A Taranaki health service says vulnerable patients are about to lose dedicated help during complex, often frightening medical ...

A new roadside drug-testing regime may see law-abiding citizens with legal prescriptions barred from driving for a period of ...

The UK's public health service, the NHS, has rapidly expanded outsourcing since 2008 to try to cut public waitlists. It now ...

Problems with the hospital's "too small" emergency department are outlined in information prepared for former Health Minister ...

While the exact causes of OCD are unclear, researchers know that both genetic and environmental factors play a role in its development. OCD can run in families; studies attribute between 40% to 65% of ...

Health New Zealand has confirmed it will slash hundreds of IT jobs - about a third of all roles. Consultation on its proposal ...

Reporter Alan Perrott talks to an ex-cop who is devoting his life to delivering healthcare and change into the heart of Bay ...

Otolaryngologist, head and neck surgeon Francis T. Hall discusses the evaluation of thyroid nodules, which primarily aims to determine the likelihood of malignancy. He then reviews the treatment of ...

The person at the centre of a new measles alert in Auckland is a crew member on a Fullers360 ferry, the company has confirmed ...

Tatau Kahukura, the Māori health chart book, has, since the first edition in 2006, provided a snapshot of the health of Māori ...

With eight clinics across the North Island in Whangārei, Auckland (Rodney, Epsom, North Shore, Ormiston) Tauranga, Hawke’s ...

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