Health
The Panel with Andie McCombs and Kirsty Cameron Part 1
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Andie McCombs and Kirsty Cameron. They begin by discussing the latest inflation rate, which is at it's highest in a year. Then, the… Audio
Watch: New Waikato medical school gets government go ahead
The government has green-lit a new medical school at the University of Waikato, ending months of delays due to coalition wrangling.
Brain, spinal cord inflammation misdiagnosed as concussion
A man died from rheumatoid meningoencephalitis six months after being misdiagnosed with concussion, mental health issues.
Man dies after lesion missed during scan delays cancer diagnosis
The man visited the hospital multiple times before the lesion on his head was confirmed to be cancer.
Man sent home without doctors checking for potentially fatal condition
A man was sent home from hospital without doctors checking for a potentially fatal condition due to a communication breakdown, the Health and Disability Commissioner has found.
Seymour warns Pharmac to modernise or risk falling behind
The Associate Health Minister has told the agency to "innovate and optimise" to increase access to medicines.
Poor access to patient notes makes outsourcing risky, say doctors
"Ad hoc" sharing of patient information between public and private hospitals is putting patients at risk, warn doctors. Audio
The town that's boiled water for 10 years
It has been a decade since residents in a small Far North town were placed under a notice - and it's not a milestone anyone is celebrating. Audio
Eight babies born in UK using material from three people
A major medical breakthrough in the UK is giving hope to hundreds of women who are carriers of a genetic illness. Newcastle University Professor of Reproductive Biology Mary Herbert spoke to Ingrid… Audio
Tenth anniversary of Kāeo boil water notice
This month Kaeo is marking a ten-year anniversary. But it's not a milestone anyone's celebrating, because it's the 10th anniversary of the Far North town's boil-water notice. Reporter Peter de Graaf… Audio
Poor access to patient notes makes outsourcing risky: Doctors
Doctors warn ad hoc sharing of patient information between public and private hospitals is putting patients at risk, with the government push to outsource thousands more operations. Ruth Hill reports.
…Ministry of Health reviewing campylobacter data after scaremongering accusations
Food Safety is working with the Ministry of Health to understand what has caused the increase.
The Ministry of Health's alcohol problem
If you don't want to face the unpalatable truth about your boozing, the alcohol lobby is on your side.
Booze warnings on hold
If you don't want to face the unpalatable truth about your boozing, the alcohol lobby is on your side. Audio
Increase in cases of vomiting, diarrhoea since Nelson-Marlborough flooding
Health NZ was unable to confirm the number of cases or if they were linked to flood contamination.
Suddenly feeling older? That sounds about right...
Evidence is mounting that we age in bursts rather than gradually. Audio
Hospital patients' families asked to cover short staffing
The nurses' union says it's unacceptable for hospital managers to expect family members to take on the role of employed staff.
Sleep expert: Professor Russell Foster
Professor Russell Foster joins Jim to answer your questions about bad dreams and poor sleep. Audio
Call for wider consultation on memorial for patients' unmarked graves
Porirua's Pacific community wants more consultation on a memorial for more than 1800 former patients buried in unmarked graves.
Vigilance, not luck, helping NZ avoid widespread measles outbreak
But Kiwis are still reluctant to be vaccinated, since Covid.
