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Surgeon caused 'catastrophic bleed'

A mistake by a surgeon during a brain operation caused a "catastrophic bleed", which led to a woman's death, a coroner has ruled.

Cold brings spike in pneumonia cases

Year-on-year figures show the number of people hospitalised with pneumonia has consistently increased each year since 2005.

Depression: Farmers need to take care

A national programme to address rural depression will be developed in recognition of challenging times for farmers including volatility in milk prices.

Cannabis use approved for teen in coma

A teenager in an induced coma in Wellington will be administered medicinal cannabis after Government approval on compassionate grounds.

Surgeon faulted over care of hernia patient

Govt steps in after victim meets killer

Immediate changes to victim notification processes have been made after a man shopping at the supermarket ran into the man who stabbed him.

Sunbeds fail safety checks

Undercover surveillance of tanning salons has found nearly half failed to implement key safety checks, a new study shows.

New mental health unit for Middlemore Hospital

South Auckland is to have a new facility built for patients suffering acute mental illness, at a cost of $53.6 million.

Antidotes in short supply at hospitals

Been bitten by a venomous snake, nipped by a deadly spider or are suffering the unpleasant symptoms of cyanide poisoning?

Chai Chuah appointed Director General of Health

Ebola scare: 'I'm out of hospital, it's wonderful'

The Kiwi nurse who sparked New Zealand's first Ebola scare is relieved to be home.

Full tums help the sums

With more children coming to school hungry, a scientific study will for the first time guage the impact nutrition — or lack of it — has on learning.

Plan for legal-high shops under fire

Supplements rife in school rugby

Over 70 per cent of elite college rugby players regularly use sports supplements, making them more likely to intentionally dope in the future, a survey finds.

Supplement makers step ahead of the law

The bad guys are always one step ahead. That was the reality with party pills and it is much the same with illicit fitness supplements.

No Frenzy for online retailers

An exercise supplement containing a banned psychoactive substance was still available for sale yesterday despite Ministry of Health officials deciding it should be pulled from shelves.