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Lakes DHB and a public hospital have been criticised over a lack of staff coordination and cooperation in the care of a patient with sepsis

Entry by ballot may be a way to reduce the intensely competitive struggle for places at medical school 

New Zealanders will soon be able to get free HIV tests from a vending machine as the New Zealand AIDS Foundation launches a new initiative to improve testing rates. 

Access to contraception in New Zealand is poor and inequitable, says south Auckland GP Orna McGinn who argues that providing contraception is a basic public health measure 

Picture this: a hot dog, caramelised onion, mayonnaise and mustard, all in a bread roll. Swap the frankfurter for a carrot, the mayonnaise for vegan aioli, and you have one of the intriguing new recipes in Chelsea Winter’s new plant-based cookbook, Supergood

A nutrition guide designed by Australasian organisation Doctors For Nutrition is aimed at encouraging GPs to see diet as a way to achieve better health outcomes for their patients 

Identifying the first known gene for gastric cancer and reducing the number of sudden infant deaths are just some of the achievements the Health Research Council is celebrating for its 30th anniversary this month 

Becoming a nurse was the best decision Health Volunteer of the Year Patu Sigley ever made 

More than 400 wāhine health professionals have been recognised for their contribution to mentoring in the 2020 Minister of Health Volunteer Awards, announced earlier this month 

Primary healthcare nurses and administration staff will participate in a 24-hour strike on 9 November and 23 November after lack of progress in pay parity negotiations with the Ministry of Health