New ZealandMedical workforce becoming increasingly feminisedThe medical workforce is becoming increasingly feminised, the Medical Council 2012 doctor workforce released yesterday shows.26 Nov 07:14 PM
LifestyleSuperbugs will make ops deadly - expertsDrug-resistant "superbugs" represent one of the gravest threats in the history of medicine, leading experts warn.17 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Suddenly a surplus of doctorsWorkforce predictions are haphazard at the best of time but doctors take the cake.02 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandUK docs taking Kiwis' postsNearly 100 graduates have missed out on jobs in Auckland hospitals because of a recruitment drive by northern health boards to attract foreign doctors.02 Nov 04:30 PM
BusinessAmbitious skin cancer clinic chain hopes for funding boostBringing peace of mind to 50 million people worldwide by 2030 is the ambitious aim of Auckland company MoleMap.01 Oct 04:30 PM
LifestyleHep C drug could triple cure rateA "life-changing" new drug designed to treat the hepatitis C virus can almost treble the cure rate for patients, studies have shown.21 Aug 05:30 PM
World$386,000 bill for WA to get medical staffWestern Australia is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars flying in surgeons, nurses and doctors from as far away as Oman to cover shifts in remote and rural areas.20 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionDeborah Hill ConeDeborah Hill Cone: Claude's autistic and I love himThere's a saying in autism circles that a worried mother does better research than the FBI.11 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandParents wait to fly Lily home to NZThe Kiwi baby stranded in Shanghai after being born three months early is growing stronger each day.05 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandInjuries in rugby linked to dementiaA brain injury specialist has established a link between early-onset dementia and playing rugby, as well as other high-injury sports.04 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandBrain op dad 'so grateful'Robbie Ritchie never imagined he could raise enough money for an expensive lifesaving surgery in just six weeks.04 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionVerity Johnson: Tirade on 'female duty' has no place in doctor's officeBeing English, making a fuss is as painful to me as losing a kidney.15 Jul 05:30 PM
LifestyleMother: I would take impotence drugGeraldine Rees says she would consider taking Viagra if faced with a re-run of her horror pregnancy with her daughter Cerys.11 Jul 05:30 PM
LifestyleViagra trial could save babiesWomen at Auckland City Hospital will be given a version of the men's erection pill Viagra in the first comparison trial of the medicine to treat a pregnancy complication.11 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandVoltaren comes with risk of heart attacks - MedsafeVoltaren and other forms of diclofenac carry a risk of cardiovascular events including heart attacks and strokes, Medsafe has warned.09 Jul 05:20 AM
New ZealandLeadership award for healthcare crusaderNorthland doctor Lance O'Sullivan says his upbringing helped drive his efforts to lift the quality of healthcare for Maori.07 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandDHB pays out over student's deathThe family of Zachary Gravatt, who died of meningococcal disease at Auckland City Hospital, have received a payment "in recognition of their losses".27 Jun 02:12 AM
BusinessHealth firm sees $100m chance in USYears of hard work will finally come to fruition for New Zealand biotechnology outfit Pacific Edge when, on Monday, the company's sales team will hit the road in the United States, the world's biggest healthcare market.26 Jun 05:30 PM
LifestyleRobbie's race for brain surgery fundingRobbie Ritchie's children are used to seeing their father having violent seizures. But what they don't know is that he could die at any time.23 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionGreg Elder: Letter from a Kiwi doctor in SyriaTwo years ago, at the beginning of the violence in Syria, I was asked to write a blog in the British Medical Journal on behalf of Medecins Sans Frontieres.18 Jun 05:30 PM
Lifestyle'Pink Viagra' on way to pep up women's sex driveA Dutch company called Emotional Brain claims early trials of a new drug, Lybrido, show promise for women in the treatment of loss of sexual desire and that "pink Viagra" could be on the market as early as 2016.14 Jun 05:30 PM
LifestyleHeart attack risk from painkillersMillions of arthritis sufferers could be increasing their risk of a heart attack or stroke by more than a third by taking large doses of drugs such as ibuprofen, one of the largest studies of painkillers reveals.30 May 05:30 PM
LifestyleTest on eyes leads to brain tumour findAn Auckland woman says she owes her life to an eye test, after it led to a potentially fatal tumour in the lining of the brain being removed.26 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandCurative power of clowns prescribedAbout 20 clowns have been accepted into New Zealand's first academic programme to become fully qualified medical comedians.25 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandPilot scheme finds 60 cancer casesA bowel cancer screening programme pilot credited with saving 60 lives in its first year highlights the "outrage" of not rolling it out nationwide, University of Otago health services researcher Dr Sarah Derrett says.09 May 11:20 PM
OpinionCharlotte Martin: Change your diet to fit your jeans and genesToday, we know that lifestyle and environment interact with diet to affect our health, writes Charlotte Martin.24 Apr 05:30 PM
Lifestyle$40,000 transplant neededA woman whose skin is tearing away from her body is likely to get a transplant overseas after Kiwi specialists declined to carry out the procedure.20 Apr 05:30 PM
WorldWife's death medical misadventureOn what should have been his fifth wedding anniversary, Praveen Halappanavar was instead at a coroner's court, hearing a jury deliver a verdict of medical misadventure in the death of his wife.20 Apr 05:30 PM
