An 8-year-old Manurewa boy is one of 11,000 disabled children to lose a welfare benefit, even though his asthma is so bad that he missed one in every four school days.

Details of people's prescriptions are being fed into an online repository from pharmacies across the country.

It must be one of the weirdest health care procedures on offer and it just keeps getting weirder. Its clinical name: faecal transplantation.

In 2012, Liron Rosin was 8 when he was diagnosed with an inoperable liver cancer rare in children.

An investigation into the use of cannabis for medical purposes has been carried out by the Ministry of Health.

A woman spent five days in hospital recovering from liver problems caused by being given the wrong medicine by a pharmacist.

Sexually transmitted infections should be reclassified to enable better tracking and treatment as social media influences sexual behaviour and more drug-resistant strains emerge, a health authority....

The case of an 82-year-old who died after being prescribed a high-dose opioid has been given as an example of why better medical understanding is needed.

One in four babies is not receiving all of its core health checks in the first year of its life, according to a new data.

Researchers have come up with the first precise risk estimates of people developing stomach cancer if they have inherited certain gene mutations.

Health Minister Jonathan Coleman is looking at introducing a Health Target to control child obesity.

A state-of-the-art $2.5 million vessel is set to make a marked difference in the way water rescues are carried out.

Orion Health has blamed disappointing third quarter revenue, which sent the software developer's shares tumbling to a record low, on its own version of the "iPhone 6 effect".

A 33-year-old Dunedin woman left with just one breast after cancer says she's waited two years for surgery - and will have to wait at least two more.

Every morning, Angela Bhandari's surgeon used a special screwdriver to unscrew her jaw a little bit.

Finn Drummond's eyes have survived not one but two freak accidents, increasing the risk of long-term damage to his sight.

Midwife books holidays up to year in advance, but babies come when they want.

Ground-breaking NZ research will have a potentially life-saving effect on the treatment of premature babies around the world.

Hospital emergency staff across the country are bracing for an influx of drunk patients as revellers over-indulge during the festive season.

A New Zealand nurse who spent time working in Ebola-hit Sierra Leone says an end to the outbreak is in sight.

For 100 years, Plunket has been doing things by the book - recording babies' information by pen and paper.

Unionised food workers have gone on strike today at Auckland City Hospital in protest against a contracting-out decision they say will cost jobs and be bad for patients.

The rules restricting enrolment of unconscious patients in drug trials without their prior consent will be reviewed - more than seven months after an outcry.

Professor Jane Harding led the development of a cheap and easy way to treat an ailment that can cause brain damage in babies.

The Starship's long-awaited seventh operating theatre is scheduled to open for surgery today, but the full benefits of the expansion are still six months away.

Kaitaia business owner Cliff Colquhoun is in his seventh week of chemotherapy and radiation treatment for throat cancer.

Up to three women had long-term contraceptive devices planted in their uterus without their knowledge or consent, a health watchdog has revealed.

An untreatable sex super-bug is sparking concern as a strong new strain of gonorrhoea emerges in Auckland.

More than 80 New Zealanders have registered their interest in joining the international fight against Ebola, Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says.

A new way of treating incurable illnesses such as cancer and Ebola could be possible after a scientific breakthrough that also sheds light on the origin of life.