Health

Pregnant staff in Christchurch Hospital's radiology team have been offered advice after inhaling toxic fumes from a construction site.

Hauora providers say the free clinics revealed the severity of dental health issues among Māori and the extreme need for access to treatment.

Aged Care Commissioner Carolyn Cooper is urging decision-makers to consider the unintended consequences of changes to the funding model. Audio

Concerns about the nutritional value of products sold by Invercargill's food trucks have been raised by the National Public Health Service.

Some 44 clinical directors across the southern region warn services could be left in a "precarious" state if the project does not go ahead.

The scheme blames court decisions for expanding its boundaries, and says it is also expecting higher costs.

A general manager at Palmerston North Hospital told a thousand people on a WhatsApp channel that Indian nurses must stop using their language in any public space at work. Audio

Gout is a chronic illness caused by genetics rather than diet and lifestyle choices, a major international study led by the University of Otago has found.

At the same time as forecasting the capital spend, it is trying to make $2b in operational savings.

Cases of Covid-19 are up on last week, as a new, highly transmissible subvariant XEC arrives in in New Zealand.

A nurses union representative says it's discrimination if foreign nurses are forbidden from speaking in their native language. Audio

Nearly half of New Zealand office workers have witnessed someone leaving the work toilet with dirty hands, new research has revealed. Audio

A memo sent to all nursing staff in Waikato was clearly aimed at Indian, Filipino and Pasifika nurses, a doctor says, while nurses say it "reeks of systemic racism". Audio