Death

A GP advised a woman her father would not be eligible for an assisted death without a formal competence test  

The turnout for the burial of Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII is expected to exceed the massive crowd that attended his national hui in January  

A woman with a severe penicillin allergy died after being prescribed Augmentin despite multiple safeguards, including a medical alert necklace and prominent warning notes.

A public safety alert around fake oxycodone pills has been issued following the death of a man in Napier last week

After nearly 60 years at the forefront of pharmacy in Gisborne, Hugh Gordon has died

The emergency department at Middlemore Hospital has been slammed as unsafe for patients and staff in a damning report

Dunedin plumber Rory Nairn died from myocarditis caused by the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, a coroner has found

Visitors to Unichem Milford Pharmacy in Auckland today were greeted with a picture of Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away this morning aged 96

A Heath Ministry employee says the pharmacy that administered Rory Nairn's vaccine had a responsibility to keep up to date with the latest advice, but that hadn't been happening

Vaccination expert Nikki Turner says the vaccine-related death of a Dunedin man is a reminder that all vaccinators must be cautious when seeking informed consent