‘Gay blood ban’ removal would triple number of blood donors, study says
NZ Blood Service is scrapping "discriminatory" rules which stop many gay men from donating
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'Out of control': Numbers waiting too long for specialist appointments reach 60,000
The number of people waiting too long for surgery and treatment is also growing.
Bullied health worker says Worksafe findings were like 'having a knife twisted'
"Very poor workplace culture": 11 people reported inappropriate behaviour by the manager.
ACC told to reconsider woman’s injury claim after suicide attempt linked to medication
The medication 'likely played a material role' in the woman attempting suicide.
Cot death: Baby may have been saved if Oranga Tamariki had helped with bedding, says coroner
Silongo Mafi, 3 months old, died while sharing a bed with his mother.
Police are investigating a gang-on-gang assault at Christchurch Hospital emergency department
The fight broke out in the waiting room around 8.15pm.
What does a new Government mean for assisted dying in New Zealand?
A more conservative Cabinet may make it more difficult to broaden the law.
'My body's falling to bits': Woman pleads 'let me die'
Currently the end-of-life legislation is only an option for people who are terminally ill.
Briefing reveals acute risks of under-strain maternity units
A ministerial briefing, obtained by the Herald, reveals the severe pressure.
Fifth Covid wave hits new high in NZ as Govt looks at ending free RATs
OPINION: Covid-19 levels have surged to their highest levels since NZ's fifth wave began.
Urgent inquiry granted into plans to end Māori Health Authority
The claim says Māori would be prejudicially affected by the move.
'I feel disgusting': Woman ends up with uneven breasts after two surgeons operate
The Health and Disability Commission is investigating the woman's care at Middlemore.
Waitangi Tribunal accepts urgent discussion needed on scrapping of Māori Health Authority
The decision adds to growing tension surrounding government policy affecting Māori.
'Emergency': How getting strep throat led to three open-heart surgeries
'I wouldn’t want anyone to go through it'.
Vacant $50m property in central Auckland vandalised as former owners look for a new home for the disabled
The new board at Laura Fergusson Trust is now looking for a new facility in Auckland.
'Smokefree generation': Aotearoa well on track to be smokefree next year
OPINION: NZ has recently had some of the most dramatic decreases in smoking in the world.
Health authorities warn of potential killer heat with more hot days forecast
MetService issues heat alerts in lower North Island, Te Whatu Ora warns of health impacts.
Health Minister gets official advice on 'appropriate expansion' of free cervical cancer testing
The 'co-payments' most women make to be screened could soon be scrapped.
Youth clinician who took his own life increasingly distressed at work
WorkSafe found a 'very poor workplace culture' at the DHB after a clinician's suicide.
How a teen saved his granddad's life after a heart attack – and the app that could save your loved one
What was done to save Stuart Jones' life could lift falling cardiac arrest survival rates.
Quest for a vaccine to fight rheumatic fever - a disease that kills and maims hundreds of Kiwis
The race to develop the world-first vaccine, and why it's so badly needed here.
Family fuming after mother fractures legs at North Shore hospital
Aletta Langeveldt, 71, had pneumonia but left with two fractured legs.
Exclusive: Memo reveals crisis facing hospital ICU
The Herald has obtained a memo indicating the tertiary status of the ICU was at stake.
Key Te Aka Whai Ora board member leaving role
Awerangi Tamihere is resigning from the Māori Health Authority.
Huge Middlemore ED demand: Plea for patients with ‘threats to life or limb’ only
The plea comes as new data shows large numbers are going to EDs and facing longer delays.
'Enslavement': Anti-vaxxer confronts judge at court bench, dragged by security
He argued 'just because people say the Earth is round, it doesn't mean that it is'.
Health Minister Shane Reti brings in observer at Health NZ because of ‘significant challenges’ with health reforms
Former healthcare executive Ken Whelan has been brought to oversee the sector.
Loud cheering by supporters when IT worker pleads not guilty to Covid-19 data breach
Barry Young was greeted with applause by his crowd of supporters, including Liz Gunn.
Dementia: She cared lovingly for her elderly mother for 16 years. Why did it end so traumatically?
Auckland family left in despair after losing GP at a moment of crisis.
Will we be paying for Covid protection ourselves?
OPINION: The arrival of the fifth wave prompted me to get my booster sorted.
Smoking rates drop to all-time low, vaping rises ahead of smokefree repeal
Ten per cent of Kiwi adults vape daily, with rates highest among young people.