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Nadine Higgins: How pharmacy visits are wrecking your budget
OPINION: The chemist trap: how my $50 budget blew out to $229 a month.
Davina McCall receives ‘all clear’ from doctors after breast cancer battle
The TV presenter was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2025.
Why a bestselling thriller writer is finally done hiding her real identity
Sequel The Housemaid's Secret will start filming this year for a 2027 release.
Dentist used fentanyl every day after work, self-prescribing to feed his growing habit
His actions came under the spotlight of the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal.
The common mistakes Kiwis make in their medicine cabinets
The everyday errors that could mean medications are doing more harm than good.
GPs worry about patients missing appointments, low medicine stocks as fuel prices soar
Medicine shortages are a growing nuisance, with little warning about unavailability.
Jane Fallon hits out at 'disgusting' AI fake obituary amid cancer battle
The author discovered false online claims she had died.
Busted star James Bourne reveals plan for life-extending surgery
The 42-year-old pulled out of Busted's tour with McFly due to ill health.
Jets on standby: New partnership to fly sick Kiwis home from overseas
The new service can launch a medical evacuation flight within two hours.
Bruce Cotterill: AI is about to reshape our lives faster than any tech before it
OPINION: Progress and potholes – The AI journey ahead.
'Only rich people can afford pets': Do vet bills mean owning a dog or cat is now a luxury?
Pet lovers warn that having a companion animal can cost thousands in vet bills.
'More than our road toll': Inside the Kiwi-made AI tool taking on prescription errors
An estimated 200+ New Zealanders a year are thought to die from prescription mistakes.
Editorial: The debate around rongoā Māori in prison healthcare
OPINION: Corrections has signalled it wants to use rongoā Māori services at 14 prisons.
'The legislation is getting in the way': Medicinal cannabis patients face shortages
Industry leaders warn strict rules are pushing local cannabis firms under.
Terrifying moment wrestling ref is kicked out of the way during medical emergency
Referee Dallas Edwards later revealed he suffered a concussion and brain bleed.
Ed Sheeran says wife Cherry 'totally fine' after cancer tumour surgery
Cherry Seaborn was six months pregnant when doctors found a tumour in her arm.
‘Brain dead’ woman in India wakes up after ambulance hits pothole
Her husband had told his family to prepare for her last rites.
Psychedelics beat nicotine patches in study to help smokers quit, study says
A dose of psilocybin, the active compound in magic mushrooms, was effective, study says.
Kiwi rich-lister's medical cannabis company goes into voluntary administration
Guy Haddleton was an early investor in Helius Therapeutics when it was a start-up.
Teen with ‘werewolf syndrome’ turns rare condition into online stardom
Hypertrichosis is so rare that only a few hundred cases are recorded in history.
Murupara GP faces tribunal over Covid vaccine stance
He was earlier suspended for four months over Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine views.
'Treatable not curable': Evil Dead star shares cancer diagnosis with fans
He is cancelling conventions and work so treatment can take priority.
Own time, own dime: GPs' sacrifice to upskill in ADHD services
Assessments fall outside standard GP visits and are not publicly funded.
Chemist Warehouse growth spurt prompts plan for new Auckland distribution centre
Store numbers here have exploded from 14 in 2020 to 70 in 2025.
The truth about ADHD medication
Why experts say the science is more important than the stigma.
UK child killer in critical condition after prison attack
It is the third time Ian Huntley has been violently attacked in prison.
Phil Collins, Wu-Tang Clan and Shakira among Rock Hall of Fame nominees
New York Times: Ten of the 17 nominees are appearing on the ballot for the first time.
Pharmacist shortage leaves regions scrambling as Govt pushes for more services
Owners warn that high locum costs and underfunding make rural services vulnerable.
From cadavers to curves: Inside the plastic surgery using fat from dead bodies
'It’s like we’re recycling,' said a woman who underwent treatment.