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Procedure should remain halted until surgeons have skills to perform it safely.
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Surgeon burned his note of medical procedure that killed patient
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King Charles approves cancellation of James Wallace’s knighthood
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Nearly 5000 senior doctors, dentists to strike after union vote
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Andrew Young: Time to mobilise to fight cancer
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Hospital disposed of potential evidence in patient death case
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Commonsense approach still vital in Northland despite lifting of Covid protections
Community leaders in Northland are generally happy with the lifting of Covid protections.
'Dad never got over Mum's death': Carmen Walker inquest begins
Carmen Walker died during a procedure to treat melanoma.
Iwi and global pharmaceutical firm sign deal to merge modern medicine and Māori practices
Modern healthcare with Māori values from Iwi and pharmaceutical giant.
Popular weight-loss drugs may raise risk of complications under anesthesia
Patients may face potentially deadly problems if they need surgery.
Treatment for man who died of lung cancer delayed in error
A man died of lung cancer after a mass on his lung was found but not followed up.
'Terribly sorry': Troubled doctor prescribed drugs for family but took them himself
The former top public hospital doctor's actions amounted to professional misconduct.
Sensing Murder psychic's ad for remote service draws complaint from sceptics
The ad promoted remote healing. A group fighting pseudoscience in medicine didn't like it.
First pill to treat postnatal depression approved in US
Postpartum depression can continue for months or even years.
GPs close their books to new patients: Appointment wait reaches four weeks
Struggling to see your GP? You’re not alone.
'Major step forward for nurses', but strike still looms
The latest offer for nurses is a "great start" to addressing discrimination in the sector.
Man has less than five years to live after GP missed cancer signs on two occasions
The HDC found earlier treatment could have stopped the salivary gland cancer's spread.
Number of children waiting longer than four months for hospital help jumps by 600pc
Paediatric specialists are warning wait times are getting to a critical point.
Hospice's financial woes mean tough decisions to be made about charity's future
Govt funding isn't going far enough to cover costs of vital elements within the service.
No criminal inquiry into doc who imported restricted drugs and gave them to drug-seeker
The doctor was suspended for the misconduct, but police are not prosecuting.
'You just can’t survive': GPs under pressure due to underfunding
Some GPs are dipping into their mortgages to survive.
Māori face higher treatment injuries, hospital care complications - study
New study reveals Māori face more treatment complications from hospital care.
Project Domino ‘band-aid’ buys time for troubled Hawke’s Bay hospital
HB buys time for an ED that is overcrowded, and an ICU that is not fit for purpose.
Pharmacies v Chemist Warehouse - who’s winning the medicine mark up?
Life Pharmacy and Unichem are having to lower their prices.
Milestone study decodes how the shape of your skeleton could affect your health
Suffering from a bad back or dodgy knees? Your parents might be to blame.
Doing MDMA for science: 'It felt like nothing I had ever experienced'
'I was thinking about things so differently and I was like, this was not what I expected.'
Why do you pay more to visit some GP clinics?
"It’s accessed by people who can easily afford to pay for their own care."
Kiwi man gets $100k medical bill after injury overseas
Charlie Lowe’s "bad fall" caused life-threatening injuries.
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