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Life-threatening endometriosis delays, surgery wait times up to three years
On average, women in NZ wait 8.7 years from onset symptoms to be formally diagnosed.
On average, women in NZ wait 8.7 years from onset symptoms to be formally diagnosed.
"When we look at systems of all sorts around the world we see inequality for women."
"Not because I wanted to die, but because the pain was so unbearable," 20-year-old says.
Jahden Nelson has been heavily sedated for 15 days.
'It shouldn't have happened."
Some schools join doctors' and scientists' call for classroom mask mandate over winter.
A high voltage current ripped through Jahden Nelson's body as he dismantled scaffolding.
Thousands of planned surgeries have been delayed due to the Omicron outbreak.
Targeted screening is needed for Māori and Pacific children in South Auckland.
The person in their 20s who died was NZ's second youngest Covid-related death.
Ninety per cent of people are contacted within 24 hours, according to the ministry.
Nurse says incentive payment has not fixed Auckland's dire hospital staffing shortage.
'We are so short staffed in every department that management are working on the floor.'
Time is ticking for DHB board members who won't be needed come July 1.
Auckland hospitals dealing with more Covid patients than forecast, even in worst estimate,
Staff absences reach a critical point at Middlemore Hospital as Omicron surges.
All of Auckland's district health boards are now postponing some non-urgent operations.
Dr Matire Harwood is seeing a rapid rise in positive results in young people.
MIQ rooms could be used to help people who can't isolate at home, the DHB report states.
Health spokesman says DHBs still missing agreed deadline to improve safe staffing.
More than 130 Aucklanders aged under 30 have had bariatric surgery in the past five years.
"What do we do here because our families are being caught in the middle."
Authorities have given an update on a person who escaped Middlemore Hospital with Covid.
The person was transferred to Middlemore Hospital from a MIQ on Sunday.
But growing Taranaki cluster is worrying.
All three Auckland DHBs have hit 90 per cent vaccination among the Pacific community.
"Business as usual is not enough to remedy or impact the current situation."
Fire engineers lack clear design rules and guidelines for hospitals and care homes.
The two other Auckland DHBs aren't far behind.
The family of Dr Suliana Pasi spoke exclusively to the Weekend Herald.