Latest from Ministry of Health

Measles outbreak: 300 students sent home from Auckland school

'The epidemic curve looks like it's heading into interstellar space'.

Hospitals overflowing: Patients kept for hours in ambulances

EDs at crisis point: "Dangerous" practice puts patients at extreme risk.

Revealed: How much sleep kids get - and how much they really need

Most NZ kids get enough sleep, but poorer kids risk having poorer sleep.

Hand-wash hell: Patients at risk because of grubby hospital hygiene

Hand-washing failures spark "huge concern" it's accelerating the spread of deadly bugs.

Sewage leak in Middlemore ceiling closes room in ED

A room in the busiest emergency department in the country was closed for a week.

Tobacco giant tried to target poor through poverty group and DHB

The Philip Morris tactics follow revelations it was targeting Māori

How do you pack a healthy school lunch the kids will eat?

Most school lunches contain fresh produce - but the experts still worry.

Kiwi vape retailer says illness reports 'deceiving and misleading'

US officials are working to determine any connection between vaping and the illnesses

Tragic death: Patient died searching for Taylor Swift

The man's grieving mother does not blame unit staff for her son's death.

Breastfeeding tragedy: Baby dies with six times legal blood alcohol limit

Her mother chose to drink a large quantity of alcohol and chose to breastfeed her.

The immunisation fallout: NZ set to lose measles 'all-clear' status

Kiwi kids at "growing risk" of dying from measles if the Government does not act soon.

Health check: What's causing the rise of anxiety in Kiwi kids?

Kiwi kids are getting more anxious, while those with autism face long wait for diagnosis.

Family says proposed cancer drugs funding would be 'life-changing'

Pending public feedback, the changes would be implemented from December 1.

Kids health: NZ kids' big breathing problem

One in 7 NZ kids have breathing problems. And more of them end up in hospital every year.

How one family copes with severe breathing problems

One in 7 NZ kids have asthma. For a small group, it means regular trips to the hospital.

Suicidal teen loses only support, DHB blames psychologist strikes

"I'm deeply concerned his mental health is going to deteriorate without it," mum says.