New ZealandLabour's bowel cancer screening pledgeLabour will roll out a nationwide bowel cancer screening programme within three years if it is elected, leader David Cunliffe announced this afternoon.14 Apr 06:03 AM
New ZealandDoctor supplied drugs for abortionsA rural doctor has been found guilty of professional misconduct for giving women drugs to induce abortions.10 Apr 04:15 PM
LifestyleBaby joy: How to get the best chanceMany Kiwi couples trying to conceive are ignorant of the risks to their fertility through delayed childbearing, smoking, alcohol and being overweight, research shows.06 Apr 04:15 PM
New ZealandNew liver gives tot hopeFamily and friends commented on what beautiful skin Elliott Gulliver had when she was born - unaware of the jaundice her olive skin was masking.30 Mar 03:15 PM
New ZealandGrieving father's warning after failureThe father of a young Auckland mother who died in hospital two days after complaining of a sore arm says staff failed to tell him how serious her condition was.24 Mar 07:00 PM
New ZealandAmbulance log unable to clear wasp attack confusionA St John Ambulance call log shows the service received only one call from a woman stung dozens of times by wasps after claims she she tried calling 111 numerous times.23 Mar 08:02 AM
OpinionGareth Morgan and Geoff Simmons: Bowel cancer scourge can be beatenPoor old bowel cancer has struggled to grab headlines for many years, write Gareth Morgan and Geoff Simmons.18 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandClosing the gaps: On the road back to healthJason Tamaiti Kihi Phillips admits he was one of those guys who was too shy to ask for medical help until it was nearly too late.17 Mar 03:15 PM
KahuBaby safety message getting throughShayle Pilcher admits to having slept in the same bed with at least one of her babies - by accident and through sheer exhaustion.17 Mar 03:15 PM
New ZealandRyall to retire at next electionHealth Minister Tony Ryall will retire from politics at the next election to take up employment in the private sector.26 Feb 09:31 PM
LifestyleSchool fights to curb measles casesPublic health authorities are working to prevent a measles outbreak after 19 students from an Auckland high school contracted the disease.24 Feb 04:30 PM
ManufacturingF&P's healthy forecastAny weakening in the New Zealand dollar would provide the "cream on top" for medical device exporter Fisher & Paykel Healthcare.18 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandNew mums tell of overcrowdingReport exposing flaws in Counties Manukau maternity care prompts Govt call for action.16 Feb 04:30 PM
LifestyleFears measles spreadingAuckland's public health authority fears a highly infectious measles virus may be starting to spread in the city independently of imported cases of the disease.16 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandLittle bundles on the moveExtra nurses and doctors were on duty to help shift vulnerable newborn babies as part of a major relocation of services at Middlemore Hospital.16 Feb 04:30 PM
LifestyleA headline-making hospitalFifty years ago a hospital dedicated to women and their babies opened in Auckland. Andrew Stone talks to Linda Bryder, author of a new book on its chequered history07 Feb 07:12 PM
New ZealandCoroner blasts DHB in findings on teen's deathA district health board already scrutinised for mental health service failings has been criticised by a coroner in his findings on the death of a 17-year-old.07 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandMiddlemore on alert as virus strikesMiddlemore Hospital in South Auckland is taking extra precautions to protect against norovirus after more than a dozen people there fell ill with the stomach virus.03 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandHospital hit by norovirusAuckland's Middlemore Hospital is on alert after an outbreak of the stomach bug norovirus, with 11 patients and three staff affected..03 Feb 02:20 AM
New ZealandNeon ready for schoolThe UK-based New Zealand mother who lost a legal battle over her son receiving treatment for his cancer says he is cancer-free and looking forward to returning to school.01 Feb 09:36 PM
New ZealandHow safe is your hospital?At Auckland City Hospital, about 10 surgery patients in every 1,000 will suffer a major internal infection after their operation.23 Jan 04:30 PM
LifestyleBaby latest to be hit by measlesA baby is the latest casualty of a highly infectious measles outbreak, as health workers treat fresh cases in the Taupo region.11 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandED doctors sick of 'bloody idiots'A Friday-night assault of a Waikato businessman, now in a coma, is another example of unnecessary violence fuelled by alcohol, a top emergency department doctor says.23 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandKiwi mum's son cleared of cancerThe all-clear has reportedly been given to a young boy whose New Zealand-born mother fought against life-saving cancer treatment for him in Britain.23 Dec 03:23 AM
LifestyleNZ's adult obesity rate tops 30%Minister rejects 'nanny state' intervention as health survey shows NZ is getting fatter, with three in every 10 adults now regarded as obese.15 Dec 04:30 PM
WorldKiwis benefit from Thalidomide lawsuitA class action by Australian and New Zealand victims of the morning sickness drug thalidomide against its manufacturer has been settled for $81 million.02 Dec 06:30 AM
OpinionDeborah Hill ConeDeborah Hill Cone: Shut up or you'll get a donkeyBeing a mother sometimes feels like I'm carrying a donkey, writes Deborah Hill Cone.01 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionKevin McCracken: Humanity's long dance with infectionApart from the serious threats they pose to personal and community health, resistant infections also carry a large economic impost, says Kevin McCracken.25 Nov 04:44 AM
OpinionBrian GaynorBrian Gaynor: Forget Obamacare debate - focus on NZWe hear a great deal about Obamacare and the debate over health insurance in the US, yet there is little media comment on NZ's health insurance issues, says Brian Gaynor.22 Nov 04:30 PM
New Zealand111's fatal slip-upsA mother and her newborn baby who died after delays in taking them to hospital are among 30 cases of 111 calls gone wrong.20 Oct 07:06 PM
BusinessTwelve Questions: Gretchen HawkesbyNo, I dislike it intensely! I am no queen. I am a hard worker trying to raise as much money as I can for children and their families at Starship.14 Oct 04:30 PM
