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A new advertising campaign featuring famous New Zealanders aims to reduce the social stigma around herpes and could lead more people into pharmacies to have the virus treated.  

A pharmacist who mistakenly dispensed the wrong inflammatory bowel medication at a time when her pharmacy was short-staffed has been criticised by the Health and Disability Commissioner

Researchers who detected a sharp reduction in New Zealand’s high rate of prescribing puberty blocking drugs for gender dysphoria in young people speculate that growing caution overseas may be a factor

The Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand has restructured and refocused on providing essential services to members after losing more than $400,000 last year

Te Whatu Ora is calling for pregnant people, children and other high-risk groups to get vaccinated against pertussis, saying New Zealand is on the cusp of an outbreak

Reporter Martin Johnston takes a look at how targeting by ethnicity was driven out of policies

The Coalition Government has missed its target to publish an updated Health Workforce Plan by 30 September, pushing the self-imposed deadline out to the end of December

A programme that funds community pharmacies to provide free treatment for head lice and skin infections has been a big hit with the public in the Bay of Plenty. Jody Hopkinson investigates

Far North Pharmacy in Kaitaia is offering free hugs for World Mental Health Day. 

At the health ministry, a net 123 jobs have been cut in the government-ordered public service money-saving drive