Health

Some schools spent thousands of dollars on decontamination after several brands of coloured sand were recalled last year.

The new guidance published last week, and described as a review of current evidence, has been criticised by patients and advocacy groups.

The ageing population will put more pressure on the health system so aged care needs to attract and retain skilled workers, its chief executive says.

People previously had to drive for at least an hour to Clyde if they did not want to pay.

Two people had their therapeutic methadone doses changed by Te Whatu Ora against their will, with one man dying of an overdose only six weeks later.

Three emerging Māori researchers leading innovative projects to improve cancer outcomes for whānau Māori will receive this year's Māori Cancer Researcher Award.

The agreement was reached after 18 months of bargaining between the Health NZ and the PSA.

We've counted steps and refilled water bottles, but the latest metric to measure is ZZZs.

Police say people are "playing chicken" and seeing whether they can drive without blacking out after inhaling the gas.

Pathology labs are vital but a choke point in processing virtually all the samples of patients from hospitals and doctors.

AI is becoming a useful tool, but often cannot not be used to its full extent because of outdated IT systems, a doctors' union rep said.

Young Middle Eastern, Latin American and African people report unique challenges.

Bio-hackers are looking for the answers to stretching out their lives as long as possible, but research says there's a biological end point for our bodies.