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Should a doctor be required to offer abortion as an option, to his or her pregnant and distressed patient?In March, 2009, the Medical Council of NZ published a discussion paper on proposed medical guidelines entitled "Beliefs...

Reality TV shows featuring overweight people are turning Kiwi kids off junk food, a recent study has found.

A doctor guilty of a brief fling with a woman who'd been a recent patient has escaped disciplinary charges.

“We are one step closer to ensuring Bay of Plenty parents and children realise that sore throats matter. A strep sore throat can lead to rheumatic fever which can potentially damage your heart,” says Medical Officer of Health Dr Phil Shoemack.

Between 12-14 March, over thirty deafblind members of The Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind (RNZFB) and Deafblind (NZ) Incorporated gathered for a three-day long workshop in Wellington. The first of its kind in New Zealand, the workshop was designed ...

As if gorgeous puppies weren’t sweet enough, this year’s Red Puppy Appeal has added a further touch of sweetness with the release of the Red Puppy Cookie Cutter.

The Asthma Foundation strongly recommends that people with asthma and other respiratory illnesses are immunised with the combined swine flu/seasonal flu vaccine, now available through GP’s surgeries. Influenza vaccination is one of the few preventive measures ...

Construction of new dental clinics at six Waikato schools and the roll out of nine new mobile dental vans this year represents a $9.78 million investment by Waikato DHB in children’s teeth.

A substance used by British youngsters as a party drug is set to be banned after it was linked to the deaths of two teenagers.British police said Louis Wainwright and Nicholas Smith, both 19, were found dead in separate locations...

Smokers are keen to pop sachets of tobacco or nicotine into their mouths to help them quit the addiction, a New Zealand study has found.Researchers are trying to find quit-smoking products that are acceptable and effective to...