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Mistake sees GPs blocked from ordering flu vaccines

'Bra man' grabbed patients

A fake doctor known as the 'bra man' groped the breasts of three female patients while treating them.

Toddler's finger unplugged

Surgeons more suicidal than general public

Stem cell campaigners win go-ahead for trial

Ethics experts have approved NZ's first clinical trial using adult stem cells to treat people with spinal injuries.

Junior doctors' contract talks enter third day

Popular painkillers 'lift stroke, heart risk'

A large study of several popular painkillers has confirmed that using them long-term carries significant risks of heart disease and stroke.

Doctors and DHBs hold second day of talks

<i>Brian Rudman:</i> Lab loser's pique just part of commercial jungle law, it seems

HIV breakthrough reported

Doctors believe an HIV-positive man who underwent a stem cell transplant has been cured as a result of the procedure.

Tooth-whitening ban

End of nightmare in sight for family

The end of a "long nightmare" is in sight for the family of a chronically ill Hawkes Bay girl given a life-saving multiple organ transplant.

The fertility specialist who does things his own way

Mohamed Taranissi, the so-called 'bad boy of the fertility world' is still Britain's most successful IVF specialist.

Zoo's oldest resident treated for asthma

Janie, one of the world's oldest chimps in captivity, may soon be sniffing through a modified inhaler to treat her worsening asthma.

Aspirin - the little pill with a big impact on cancer

It is not yet a panacea for all ills, but it is getting close.

Hospital staff fear abuse