Scientists this week announced the first pill to provide effective protection against Aids.

Drug-buying agency Pharmac is set to provide greater access to an expensive drug used to treat brain cancer.

Up to four patients in NZ have contracted a killer strain of a superbug which inhabits other bacteria.

A Glasgow man in his 60s has become the world's first person to receive injections of foetal stem cells.

Organs and bones were illegally harvested from the bodies of dead nuclear industry workers.

Household crowding is being partially blamed for NZ's high rate of acute rheumatic fever among children and teenagers.

A 57-year-old woman is believed to have become Australia's oldest mother after giving birth to twins last week.

The body's immune defences can destroy the common cold virus after it has invaded the inner sanctum of a human cell, scientists have found.

A grieving husband wants answers on how his wife died from meningococcal disease, despite repeatedly seeking medical help.

Fijians with life-threatening heart conditions are to receive free treatment this week thanks to a mercy mission by 40 NZ health professionals.

Scientists have raised serious concerns about the widespread use of one of the world's most common painkillers.

A review of the weight loss drug found the risks to patients outweighed the benefits, Medsafe's principal clinical advisor said today.