Health
Waikato Hospital faces doctor shortage
The number of medical registrars working this past weekend was 40 percent of normal.
Cancer patient 'a lot sicker' after six-month wait for bone marrow transplant
The man is having to repeat a gruelling and expensive round of chemotherapy so he can undergo the treatment.
Influenza A strain continues to hit
Dr Bryan Betty is chair of General Practice NZ, he joined First Up to discuss this winter's flu season. Audio
Learning how to preserve and pickle
Our grandparents did it and now a whole new generation wants to learn to pickle and preserve. Pickling novice, Katy Gosset, meets the self- described Preserving Queen who's bringing back 'the old… Audio
The huge impact of weight loss drugs
The volume of people taking the new and effective weight loss drugs has grown so big that it's shrinking food portions in the US Audio
Te Matuku Oysters recalled due to possible presence of norovirus
They are sold at selected retailers on Waiheke Island: RAW at Waiheke Fresh Fruit & Vege Market, and Waiheke Specialty Food.
Family lays complaint against West Coast hospitals
A family believes their father and husband would still be alive if he had been properly diagnosed and treated in the previous six weeks.
Med students without post-graduate work despite health sector woes
That's despite GP practices with weeks-long waiting lists, while hospitals and EDs struggle with understaffing and ballooning wait times.
Family of man found dead after leaving hospital call for review
Philip Lucas left the hospital's mental health ward on Christmas Eve 2022 when leave was approved. His body was found a month later. Audio
Family calling for review of Palmerston North mental health
The family of a patient found dead after he failed to return to the mental health ward at Palmerston North Hospital are calling for a review of the facility. Their calls comes as an internal… Audio
25 medical students not matched with jobs first year out
More than two dozen of our future doctors may have to head to overseas after Te Whatu Ora didn't match them with jobs for their first year out of medical school. Te Whatu Ora has offered 538 students… Audio
Man who died after long-term use of prescribed antibiotic not warned of risk
Several health professionals failed to ensure the man understood the risk of taking nitrofurantoin for more than six months, the health watchdog has found.
The Pre-Panel for 26th August 2024
Today on the Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman joins Jesse Mulligan to preview tonight's show. Plus producer Tom Riste-Smith joins to talk about lucid dreaming, and Wallace's mystery dream... Audio
Covid 19 update: 1294 new cases, 31 further deaths
A total of 115 people were in hospital with the virus as of Sunday.
Morning Report Essentials for Monday 26 August
On today's episode, Lydia Ko has won the Women's Open Championship on Monday morning at the home of golf, St Andrews in Scotland, the Government has announced changes to their proposed fast-track… Audio
Author of documents pushing for tobacco tax cuts remains a mystery says Costello
Associate Health Minister Casey Costello says the author of a document that she gave the Ministry of Health, outlining ideas for more favourable regulation for the tobacco industry, remains a mystery… Audio
How little exercise can you get away with?
Doing short intense exercise bursts provides significant health benefits, new research shows, offering a promising alternative for those struggling to find time to do get enough exercise in. Audio
Why mpox vaccines are only just arriving in Africa after two years
Lessons from the Covid pandemic about global healthcare inequities have been slow to bring change, experts say. Audio
Disease expert Anthony Fauci recovering from West Nile virus
The 83-year-old was hospitalised with the mosquito-borne illness for nearly a week.
Te Whatu Ora diverts digital upgrade funding to payroll system
A payroll emergency took precedence over the long-term fix for the digital and data system.
