Health
ADHD prescription changes 'long overdue'
Professor Bruce Arroll from the University of Auckland's Department of General Practice and Primary Care is among those welcoming the move, and he joins Mark Leishman. Audio
Hospital ditches coal in favour of landfill gas
Nelson Hospital is not burning coal this winter for the first time since the late 1800s.
Injured homeless woman sleeps in her car on hospital grounds
Nicola was discharged nearly two weeks ago, but has nowhere to go.
Our Changing World: Training our immune systems
While tuberculosis is not a major health issue in New Zealand, worldwide it remains the leading infectious disease killer.
The vaccine against tuberculosis, called BCG, was first developed in… Audio
Health NZ appoints interim CEO Dr Dale Bramley to top job
The current interim chief executive offically starts his three year term on July 14.
A fear of urinating in public. Yes, it's a thing!
After a lifetime of struggling with a shy bladder, the clinical term is "paruresis", filmmaker Steven Jackson set out to understand and confront his fear of urinating in public In his short film, he… Audio
NZ's vaccination rates among lowest among high-income countries - study
Childhood vaccination rates have dropped in 21 out of 36 countries that were included in the study.
Campaign exposes tactics betting companies use to target young men
A new campaign is exposing the tactics companies use to target young men and encourage them to bet. Problem Gambling Foundation director of advocacy and public health Andree Froude spoke to Charlotte… Audio
'Started to feel numb': Woman recalls syringe attack on 150 people at French festival
No arrests have been made yet in connection with the needle spikings.
Patients increasingly diagnosed with bowel cancer in ED
Eugene Fayerberg is not a cancer specialist, but says he and his colleagues are increasingly the ones to find cancer in patients coming into ED. Audio
Northland doctors blame colonoscopy wait times on pay cuts
Doctors in Northland are blaming a massive increase in wait times for colonoscopies in the last six months on Health NZ's decision to cut pay rates for locums. Ruth Hill reports. Audio
GPs and Nurses to diagnose ADHD
GPs and nurse practitioners have been given the green light to diagnose and begin treating adults with ADHD from February next year. ADHD NZ's Darrin Bull spoke to Alexa Cook. Audio
GPs to be allowed to treat ADHD from February
GPs and nurse practitioners have been given the green light to diagnose and treat ADHD from February next year.
GPs welcome funding boost
General Practice networks say any money for the severely underfunded sector is welcome, but it doesn't fix the decades of underinvestment. Royal College of GP's president Samantha Murton spoke to… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 24 June 2025
In today's episode, Iran's military has carried out what it calls "devastating and powerful" retaliatory missile attacks on US airbases in Qatar and Iraq, Labour says the government should be… Audio
GPs to get $175m extra funding
Health Minister Simeon Brown the increase this year was the biggest - by more than double - since the current funding system began. Audio
Christchurch GP on govt's funding boost
GPs are getting a huge funding boost - which could mean a boost of nearly 14 percent for some GPs. Christchurch GP Angus Chambers from the group Gen Pro spoke to Melissa Chan-Green. Audio
Health Minister on funding boost for GPs
GPs are getting a big funding boost in a new agreement the government hopes will eventually lead to faster care. Health Minister Simeon Brown spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Northland nurses strike over ongoing pay dispute
The strike comes just a week after more than 200 senior doctors and dentists in Northland striked for 24 hours.
Sir Graham Henry, herpes, and an award-winning ad
The former All Black coach beamed into the world's most prestigious ad awards to congratulate New Zealand ... sort of.
