The Mental Health Bill has passed its third reading in Parliament. The Bill repeals and replaces the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992.

What is a medicinal cannabis product? A medicinal cannabis product is either dried cannabis or a pharmaceutical dosage form containing one or more ingredients extracted from the Cannabis plant. All ...

The insights from this priority show that immunisation rates continue to stall for the Māori population, despite the immunisation rates for the general population increasing. This is putting pressure ...

The new expedited verification pathway is now in force, allowing Medsafe to accelerate medicine approvals while maintaining robust standards for safety, quality and effectiveness.

The Ministry of Health has agreed to undertake an investigation into serious concerns raised about treatment, conditions and oversight at Ward 10A of Wakari Hospital following the Ombudsman’s call for ...

On 25 June, researchers behind an AUT study examining sand products containing asbestos shared some of their high-level results with the Ministry of Health and other agencies.

Abortion is a safe and effective method of terminating a pregnancy when performed by a qualified health practitioner. There are two kinds of abortions available in Aotearoa New Zealand – medical ...