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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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In a report released today, deputy health and disability commissioner Rose Wall has provided commentary on the care of a man with Parkinson's disease following a complaint to the HDC from a care home ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

We are also supportive of MP Mike Butterick’s Members Bill Sale & Supply of Alcohol (Restrictions on Issue of Off-Licences and Low and No Alcohol Products) Amendment Bill which has been drawn from the ...