Eighteen people with suspected Ebola infections escaped a fire and are now unaccounted for.
Health
4:30pm
Following an inspection, Auckland City Council has given Levain Artisinal in Blockhouse Bay an E, which one of its co-owners now claims is "operational and compliance-related".
3:30pm
Reports of infections have left some people wondering whether it's still worth getting their nails done.
6:00am
More and more of us are tracking our steps taken, calories eaten, hours slept and even our stress levels in the name of health, but is it really making us any healthier?
Life
Bundibugyo, a mountainous district in western Uganda, was the site of an Ebola outbreak in 2007 but has no cases at present.
Saturday 6:00pm
The threat of the disease within the Congo was raised to a "very high" risk level, but remained classed as unlikely to spread globally.
Saturday 12:36pm
Callum Gillespie was training for an event when he began to experience mild chest pain.
Saturday 6:00am
Government promises more crews, new hubs and upgraded tech to improve response times and ease pressure on frontline services.
Fri, May 22
A witness and senior police officer said the group were stopped from retrieving the body of a local man.
Explainer
Your body's response to heights isn't necessarily influenced by fear or vertigo.
The money will support the Northern Territory and Aboriginal community-controlled health services, which are on the front line of an outbreak of a once rare disease.
Thu, May 21
A once-controversial decision to prioritise access to type 2 diabetes medication for Māori and Pacific people is showing life-saving benefits, just as Pharmac proposes removing that access.
Te Ao Māori
Wynter Horrell, 20, died at her South Dunedin home in December 2021 after diluting her prescribed tramadol with water and injecting the opioid painkiller into her bloodstream.
Our biological tendency is to prefer certain times of day for sleep, waking and activity.
Hundreds of cases spanning three states and a territory have been reported amid fears the highly contagious infection has claimed a life in an outback community.
Wed, May 20
At least 134 people have died and more than 500 are suspected to be infected by the virus.
One of Australia's worst diphtheria outbreaks has spread across three states amid fears the respiratory disease has claimed a life in an outback community.
Tue, May 19
Deaths have surpassed 110 in two provinces and details emerged about the government's delayed response to the outbreak.
An expert is calling for a ban on padded sleeping pods for infants as a coroner finds a baby's death was partly due to one.
Conflicting advice from health groups are making it harder to know when and how often you should get a mammogram.
The question sounds simple. The answer is more interesting than either “yes” or “no”.
WorkSafe warns repeated defiance and removal of safety notices puts workers and the public at risk.
Mon, May 18
The World Health Organization declared a global health emergency, after 336 suspected cases and 88 deaths.
More than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths were reported on Sunday.
Sun, May 17
A Re: News investigation has revealed peptides are being illegally sold in broad daylight, and customers are turning to AI chatbots to tell them how to inject the substances.
