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Health board forced to reveal assault figures

Quake zone 'cohesion' cuts suicide rate

Surgical gowns 'virus risk'

Big models spark debate over health messages

First it was matchstick-thin models and anorexia. Now the fashion industry is copping flak over big women on the runway.

Fourth meningococcal case in Northland this month

Health sector scammed for $35 million

Health Minister Tony Ryall says everything is being done to prevent fraud in the health sector, despite it being scammed for $35 million in the past two years.

Icy blast and flu cases fill hospital

Low hand-hygiene rate putting patients at risk

Virus forces another ward closure

Backpackers cop blame for plague of bedbugs

Bedbugs are back - experts say a plague is affecting hotels, apartments and student housing.

<i>Gill South</i>: A good deed in the blood

Gill South gets altruistic and donates, not her blood (mad cow issue), but her time to a very good cause.

ED staff regularly assaulted by drunks

Ethan's charity drive

Foreign health bills top $19m

Foreign patients treated in New Zealand hospitals owe the system at least $19 million.

Hospital EDs dramatically improving performance

Resthome staff accused of poor care after deaths

Northland Health has recorded 298 cases of norovirus, with several patients still being kept in isolation.

ACC admits hardline too tough

The ACC has admitted it has been rejecting too many claimants seeking elective surgery.

Move to fix prescription problems

Patients being given the wrong prescription occurs "a lot", according to the Health Quality and Safety Commission, but a new system should help prevent cases like the tragic death of Shirley Curtis.