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Nurse strangled at hospital; staff issued with camera vests
Nurses strangled, punched in the face: "it's a really serious issue".
Call for national health food policy in schools
Symposium about diet-related disease starts in Wellington tomorrow.
Sergeant-major first killed by 'flu
Researchers identify first Kiwi to die of suspected influenza in 1918 pandemic.
Auckland DHB apologises for deadly 'unfortunate experiment'
The ADHB has acknowledged for the first time the experiment resulted in early death.
Trapped: Confined in home by broken wheelchair lift
'Mostly you want to give up - but you can't because that's not achieving anything.'
Emergency departments struggling, most failing to meet targets
Many DHBs are nowhere near the 95% target for getting patients through ED in six hours.
Concerns over 'relaxed response' to swine flu
Seven people have contracted swine flu at hospital's acute adult mental health unit.
Cash injection: $305m upgrade for Auckland hospitals
PM Jacinda Ardern said it was "no secret" that hospitals had been underfunded for years.
'All clear' brochure may have falsely reassured ill patients
Patients with bowel cancer may have been falsely reassured by "All Clear" brochure.
Bowel test misses too many cancers, warns expert
The bowel screening programme is likely to miss about a third of cancers, says an expert
Teen battling anorexia: 'I felt like I had no control'
Doco being released at end of the month aims to put eating disorders in spotlight.
Sally Webb named as Waikato DHB's new chair
New board appointments at Waikato and Counties Manukau DHBs.
Bowel cancer screening review released
Results of a review of the bowel cancer screening programme have been released.
PM: Nurses deal 'historic' but more to do
Health Minister David Clark says safe staffing accord the clincher.
At last: Ashley Peacock to be released from cell-like room
"It's Ashley's last chance to get any sort of life."
Exclusive: Inquiry asks to see damning report into care of mental health patient
Recommendations made over the poor care of a mental health patient sought by inquiry team.
Hospitals ordered to honour nursing deal
New scheme to oversee safe-staffing levels in public hospitals
Syphilis outbreak: DHB warned of 'out of control' rates
Auckland DHB has been criticised for changes to sexual health services.
Govt parties ambushed on cannabis bill
Labour MP says move is a "subversion of process".
Nats draw up own bill on medicinal cannabis
Simon Bridges: "We must have the right regulatory and legislative controls in place."
Pay equity for mental health and addiction workers
Around 5000 workers set to benefit from extension to pay equity settlement
Hughes clears former DHB boss of any conflict
Hughes takes a swipe at National MP who raised concerns about former DHB boss
Former Waikato DHB boss spent $350 on taxis in a month
Former Waikato DHB boss spent $350 on taxi fares in last month on the job
$10.5m pilot to aid young with mental health issues
"Suicide was preventable, not inevitable," associate health minister tells.
Defence Force is testing Skyhawk crash site
Firefighting foam used in 1996 crash may have contaminated Bulls' water.
New Zealand hospital staff abused daily: 'It's time to talk'
"In the ED environment, maybe we're going to have to have policemen on site."
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Missing when needed most
COMMENT: Where was the Health Minister this week?
How a common antibiotic could be hurting you
Family of Kiwi surfing legend want antibiotic they say crippled and killed him banned.
'Security risk': Killers could walk out of high-risk facilities
System failures could result in patients walking out of high-risk facilities.
Calls to regulate sugary drink ads on Facebook
Reducing obesity and tooth decay made difficult with adverts on social media.
Meth plague at record levels, P-related arrests nearly doubling
Meth is spreading across NZ at record rates.
100,000 extra vaccine doses compared to last year
Over 1.29 million doses of influenza vaccine have been distributed so far this winter.