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India Covid appeal: '75 patients waiting for every hospital bed'

Most people dying from Covid in India cannot even get into a hospital.

India Covid-19 appeal: 'It's worse than a horror movie'

A World Vision worker describes how she feared she might lose her husband.

India Covid-19 appeal: 'We are in a race against time to prevent even more people dying'

Franklin Jones, who runs World Vision's response, says the crisis is devastating.

'Obsolete' IT system at Auckland City Hospital to be scrapped

Integrating the dozens of IT systems across the health system will be a huge challenge.

Harrowing photos show White Island survivor's remarkable recovery

Stephanie Browitt has shared the latest photos that show just how far she has come.

Whangārei chef's dad and brother recovering from Covid in Delhi

Student from Mumbai living in Whangārei worried about father back home.

Vitamin D: How important is it for babies?

Low levels of the vitamin can cause respiratory illnesses.

Dunedin Hospital's 'Code Black' could have been avoided if signs acted on

On March 24, the hospital became so overcrowded that 18 patients were left waiting in ER.

Health system overhaul could be 'monumental', GP says

Health system changes would start to come into effect in July next year.

Exclusive: Gross understaffing, bullying and dysfunction at major hospital

Waikato DHB tried to keep expert panel's extraordinary findings from the public.

St John failing to meet response time targets: 90yo waits three hours after cat attack

"The whole kitchen floor was awash with blood. I thought, 'am I bleeding to death?'"

'Tsunami of patients': NZ hospitals in crisis after biggest January, February on record

One hospital declared a code black yesterday after reaching capacity.

Middlemore Hospital's emergency department 'cannot cope' with demand, worker says

Serious staffing shortages are now impacting on the treatment of patients, a worker says.

Code black at Dunedin Hospital: 'Avoid ED if possible'

SDHB chief executive said the hospital was doing its best to deal with heavy demand.

Guns, gangs, and hospitals: Nearly 40 people admitted in five years

Most people were shot in the abdomen but fingers and toes also came into the crosshairs.

Exclusive: How 'vulnerable' hospital services will change

Services have been flagged as vulnerable: what that means, and how they could change.

How maternity services could change at Auckland Hospital after four mothers died

Radical changes could be on the way for maternity services at Auckland City Hospital.

Exclusive: Auckland DHB set to overhaul maternity services; investigations into deaths of mothers find problems

"Lack of access or co-ordination of care" was a notable finding in three of the deaths.