Health
'Delusional': ED head slams funding for specialist doctors and nurses
Dr Norman Gray said it only added up to $4 per New Zealander. Audio
Menopausal women feeling 'blindsided' as Pharmac switches hormone replacement patch supplier
Pharmac is planning to switch to the Mylan brand of estradiol transdermal patches next year. Audio
Dunedin Hospital woes: 'Build it once, build it right, and build it now'
A leak has caused a partial ceiling collapse in Dunedin Hospital where sterilisation equipment is stored.
What you need to know about the whooping cough epidemic
New Zealand has declared a whooping cough epidemic, the fourth since it became a notifiable disease in 1996.
Pharmac changing HRT patch supplier to guarantee supply
Pharmac is switching suppliers of hormone replacement patches for menopausal women, to a single brand that's unpopular and doesn't work as well for some. Menopause specialist Doctor Linda Dear spoke… Audio
Govt announces funding for 50 new senior doctors
The government has announced funding for 50 new senior doctors, and more nurses, to fix critical shortages in rural, mental health, maternity and critical care specialities. Health Minister Shane Reti… Audio
Covid-19: 1675 new cases, six deaths
Cases of Covid-19 have risen slightly since last week, as health officials declared a whooping cough epidemic.
Funding for 50 more senior doctors, more nurses
Speaking at Whangārei Hospital, Shane Reti says the move is part of a bid to help fill critical shortages in the health system.
Supply of menopause patches expected to get better next year
The supply of estradiol patches in New Zealand is expected to improve next year when Pharmac switches to funding a new brand of the medicine in July.
NZ's biggest hotspots for whooping cough revealed
The lower North and South Islands are the biggest hotspots for whooping cough as an epidemic sweeps the country, official data shows.
'Get vaccinated': Pasifika health leader urges vaccination against whooping cough
A Pacific public health expert is encouraging Pasifika communities in New Zealand to make sure they are immunised against whooping cough.
An update of the 'brutal' Mental Health Act
The Prime Minister has apologised for decades of child abuse in care, but the Mental Health Act allows some of the same kind of treatment to be dished out to the mentally unwell.
Taking the shock out of mental health law
Our Prime Minister's just apologised for decades of child abuse in care, but the Mental Health Act allows the same kind of treatment to be dished out to the mentally unwell Audio
Some referred to hospital 'five or six times' before being accepted, patient says
Labour says government targets are why so many patients cannot get onto hospital waiting lists, but some patients say this kind of rationing is nothing new. Audio
Dental association supports recommendations of obesity report
"It doesn't make sense for schools to be selling sickness to kids, in the form of sugary drinks," a dental expert says.
Surgeries being rejected to game waitlist targets, Labour says
The Opposition alleges the number of people going onto waitlists is being limited, as GPs complain of referrals being rejected. Audio
Pasifika urged to get whooping cough vaccination
Recent health figures show a high rate of hospital admissions for Pasifika presenting with whooping cough, a Pacific public health expert says.
Expert Feature: the swimming pool
It's the time of year when a lot of us are thinking about summer and pool owners are looking at whipping their pools into shape, so the kids - and neighbours - can enjoy them. So how do you turn a… Audio
Twin baby dies after condition missed five times
A sonographer and radiologist failed to diagnose critical conditions in two separate pregnancies, a new report reveals.
GPs issued Covid vaccine exemptions inappropriately, says watchdog
Deputy health and disability commissioner Deborah James has found neither doctor could prove they had provided patients with balanced, evidence-based information around the safety and efficacy of the…
