'It's insane': Patient advocate criticises tax cuts as people fundraise for surgeries, cancer treatments
Budget 2024 did not deliver the much-promised funding for 13 new cancer drugs.
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When Covid and the flu collide – is our healthcare system ready?
OPINION: A double-whammy of illnesses may deliver New Zealand its sickest winter yet.
Kiwi mum's shock cancer diagnosis: 'Four tumours in my heart'
This Christchurch mum relies on $5500-a-month drugs to stay alive.
Sperm donor who was told he had no biological children finds son on DNA testing website
DNA testing websites are muddying the sensitive process of matching donors with families.
Mystery shopper finds vape stores openly selling banned products, failing to check ID
New rules for vaping are now in place. A mystery shopper found widespread non-compliance.
Letters: PM's integrity on line over cancer drugs U-turn
OPINION: 'Cancer patients need action now, not lame excuses.'
Mental health report shows rate of psychological distress up, system not working for Māori
The five-year report shows there is more to be done to fill gaps in treatment and support.
Cancer patients dubious Govt will deliver on promise to fund new drugs
The promise of 'soon' is 'not good enough for people who are dying', a patient says.
Editorial: Cancer patients promised access to medicines shouldn't have to wait
OPINION: Patients – and families, friends and carers – are unlikely to forget the slight.
'Really hectic': Middlemore Hospital ED under strain with ambulance ramping, bed waits
There were reports of long waits for a bed and patients in corridors.
Te Whatu Ora Waikato breached patient's rights, led to late cancer diagnoses - report
An X-ray found nodules in lungs, but the woman, GP were not told. She died months later.
Opinion: Children living in poverty and at higher risk will bear the brunt
OPINION: Ditching free flu vaccines will likely wipe out the recent gains in uptake.
Forgery, adultery and violence: Every doctor censured in the past five years
Nearly half of the doctors who committed misconduct have name suppression.
This common condition can damage joints long before it’s detected
Experts explain how osteoarthritis affects the body, and why it’s so hard to diagnose.
ACC taxi troubles force injured retiree to hobble, hitch-hike to appointment
Mike Fletcher needed his stitches removed, but was left stranded.
Pharmacies investigated for allegedly giving unnecessary immunisations
At one pharmacy, elderly patients getting a flu shot were also given child vaccinations.
ACC cutting 390 jobs - nearly 10 per cent of workforce
The public sector union said the cuts included 'vital' injury prevention staff.
ACC spending cuts expected to be announced today, 100 jobs possibly on the line
The agency's bosses said changes will not impact frontline services like rehabilitation.
Bowel cancer rates rise in under-50s, calls for lower screening age
Govt will lower the bowel cancer screening age to 55.
Disability ministry didn't warn of funding changes because of concern about last-minute spend-up
Newly released documents shed light on the leadup to the shock funding changes in March.
Family lays complaint after 22-year-old dies suddenly in Middlemore Hospital
The family claimed Jaydyn Barnett was ready to go home but died suddenly after a fall.
ADHD medication prescription rates rise tenfold for adults in NZ
Higher prescription rates reflected greater recognition of ADHD, the study's author said.
Disability ministry’s problems revealed in confidential memo
The Government is expected to confirm a review of Whaikaha today.
University of Auckland taken to ERA by ‘Plan B’ academic Simon Thornley
The university is now involved in a new employment dispute.
'Impasse': Doctors vote to strike after pay offer rejected
Union members rejected the offers and voted to strike for 25 hours from May 7.
Diabetes: Pharmac’s funding of glucose monitors a major step - with a few catches
Up to 18,000 people with diabetes will soon get free access to life-saving technology.
Rising number of cancer screening samples binned because of transit delays
One family said they hand-delivered a sample to the post office and it still arrived late.
Opinion: David Seymour putting cart before horse on health insurance
OPINION: Medsafe must first approve off-label medicines, insurers say.
'Full' GP clinics enrol more patients after being bought by healthcare company
Rapid growth of corporate GP ownership has upsides - but also some new pressures.
Studies reveal burden of excessive drinking on strained EDs
Interviews with patients in the ED show harmful drinkers are more likely to be older men.
Medsafe seizes eczema creams after 'potent steroid' warning
Users have been told to dispose of the products and check with a GP for side-effects.
Safety fears as police prepare to pull back from distress calls
Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey says a plan will be presented to Cabinet next month.
Chronic pain rarely improved by surgery, academic says
Studies have shown little evidence for performing surgery on people with chronic pain.
'A scarcity of research': Are menstruation and suicide sometimes connected?
Women attempt suicide at much greater rates than men, but little is known why.