First Africans to get drug
ASpanish priest became the first European to die of the Ebola virus yesterday, as the World Health Organisation authorised the use of experimental drugs to fight it.
ASpanish priest became the first European to die of the Ebola virus yesterday, as the World Health Organisation authorised the use of experimental drugs to fight it.
Installing alcohol-based hand sanitiser dispensers in classrooms may not mean fewer sick days for kids, a New Zealand study has suggested.
When policymakers in the modern world worry about the cost to future taxpayers of ageing populations, pensions are only part of it - healthcare also contributes to the bill.
A mother whose botched delivery of her baby daughter led to a midwife being criticised says she has finally seen justice served for the little girl.
Fear of Ebola and global instability have helped boost interest in corporate jet travel.
A global charity will test children's eyes in low-income parts of New Zealand after an tests found 63 per cent of children at an Auckland primary school needed full examinations.
A maternity unit midwife held a partly born baby's umbilical cord to keep it warm during an emergency ambulance ride to hospital.
What does it take to save a baby's life? Suzanne McFadden traces the incredible story of a baby's will to live.
The healthcare sector was in the headlines this week with Abano Healthcare's profit announcement, a takeover offer for Acurity Health and Green Cross Health's annual meeting.
Readers shared their experiences with Hospital food across the country after the Weekend Herald reported on planned cost-cutting measures.
An Auckland hospital has started putting off elective surgery after it was swamped with acutely unwell patients causing a shortage of beds.
The Government is falling short of key targets it set itself for reducing child abuse and rheumatic fever.
A nurse who punched a patient failed to provide care and skill, a Health Commissioner has found.
A St John Ambulance trial in which nurses call people back to assess their condition before sending an ambulance is being criticised by patients.
A US government laboratory mistakenly mixed a common flu strain with a dangerous and deadly type of bird flu and shipped it to another lab.
We take a look at 10 illnesses most people have probably never come across, according to the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD).
A fertility support group is calling for a change in government in vitro fertilisation funding so couples can get a third cycle free.
Starship's operating theatres have reached capacity and are no longer fully up to the job, say leaders of the children's hospital.
Cancer was the leading cause of death in New Zealand in 2010, accounting for nearly a third of all deaths, writes Simon Sutcliffe. That's an increase of nearly 13 per cent between 2000 and 2010.
When Andrew Hedge comes to the aid of the sick and dying, a look of calm crosses the patient's face.
Mental health nurses are speaking out against brutal violence inflicted by their patients, including being punched, kicked, burnt and stabbed and choked.
I met Dr Patrick Kelly in 2000 after a spate of infamous abuse cases brought to light the horrifying extent of child maltreatment in New Zealand.
There may be a perception that cannabis is benign, writes Dr Dale Bramley. But staff running mental health, addiction and emergency services can tell you beyond doubt that it's otherwise.
A high number of people who suffer a heart attack leave hospital without all the information they need - putting them at risk of another.
Amputee Diane Smith has had 208 consultations at Auckland's state-owned artificial limb centre, yet none of the legs it has made for her has ever fitted properly.
An international search has begun for a researcher to delve into child and teenage mental health after Cure Kids received a multi-million-dollar private donation.
A plan to modernise the sharing of patient records nationwide between healthcare providers has passed an early check-up with an initial
A Hawke's Bay nurse who admitted professional misconduct for having a sexual relationship with one of his patients has had his registration cancelled