Health

It could be liable for an extra $3.2 billion in veterans' support.

A study is helping researchers understand the link between eye health and dementia, and how in the future AI could help diagnose it earlier. Audio

Declining childhood vaccinations for measles mean the disease could become endemic again in the US, with up to 51m illnesses projected, a study has found.

New Zealand Food Safety is recalling a range of frozen anchovies after detecting marine biotoxin in the product.

Firefighters were left stranded high above a huge blaze at a recycling plant when their aerial firefighting truck broke down, a union says.

Christchurch Hospital staff who have been left with life-long health effects after being exposed to toxic fumes at work have been let down by their employer, their union said.

Pharmac's acting director of Pharmaceuticals Nat James says there are a range of contributing factors.

The bill proposes the 48 hours of funded inpatient post-natal care currently available, be upped to 72 hours.

The ASMS union wanted a 12 percent pay increase, but was offered 1-1.5 percent instead.

Complaints included instances of patients not being fully informed about the ongoing costs and side-effects, the Medical Council says. Audio

The family say they have been waiting for 18 months for support after their son suffered a medical injury in hospital that has left him unable to walk. Audio

Here's what you need to know about that June best-before date.

The Public Service Association (PSA) took HNZ to the Employment Relations Authority in February.