Paloma Faith discusses her 'stress-related alopecia'
Paloma Faith has revealed she suffers from a form of hair loss related to stress, and says her hair ...
Health
Completed charity hospital fulfils husband's dying wish
In the last year of his life, Southland farmer Blair Vining played the cancer card often, according ...
Red light therapy: Dermatologist urges caution over popular treatment
Experts are urging caution over a new skincare trend that's gaining popularity on social media. Comi...
Young people with liver disease: "Ireland has a big problem"
Liver specialist Professor John Ryan and Paul Moynihan, publican and former president of the Vintner...
Woman 'too sick' for traditional transplant receives pig kidney
Doctors have transplanted a pig kidney into a New Jersey woman who was near death, part of a dramati...
Batches of strawberry yoghurt recalled over black plastic fears
Specific batches of Collective brand Suckies Strawberry Probiotic Yoghurt Pouches have been recalled...
Why NZ needs more Māori and Pasifika blood donations
Jonnie Morath lost his best friend, Teina Terei, in 2016 to leukaemia. Now, he's advocating for more...
How NZ sheep are helping find a cure for Alzheimer's
A New Zealand geneticist says his research into the minds of sheep may hold the key to curing Alzhei...
'Very promising': Melanoma vaccine trial underway in New Zealand
Just over two years ago, Lesley Hawes was shocked to learn she had melanoma on her face. "I just tho...
Ombudsman waiting 8 years for children's sport concussion policy
The Ombudsman for Children has been waiting eight years for a whole-of-government policy on protecti...
Former National minister named Pharmac board chairperson
Former deputy prime minister and National MP Paula Bennett has been named as the board chairperson o...
What is acral melanoma? How to spot skin cancer symptoms in black and brown skin
Each May, further light is shone on skin cancer in a bid to raise awareness of the disease, and also...
First NZ former league player diagnosed with CTE after death
New Zealand has its first diagnosis of a brain disease caused by head knocks in a former rugby leagu...
Call for investigation into harm caused by permanent contraceptive
Women suffering from a debilitating illness caused by the permanent female contraceptive device Essu...
Hamilton health clinic pokes fun at road marking mistake
A medical centre in Hamilton has had to make an "urgent correction" after a new road marking in its ...
Waikato's severe midwife shortage tackled with new programme
A midwifery school set to open next year at the University of Waikato has been established to help r...
