A Kaikōura pharmacy owner has been fighting for a patient on opioid substitution to get his licence returned after he tested ...

The release of a draft New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) strategy for consultation will help drive better support for the Deaf community, Disability Issues Minister Louise Upston says. The draft NZSL ...

Lucid dreaming is a surreal phenomenon in which people are consciously aware that they are in a dream. Çağatay Demirel, from Donders Center for Cognitive Neuroimaging, Radboud University Medical ...

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The difference between Easter chocolate and regular chocolate is more about how we experience the flavour of chocolate – via ...

The government has put out a multi-billion dollar plan for rebuilding hospitals it says are so run down patient care is being ...

"The plan is ushering in the privatisation of the health system. Buildings and carparks will be the thin end of the wedge," Fitzsimons says.

Asthma sufferers can breathe a sigh of relief, with potential changes on the way to make it easier to access lifesaving treatment. Today, Pharmac announced it is proposing changes that could improve ...

Demonstrating its commitment for a-whole-of-system approach for the New Dunedin Hospital, WellSouth has appointed an Integration Manager, Primary and Community Services for New Dunedin Hospital, Nick ...

The Hīkoi will journey from Kaitaia in Northland to Parliament, collecting healthcare stories and ideas for reform from communities along its route. This initiative arises from Colquhoun and Nahill's ...

Members of the New Zealand Society of Travel Medicine Nicky Burwood and Joan Ingram examine travellers’ knowledge and risk ...

Data shows Norway, which is similar in population size to NZ, increased its five-year survival rates for ovarian cancer from 34.1% to 46.1% in the almost two decades from 1995. In contrast, New ...