Confronting the biggest health issues faced by New Zealand societies is the basis for Massey University's new School of Public Health that will be officially launched in Wellington on Wednesday.

Wellington, March 15 NZPA - League tables showing which primary health organisations (PHOs) are doing best -- and worst -- at meeting community health needs have been released by the Ministry of Health for the first time.

Family First NZ is welcoming a decision by a South Island high school (Westland High School) to refuse to allow the gardasil vaccine to be administered at the school, and is asking for other schools to make a similar stand.

Wellington, March 9 NZPA - A Wellington surgeon has failed in his bid to secure name suppression and overturn a Health and Disability Commissioner's decision against him.

The Ministry of Health is developing a new website which will allow doctors, nurses and other specialists in the health sector to come together online to share information and discuss specific topics.

Medical specialists say companies that store umbilical cord blood mislead parents by raising their hopes of future treatments to fatal illnesses. But one father who stored the blood said it allowed "life changing" treatment for his daughter.

March 1, 2010 - ZyGEM Corp. Ltd., a provider of innovative enzyme-based products for DNA and RNA extraction and other life sciences applications, today announced the launch of its new RNAGEM' Tissue RNA extraction kits.

A ceremony marking the fifth anniversary of the entry into force of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control was held today in Geneva headquarters of the World Health Organization.

Wellington, Feb 26 NZPA - Health Minister Tony Ryall has put district health boards (DHBs) on notice over waiting times for cancer treatment, despite his ministry being reasonably happy with its performance figures.

Waikato District Health Board showed significant improvement in two of the six second quarter health target results released by the Ministry of Health today (Friday 26 February).