06:30am Fri 07 Feb, 2025
A Tauranga man is on a mission to reduce the number of babies born with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. At 87, retired health professional Christopher... Read More
07:00pm Thu 06 Feb, 2025
Pharmac is consulting on funding a new progestogen-only oral contraceptive pill called desogestrel (branded as Cerazette) from April 1 2025. A range of oral... Read More
01:00pm Thu 06 Feb, 2025
New Zealand's Health Minister, Hon Simeon Brown, visited several healthcare facilities in Tauranga on Thursday, marking his first engagement in the region since... Read More
08:00am Thu 06 Feb, 2025
Major surgical cases have been delayed in some places because of a strike by lab workers at public hospitals in Wellington, Palmerston North, Tauranga, Rotorua,... Read More
06:00pm Wed 05 Feb, 2025
From February 12, all newborn babies will be offered screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare progressive neuromuscular disease. SMA will be one... Read More
05:00pm Wed 05 Feb, 2025
Major surgical cases have been delayed in some places because of a strike by lab workers at public hospitals in Wellington, Palmerston North, Tauranga, Rotorua,... Read More
02:00pm Wed 05 Feb, 2025
A student from John Paul College who 'always gravitated towards” the arts hasn't let chronic fatigue syndrome deter the creation of a nationally exhibited... Read More
08:00pm Tue 04 Feb, 2025
World Cancer Day is an opportunity to recognise those who are impacted by cancer and highlight initiatives that are delivering better and faster access to cancer... Read More
04:00pm Tue 04 Feb, 2025
A decision to forgo seizure medication and start using weight-loss remedies, which included living off two portions of soup per week, has cost a man almost... Read More
03:00pm Tue 04 Feb, 2025
Rotorua and Hei Āhuru Mōwai Māori Cancer Leadership Aotearoa will bring Indigenous voices, knowledge, and innovations to the forefront as hosts of the World... Read More
11:50am Tue 04 Feb, 2025
A Coromandel police officer who narrowly escaped death on the front line has been diagnosed with blood cancer and is now desperately trying to self-fund... Read More
10:45am Tue 04 Feb, 2025
A man says delays in diagnosing a lesion on his right finger as a type of skin cancer led to the removal of his finger, lymph nodes and radiation therapy. The... Read More