zealand's top clinical microbiologists has joined the warning of Britain's chief doctor that the growing resistance to antibiotics poses catastrophic threats to human health and receives too little attention internationally.
Alleged steroid dealer held in custody
A champion bodybuilder accused of running a nationwide steroid dealing operation has been continuing his crimes while on bail, according to police.
Researchers: Voltaren too risky
Researchers from the UK and Canada say Voltaren should be pulled off the market because it raises the risk of heart attack and stroke.
Herald on Sunday editorial: Miracle cure, morally derelict
Andrea Murphey is an attractive, youthful 52-year-old who says her life has been saved by an expensive "miracle" drug.
Clot kills top lawyer after she gives birth
A former Crown prosecutor has died suddenly in Christchurch Hospital from a "very rare" blood clot just three weeks after giving birth to her son.
Justin Vaughan: New medical treatments must prove their value
The news the Govt is looking to reduce access to certain elective surgical procedures is likely to raise the blood pressure of many across the country, writes Dr Justin Vaughan.
Put NZ's health before big pharma
Leaked proposed provisions of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement could affect our ability to treat chronic diseases, writes Briar Mannering.
Bodybuilder denies steroid charges
A champion bodybuilder accused of running a nationwide steroid dealing operation has pleaded not guilty during a brief court appearance today.
Dogs raise hopes for paralysed humans
Scientists in Britain have found a way to get dogs with severe spinal injuries back on their feet in a discovery that raises hopes for paralysed humans.
Disgraced obstetrician must pass tests to practice again
A disgraced obstetrician who botched sterilisation procedures in New Zealand will not be allowed to practise again in Australia unless he passes neuropsychological testing, a medical tribunal has ruled.
Kiwis miss out on free prescriptions
Many Kiwis are not getting free prescriptions they are entitled to and the most vulnerable are likely to be hardest hit when charges rise next year, researchers warn.
Bodybuilder to fight steroid charges
A champion bodybuilder has vowed to fight charges that he was behind a nationwide steroid dealing operation.
'Significant' steroid bust
A champion bodybuilder is in custody accused of running a steroid dealing operation.