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HPV immunisation drive extended to boys
A new awareness campaign about the HPV immunisation programme at schools was launched today.
A new awareness campaign about the HPV immunisation programme at schools was launched today.
Watch NZ Herald Focus: Henry Vaeoso is honouring the late Jonah Lomu with community driven aerobics.
A Northland council is warning residents to be weary of the water they buy to replenish rainwater tanks as they believe their supplies may be being siphoned and sold untreated.
Waikato Hospital does not have enough doctors and nurses to run its operating theatres at full capacity, resulting in between six and nine elective surgeries being put off each week.
The number of deceased organ donations and transplants has risen sharply in the past four years, says Organ Donation New Zealand.
Ministry to "review its position" on financial penalties to DHBs for strike-induced surgery delays.
Northland DHB risks losing $1.5 million in elective surgery funding, chief doctor says
Pulse-oximetry is a quick, painless and safe test for oxygen levels in the blood
Watch NZH Focus: Quitline had its busiest day yet this week as the price of cigarettes went up again.
New research has found babies are safe to sleep in a Maori flax-woven bassinet that was behind a controversial Government policy U-turn
Doctors are at loggerheads over changes to New Zealand's cervical screening programme, with one saying more women will die.
An Auckland cafe is putting on a free Christmas lunch for locals struggling to make ends meet, saying that's what the spirit of Christmas is all about.
An optometrist who failed to diagnose a retinal detachment in a patient which can lead to blindness did not show "reasonable care and skill", the Health and Disability Commission has ruled.
A report on failures within the government's first social bonds pilot blames them on a lack of expertise from the bureaucrats involved.
Tobacco companies are flouting ad bans by rewarding retailers who push products using a specific sequence of magic words.
A good sleep may be an early step towards preventing later obesity.
As 2016 draws to a close, the NZ Science Media Centre picked some of the biggest national and international science stories that made headlines
Transport Minister Simon Bridges has declared his bid for Deputy Prime Minister.
The contest for New Zealand's next PM is shaping up as a race between an veteran politician, a lower-profile minister, and a wild card.
Waikato DHB breached national targets in October and November for the number of patients waiting too long to see a specialist.
Many Kiwis affected by the 7.8 Kaikoura earthquake will need "significant ongoing psychological support", the PM's chief science adviser says.
COMMENT: In some parts of the world, girls are forced to miss school when they have their periods. Places like Kenya, Ghana, Ethiopia and. . . New Zealand.
About 100 people in New Zealand have probably been infected with the Zika virus this year.
Eighteen per cent of GP clinics closed their books to new patients
Some will wait to 2020 to join scheme
The Labour Party is urging a rethink of one of the Government's key health targets after a group of surgeons revealed important operations were being put off in order to reach the strict target.
Calls to mental health helplines have spiked since the Kaikoura Earthquake.
The Government's new plan to get help for obese kids is proving a turn-off to many parents.
Study finds behavioural, social or cultural influences are important in maintaining smoking behaviour for Maori/Pacific females.