A mother who pretended that her son was terminally ill for six years to get special treatment and benefits has been jailed.

Public access to a widely-used class of painkillers containing codeine is likely to be restricted within months over addiction fears.

The day when patients can "swallow their doctor" has come a step closer with the development of a submicroscopic nanoparticle that acts as an intelligent pill.

More Kiwis are using the internet for medical advice, but doctors say self-diagnosis often causes people to worry needlessly.

A promised Government crackdown on the main ingredient in the drug P is likely to be at least a year away.

Since winning the women's 800m at the World Championships in Berlin and creating a worldwide stir over her sexuality, Caster Semenya's life has changed irrevocably.

Natalya Skelton went blind in one eye when she was 3 after suffering a severe complication from a virus.

Ground-breaking research into improving the condition of kidneys for transplantation has earned a young NZ doctor a top scholarship.

Auckland medical devices company Nexus6 has gained American Food and Drug Administration approval for its asthma inhaler.

Hospital falls caused more than a quarter of the major "adverse events" listed by DHBs in their latest report on potentially preventable healthcare harm.