Health

The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists says it's written to the government twice to express concern about the hospital being "on the brink of collapse".

An expert witness says Bailey's claims are inaccurate and could discourage proper treatment and prevention.

Rauaroha Segar House is a vital service for people who otherwise fall through the cracks, staff say.

Health officials have stood down the public health response to measles, after no further cases were detected about two and a half weeks since a first case in Auckland was identified.

A pale gold serum from cattle blood in New Zealand is being used to manufacture vaccines for foot-and-mouth disease and human rabies in South Asia.

But Health Minister Simeon Brown says the pared-down redevelopment is still the biggest investment in the city in decades. Audio

The latest Health NZ data reveals more Northlanders are waiting over three months for a first specialist appointment, but the agency says there is "no difference in the thresholds for treatment". Audio

Explainer - Prostate cancer will affect one in 8 Kiwi men. Former US President Biden's diagnosis reaffirms how important it is to be aware of the disease. Audio

The 11-year-old football was leaving the game at the weekend when he walked into a knee-height metal post.

Doctors have raised ethical and logistical concerns about allowing publicly-paid surgical registrars to essentially provide free labour to private hospitals.

As New Zealand eyes a free trade agreement with India, experts say the next frontier could be pharmaceutical imports - particularly generic drugs.