Paramedics face new professional rules
Paramedics have long called to be recognised like other health professionals.
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Letters: Look after our hospital
Religion and culture must not interfere in the lives of those who want death with dignity.
Fat chance of help: Patients too obese for MRI machines, needles
Counties Manukau DHB wants the Government to crack down on junk food and drink.
Comment: Medicinal cannabis is NZ's big global opportunity
Comment: Many Kiwis underestimate the huge potential of this exciting new sector.
Editorial: Gumboot Fund issues a worry, but ease up on blame game
WE SAY: The fund has been a victim of its own success but blaming others is uncalled for.
Mike King's Gumboot fund for free counselling runs out of money
Patients could be left in the lurch after King's charity runs out of funds.
How can NZ prevent another measles epidemic?
'Innovative new thinking' needed to prevent future measles epidemic in NZ, expert says.
Erica Hinckson: Slower speeds are more than a safety issue
Comment: No one's life should be endangered when traveling on the transport network.
Wasted: Drug testing shows Kiwis using $8.9 million in illicit substances each week
What drugs are Kiwis using, and how much? New wastewater testing results reveal all.
Nelson Marlborough DHB apologises for poor care given to woman after bowel surgery
HDC finds care given to woman who died after bowel surgery should have been better.
Pharmac confirms free access to long-awaited contraceptives
Pharmac today confirmed the contraceptives would be fully funded from November.
Big Read: Inside the only cannabis firm on the NZX
Recreational use gets the headlines, but Cannasouth is all about the medicinal benefits.
Blair Vining fought tirelessly to fix cancer care in NZ. He just lost his own battle
His death comes after a fight like no other.
HDC process needs investigating, complainant says
Investigation into elderly woman's rest home care flawed, needs action, says son.
Teen girl stripped, left naked in seclusion with no bedding
Teenage girl kept in seclusion room for more than 14 hours with no clothes or proper bed.
Jonathan Devery: Vaping is our best chance to quit tobacco for good
Comment: We are an industry fighting back, but it not about stopping restrictions.
Kiwi health workers owed up to $650m for Holidays Act errors
Health Minister says it will take up to two years for people to get paid.
'We can't live': Suffering patients plead for help
Middlemore Hospital delays are leaving women suffering from endometriosis in daily pain.
Hacker could have health data of one million New Zealanders
A hacker may have accessed personal health information of one million people.
Women left in pain, doctor says 'we don't have enough' to help
"I would be throwing up all the time. I would get migraines. I couldn't eat for days."
Rest home horror: Residents 'threatened, left on floor'
Complaints made to DHBs include disturbing claims, including physical abuse.
Call to reopen investigation into CEO's spending
Reaction to the Auditor-General's inquiry into Waikato DHB's waste of money on HealthTap.
Auckland DHB maternity shakeup?
Changes would mostly affect women on the North Shore and in West and South Auckland.
Study: depression pill taken by millions 'barely works'
Researchers have found this common drug brings little benefits.
Measles in Rotorua: Suspect cases told to stay in car as health clinics clamp down
Health clinics are handling an increase in measles-related enquiries.
Doctors running out of MMR vaccine as demand grows
Vials of the MMR vaccine have been flying off the shelves at a rate of 20,000 per month.
Measles outbreak: Four strains of measles, 30 new cases per day
Measles is spreading rapidly across Auckland
Watch: Prime Minister gives measles outbreak update
There have now been 963 cases of measles confirmed across the country.
Calls to let pharmacists help with measles vaccinations
Every tool must be used to stop the current measles outbreak, pharmacists say.
Anti-vaxx debate: Vaccination rates plummet for NZ babies
Just 77 per cent of six-month-old babies are now getting their vaccines on time.
Cancer agency 'will go down in history'
Tens of thousands of New Zealanders have been given hope.
'Cancer hero' gives Government plan a 6/10
Blair Vining's dying wish: A national cancer agency so other Kiwis don't have to suffer.
Pharmac announces new cancer drugs on the way
Three new cancer drugs could be on the shelves by November if consultation goes well.
Giant shakeup for cancer care as national agency launched
Cancer expert: It's the biggest change in cancer care in at least 15 years, if not ever.