Concerns loom vaping is being marketed as 'cool lifestyle choice'
"It suddenly appears like it's a cool thing to do rather a method to quit smoking."
"It suddenly appears like it's a cool thing to do rather a method to quit smoking."
Surely coach travellers are worthy of a better facility, not some throwback to the 1940s.
A delay in rolling out the national bowel screening programme could affect thousands.
Senior doctors were paid an average of $395 per hour to cover junior doctor shifts.
DHBs have not been given enough to keep up with demand, experts say.
The number of people facing long waits for urgent mental health care has risen sharply.
Since Healthy Homes began in Rotorua in 2014 it has responded to more than 830 referrals.
What Auckland University is doing to make healthy food options more readily available.
New Zealanders shouldn't assume we will have another mild flu season, experts warn.
Grieving family takes battle with Waikato DHB over son's death to Prime Minister.
The spinal surgery Kay Billman waited 18 months for gave her back her life.
"The only way we can stop measles from returning is to increase immunity in our community"
Project to be funded by $750m health infrastructure fund announced last year.
The money question: Should private practice be used to entice specialists to stay in NZ?
Roughly a third of Kiwis have untreated tooth decay amid calls for free treatment.
Health Minister slams DHBs for keeping cancer patients waiting for radiation treatments.
Canterbury outbreak seems to have been contained while Auckland's continues to spike.
Clinicians could abuse their power by pushing patients to private practise. So do they?
The figures on assaults within Ward 10A paint a disturbing picture.
What happens when you give disabled people all the help they need? Govt is finding out.
Hamilton mum-of-five battling brain cancer wants New Zealanders to know there's hope.
Kiwis drink three standard drinks - or three mid-strength beers - a day on average.
"This was a tragic situation ... such tragedies impact us deeply."
Sally Webb said resigning from the Waikato DHB had no impact on her roles as BOP chair
"Mistakes were made, with tragic results," Health Minister David Clark said.
The number of measles cases hit 20 in the Bay of Plenty today
New Zealand is home to one of the most lucrative methamphetamine markets in the world.
Pharmac under pressure as more petitions for funding go to Parliament.
Boyd Swinburn asks when the impetus behind gun control will apply to public health.
Meth still NZ's drug of choice, according to wastewater testing.