In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy....
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In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy.
More than 50 New Zealanders die of asthma every year – about one a week.
A visiting researcher says New Zealand needs to do more to help children in schools with behavioural issues.
A 15-year-old school student has developed a new test that could detect cancerous tumours before they become too advanced to treat.
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An Australian law firm is calling on New Zealanders to get involved in a US class action if they think they have developed cancer by taking diabetes pills.
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It's being described as one of the most exciting developments in in-vitro fertilisation treatment in decades.
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The pork industry says NZ pigs are at risk from a Government plan to allow raw pork imports from countries with a potentially lethal pig disease.
An Australian doctor is using her experience of her father's dementia to help other people keep their brains healthy.
New Zealanders who've developed bladder cancer after taking a drug to treat type 2 diabetes are being urged to join a group lawsuit.
38-year-old Kirsty Walters couldn't be happier that actress Angelina Jolie has told the world about her double mastectomy as she prepares for her own surgery on Monday.
Angelina Jolie has undergone a preventative double mastectomy to reduce her risk of breast cancer.
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There are fears that a new virus that's causing an increasing number of illnesses and deaths worldwide could become the next global pandemic.
This week is Allergy Awareness Week, highlighting the fact that one in 10 babies born in New Zealand will develop an allergy.
Events are being held around the world this weekend to raise awareness about Lyme disease.
Forty-eight women a week - nearly 2500 women a year - die from heart disease and, in many cases, it was avoidable or preventable.
New Zealanders burning off treated timber are contributing to dangerous levels of arsenic in the air above towns and cities, warn scientists.
A US Governor, who famously called himself 'the healthiest fat guy ever', has secretly had weight-loss surgery.
Dentists are trialling a new technique to try prevent so many young Kiwi kids getting tooth decay.
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