Ruth Hill

A small New Zealand study has found a popular tampon brand contains chemicals linked to health problems, including endometriosis, infertility and cancers.

The research was commissioned by a company… Audio

A volunteer-run programme doing badly needed hearing and eye-sight tests in South Auckland schools is transforming children's lives.

The Painga Project has found one in four children need help and it… Audio

They're one of the biggest workforces in the country - more than 30,000 healthcare assistants are currently working in hospitals, aged care facilities and private homes.

But some within the sector… Audio

New Zealand's covid restrictions during the pandemic saved the lives of about 20,000 people.

That's according to the first comprehensive analysis of the COVID-19 response, published in the New… Audio

Patients around the country are waiting weeks for GP appointments, as primary care is inundated with people who can't get on hospital waiting lists for treatment.

The problem is set to get worse… Audio

Wellington Hospital's women's health service is under so much pressure it's told GPs to stop referring patients unless they suspect cancer or something equally urgent.

Specialists and family doctors… Audio

There's a commuter crush in Wellington, with the Hutt train line out of action. Our reporter Ruth Hill is at the main station and joins Lisa Owen. Audio

Covid infections are putting people at higher risk of diabetes, strokes, heart disease and other long-term illnesses - but experts warn it may be decades before the full impact is known.

Meanwhile… Audio

One person has been arrested and charged over indecent offences against four young people at an Oranga Tamariki residence earlier this year.

It follows an investigation that began in June, when… Audio

It's been another tough winter for colds and flu, with GPs over-run, packed emergency departments and tens of thousands of people seeking help from pharmacies.

While Covid cases were down, doctors… Audio

Senior doctors and dentists have walked off the job en masse today, for the first time ever, over their deadlocked pay negotiations. Te Whatu Ora, Health New Zealand says about 250 planned care… Audio

Our health reporter Ruth Hill is at the picket line at Wellington Regional Hospital and is with us now. Audio

Doctors from India who have no option but to work in call centres and drive Ubers are calling for more help from the Government to get registered in New Zealand.

The Medical Council has recently… Audio

General practices are ailing, if not terminally ill in some cases. Nearly 90 percent of family doctors are under major financial pressure, with a third actually losing money in the last year. That's… Audio

Acute shortages of trainee specialists are fuelling burnout among senior hospital doctors, whose own ranks are thinning.

After decades of an ad hoc approach to critical workforce training - and a… Audio

A new report is blaming "accountability-free" General Practice funding for the decline in GP work hours, and a significant decrease in the GP-to-population ratio.

The study is co-authored by two… Audio

Nurses warn the latest pay deal covering 35,000 hospital nurses and midwives has turned the pay gap with general practice nurses into a chasm and patients will suffer.

They say it's not even that… Audio

The number of sick and disabled children waiting longer than four months for assessment or treatment has blown out by more than 600 percent in the last year.

Paediatric specialists warn wait times… Audio

Families of children with speech and language problems fear cuts by Massey University will add to the critical shortage of therapists.

The university - which reported an $8.8 million dollar deficit… Audio