'Lazarus pill' revives stroke victim
The story of a stroke victim who revives for a short time after being given a sleeping pill has baffled medical experts.
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'Don't use paracetamol for fever'
A respected scientific group has recommended not using paracetamol to reduce flu-related fever.
NZ's soaring diabetes rate puts us with world's worst
Scientists blame the increase on the spread of a Western-style diet, leading to rising levels of obesity.
NZ deaths lead to new drug - 40 years later
An American doctor has finally produced a drug which offers a solution to the problems which killed patients in several New Zealand hospitals 40 years ago.
Drug hope for aggressive breast cancer
A new Australian discovery could lead to the first ever drug treatment for people battling the most aggressive form of breast cancer.
Michele Hewitson Interview: Deborah Robinson
Coach Graham Henry doesn't like seeing the All Blacks doctor's number come up on his phone.
World-first operations to lengthen short bones
New Zealand patients have become the world's first to have a leg-stretching treatment that is controlled by external magnets.
'Sunshine vitamin' pills may extend lives of cancer patients
A vitamin pill available for a few pence in any local chemist's shop may have a bigger impact in extending the survival of cancer patients than drugs costing tens of thousands of pounds, says a leading cancer specialist.
Skin cells to rescue ailing livers
Scientists have been able to convert skin cells into liver cells, a breakthrough that could one day eliminate the need for organ transplants.
Shonda Rhimes: The brains behind 'Anatomy'
Shonda Rhimes, who created US tv's biggest medical dramas, talks to Jacqueline Smith about the shows and what's next.