Bringing back the $5 co-payment for prescription medicines could see a jump in hospital admissions, a new study by New Zealand researchers says. The Victoria... Read More

Bowel cancer is the second highest cause of cancer death in New Zealand, with more than 1200 people dying each year, as many as breast and prostate cancer combined,... Read More

A weekend duck hunt near Te Puke netted just two birds for Auckland's Sally Wenley - but she isn't bothered in the slightest. Sally was one of the first to... Read More

Nutrition experts are urging Kiwis to kickstart their day with a piece of fresh fruit to help improve their health and wellbeing this autumn. The Ministry... Read More

A man had been taken to hospital in a serious condition after he ran into Tauranga Harbour, allegedly in an attempt to evade police. Western Bay of Plenty... Read More

Health bosses are pointing people to pharmacies as a first port of call as winter looms. The pressure on GPs and the long wait times to get into one has seen... Read More

Businesses have been forced to pay more than half a million dollars in health and safety cases in the past two months after workers had fingers amputated in... Read More

New research, led by the University of Auckland, shows AI can help solve problems for patients, doctors and the health system. You may not think artificial... Read More

A group of Canterbury doctors opposed to waste-to-energy plants being built in New Zealand is warning of major potential human health risks if one goes ahead... Read More

Submissions to Whakatāne District Council's Long-term Plan have left councillors worried that people don't know where to go during a tsunami alert. The council's... Read More

Mothers hitting midlife can find their daughters' pubescent changes ‘triggering' as they worry about their ability to role model body positivity at a time... Read More

New Zealand Food Safety is supporting Foodstuffs Own Brand in its recall of Pam's Plant-based creamy pasta bake as the product may contain foreign matter (metal). All... Read More