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

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“The Government has failed to provide a plan to support mental health workers, patients and other staff when people detained under the Mental Health Act are brought into emergency departments.

The long-delayed plan was released on Wednesday, five years after the first national stocktake of health facilities found ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

Adolescence is a turbulent time. And the transition to adulthood from youth is complicated. The recently released British ...

Data shows Norway, which is similar in population size to NZ, increased its five-year survival rates for ovarian cancer from 34.1% to 46.1% in the almost two decades from 1995. In contrast, New ...

Pharmac is seeking feedback on a proposal to make it easier for people with asthma to access a type of inhaler. “We’re proposing two changes, which would make it easier for 120,000 New Zealanders with ...

This year a record four PhD scholarships and one masters scholarship have been announced, with the Gut Cancer Foundation of New Zealand also supporting two of the doctoral candidates whose research ...