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'Finally some hope': Sick teen who hasn't eaten for a year booked for surgery in Germany

Before she became ill, Julia loved competitive cheerleading, the violin and debating.

The risks and side effects of weight-loss jabs (and they’re not all bad)

Drugs like Ozempic are getting so much hype. What are the negative and positive effects?

Govt’s pre-Budget lack of action on cancer drugs, scramble after backlash revealed

National had promised to fund 13 cancer drugs but there was no sign of it in Budget 2024

How often you should actually wash your clothes, bedding and everything else

Are you washing too much, too little or just often enough?

Health NZ backtracks on early free access to 'miracle' cancer drug

Early access to the drug could make a significant difference in some patients' survival.

Angelina Jolie's son's health update after e-bike crash

The actress' son was hospitalised last week after the accident.

Health NZ could 'go broke', says commissioner

Lester Levy has been tasked with solving the billion-dollar overspend in health.

Letters: NZ’s health crisis clear after 24 hours in a city hospital

OPINION: 'For the 24 hours I was in hospital, I was a 'wall hanging' in the ADU corridor.'

Christchurch Hospital unit opens four years after being built

It had been 'frustrating' to have the unit there but not be able to use it.

Are we sicker than usual this winter?

Hospital admissions have spiked in recent weeks as bugs spread around the country.

Letters: Why do we accept the unacceptable?

OPINION: A reader writes that people in power need to make changes.

How your vision can predict dementia 12 years before it is diagnosed

The latest research promises new ways of identifying those at risk of developing dementia.

The six worst foods for your cholesterol

Some things should be consumed with caution, while others need to be avoided entirely.

How the government's view of Health NZ did a 180º in five days

Reti says Health NZ's financial situation became 'suddenly ... quite different' in days.

Swish, spit, repeat: Is oil pulling good for your teeth?

New York Times: Ancient remedy or modern myth?

'I feel cheated': Tetraplegic denied ACC care despite missed meningitis diagnosis

Glen Murphy has exhausted every opportunity for taxpayer-funded care.

‘I apologise to patients every day’: Northlanders suffer as health crisis takes hold

Patients are being misdiagnosed, face hours of travel for treatment or can't see a GP.

What you need to know about HRT and if it’s right for you

Some health researchers have pushed back against menopause being treated as a 'disease'.