Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
Screening donors is necessary, but banning gay men from blood donation doesn't make sense.
New York Times: Women often have symptoms that are harder to associate with heart trouble.
One woman was told her pain was all in her head. It was - in fact it was a brain tumour.
Reti is under fire for comments he made comparing Māori life expectancy to the 1840s.
Māori health providers are hoping a new programme will be key to reducing infant deaths.
Tawhai spent much of his adulthood in custody but did little to address his offending.
NZ's case count just passed the million mark. What does that mean and what lies ahead?
"She looks at me and goes 'mummy do you not want me any more?'"
Does adulthood begin at 25? Brain development research sparks call for health overhaul.
A woman almost lost a tooth after her dentist failed to identify significant decay.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer has linked 13 cancers to excess weight.
The impact of the government's restorative justice for mesh has been examined.
Epidemiologist Michael Baker expects BA.5 has already spread deep into the community.
New York Times: Same obstacles and inequities exist as two decades ago.
Is there really any point to starting your day with lukewarm water and a dash of lemon?
My role is to support people to achieve their goals.
Is a Covid-19 infection really as mild as some are suggesting?
On average, women in NZ wait 8.7 years from onset symptoms to be formally diagnosed.
Kiwis with eating disorders say plans to help are too little, too late.
Millions of people around the world have inhabited a "grey zone" between living and dying.
Hospice sector calling for an increase in baseline funding for hospices from government.
Members of the NZMA are being urged to stop the institution from going into liquidation.
Disruption will vary around the country when health workers take industrial action.
Pharmac's funding needs an overhaul, says Paula Bennett
When midwife Grace Pillay began delivering babies 51 years ago, ultrasounds weren't used.
Hamish and Kyle discuss how to work through life's big regrets. Video / NZ Herald
"When we look at systems of all sorts around the world we see inequality for women."
Heart transplant recipient Jack Church has grabbed his second chance at life
'Something needs to change, you can't just push it away as women's problems.'
