The story of New Zealand’s extraordinary influence on the evolution of plastic and maxillofacial surgery is one of innovation forged in adversity.

The groundbreaking work of this small group not only redefined surgical practice but also laid the foundation for a new medical specialty.

For a country as small as Aotearoa New Zealand, its impact on the global evolution of plastic and reconstructive surgery has been truly extraordinary.

Milestones in foetal lung development and prenatal medicine.

With advancing technology, has the stethoscope become obsolete?

The history of heart surgery in New Zealand (part 3).

The history of heart surgery in New Zealand (part 2).

The history of heart surgery in New Zealand (part 1).

A groundbreaking kiwi cardiac surgeon began mending broken hearts by stopping them dead.

The heart is a pump, but what makes the pump work?

What can wastewater tell us about the nation's health?

Your heart is a pump, so how exactly does it work?

A groundbreaking kiwi cardiac team began mending broken hearts by stopping them dead.

How do Covid-19 and the 1918 Spanish Flu compare?

Of all surgical disciplines, plastic surgery demands the greatest degree of innovation to effectively address the conditions it seeks to correct.

On display at Northland Medical Museum is this fascinating object: a home birth kit, offering a window into the world of birthing in times gone by.

Take a trip through the centuries and the evolution of surgical techniques to the life-giving work of today’s plastic and reconstructive surgeons (Part 3).

Take a trip through the centuries and the evolution of surgical techniques to the life-giving work of today’s plastic and reconstructive surgeons (Part 2).

Take a trip through the centuries and the evolution of surgical techniques to the life-giving work of today’s plastic and reconstructive surgeons.

Once considered a symbol of old-fashioned quackery, the leech is having the ultimate medical comeback.

The women who battled prejudice and indifference to become doctors.

Health camp advocate, house surgeon, rural doctor, and advocate for children’s health.

Artificial pneumothorax machines and the development of a treatment for Tuberculosis.

A lecture presented as part of the Auckland Medical History Society's annual programme.

An interview with Sir Brian Barratt Boyes – pioneer heart surgeon.

We've heard a lot about coronaviruses, but what exactly are they?

Following the trail of Covid-19. ‍An epidemiologist explains.

Do you know your viruses from your bacteria?