Medical technology could be the next boom industry for Christchurch, with a number of health tech inventors coming from the

Dunedin ophthalmology company ODocs Eye Care is the only New Zealand business to win the Dubai World Expo 2020 innovation

Apple has approved the new oDocs Montage app created by Dr Sheng Chiong Hong and his innovative team, which doubles

Award-winning health solutions company Vensa Health has launched its vision for sustainable healthcare access. The launch, which took place at the Health

New technology will allow Canterbury students to deliver a baby without stepping foot inside a hospital.  The virtual reality (VR) birthing

The high rates of lower limb amputations across the Kimberley are alarming. But in some instances may be prevented by

Medication is like coffee: it won’t have the same effect on everyone. A cheek-swab DNA test is helping Kiwi doctors personalise medication,

Aroa Biosurgery, the Auckland-based privately held tissue-regeneration company, has this week presented positive outcomes of a new clinical study in

Biomedical engineer Andrew Taberner likes to “take risks, try crazy things, yet design and build systems and devices that are

Moving patients between sitting positions is slow, cumbersome and expensive, and are responsible for up to four injuries every day

Dr Debbie Munro came to her current career in orthopaedics and biomechanics at the University of Canterbury’s (UC) via some

A medical device company whose products help speed up the recovery from bowel cancer surgery has raised $4.3 million through

Seamus Tredinnick describes OssAbility as providing implants, surgical instruments and the thinking beyond them. But, he’s not talking about people;

Professor Anthony Butler is a founder of MARS Bioimaging Ltd, a New Zealand manufacturer of spectral CT scanners (colour x-ray

We’re not too far away from the day when your new customised hip joint will arrive in a briefcase. There

We’re living longer and staying more active later in life, but that’s creating new challenges for surgeons, says orthopaedic registrar

A few years ago, we’d have laughed at the idea that being a virtual archer with a bow-and- arrow could

Marcus King works at the interface of machines and people on projects ranging from wearables to training aids. Marcus is