Patient Stories

A mother's call for breast milk to keep her terminally-ill 11-year-old daughter alive has had a "phenomenal" international response.

Young cancer survivor and New Zealand Herald columnist Jake Bailey reflects on growing assaults against healthcare workers and a Queensland law making an impact across the Tasman.

In honour of September's annual FACS awareness month, Ki, a youth ambassador for Foetal Anticonvulsant Syndrome New Zealand (FACS NZ), is speaking out about the often unknown syndrome.

After saying goodbye to her grandchildren and planning her funeral, Jan Scott did not expect to see another Christmas.

Immunotherapy drugs like Keytruda could well be the future of cancer treatment, experts say.

For 25 years, Starship children's hospital and its fundraising foundation have been saving the lives of Kiwi kids. Many stars have lent support by raising the spirts of the sick and making big donations, but the real heroes are the brave kids and the staff who work there.

Two Whangarei women are applying for a licence to grow medicinal cannabis on 2ha of land near the city.

Dunedin-based business owner David Begg hasn’t let Dyslexia hold him back from growing two successful cleaning companies; in fact, he says it’s been an advantage. Begg’s exterior cleaning company Pure Services recently merged with the...

A Tauranga mum says funding is needed for a medical device which monitors her diabetic son's blood sugar levels overnight.

Health experts are calling on district health board bosses to cover Botox treatment for people suffering from chronic migraines.