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Thousands of cancer patients missing out on radiation therapy
Many cancer patients who could benefit from life-saving radiation are not receiving it, radiologists say.
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Six new songs you should listen to this week
Homegrown guitar fuzz, classic New York hip-hop beats, dancehall riddims from France, and noisy Nashville country-rock are a few of the sounds you’ll hear on Song Crush this week. Video, Audio
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Tasering of Auckland man who broke ankle unlawful - IPCA
The police watchdog has found an officer unlawfully tasered an Auckland man who broke his ankle jumping off a balcony to escape arrest.
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Blair Vining farewelled with three-hour celebration
More than a thousand people packed into Stadium Southland on Wednesday to hear Blair Vining deliver his own eulogy.
The cancer care advocate, who died last Friday, was farewelled in Invercargill by a… Video, Audio
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Hundreds turn out to Blair Vining memorial service
Hundreds of people wearing the jerseys of their favourite rugby teams turned out for the memorial service of cancer care advocate Blair Vining today.
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The evolution of climate change media coverage
Visiting Canadian professor Robert Hackett is currently in the country as a short-term Visiting Canterbury Fellow at the University of Canterbury's Erskine program. He is an expert on media coverage… Audio
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Should hypnosis be used to convict criminals?
US law enforcement has been using 'forensic hypnosis' for decades to help solve crimes and also send people to death row, despite claims that it is nothing more than junk science. Dr. David Spiegel… Audio
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Oncologist Chris Jackson remembers his friend Blair Vining
Audio 11 Oct 2019An Oncologist says New Zealand owes Southland man Blair Vining a debt of gratitude for the precious time he spent campaigning for a better health system.
Blair died on Friday morning. The father of… Video, Audio
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Cancer care campaigner Blair Vining dies
The campaigner for better care for cancer patients, Blair Vining, has died aged 39.
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Business briefs
Medical screening technology company TruScreen sees opportunity in a call to action on cervical cancer from the World Health Organisation. Audio
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Today's sport news: what you need to know
In today's sports news - Ma'a Nonu heading away, Manly forward injured while drinking, China postpones another basketball event and Australian cricketers break record.
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Senior doctors 'cannot assure safety' due to building delays
Frustrated senior doctors have complained to their district health board bosses and others about poor vital facilities at Palmerston North Hospital.
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'He was a very happy young man' - stepfather of student whose body lay undiscovered for weeks
The stepfather of a Canterbury University student whose body lay undiscovered at a hall of residence for weeks says he put the lack of contact during that time down to his son's busy student… Video, Audio
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'They had a duty of care' - dead student undiscovered for weeks at Canterbury University accommodation
The stepfather of a University of Canterbury student who was dead for weeks before he was found in his halls of residence says the accommodation provider sent him an overdue bill while his son's body… Video, Audio
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WHO's 5-year plan to target obesity, smoking and superbugs
Health ministers from across the Asia Pacific region have agreed on a new set of health priorities to make the Western Pacific a healthier, safer region. Audio
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Cancer patients to benefit from new Pharmac funded drugs
Cancer patient advocates are welcoming Pharmac's decision to pay for two new drugs but say New Zealand is still way behind the rest of the world in access to life-saving medicine.
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Cancer patient advocates hope funding decision just the start
Cancer patient advocates are hoping Pharmac's decision to pay for two new drugs for breast cancer and lung cancer signals more funding to come. From December, the government's drug-buying agency will… Audio
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Women denied treatment for gynaecological conditions
Women are being turned away from Tauranga and Christchurch hospitals for treatment for "non-urgent" gynaecological conditions, as a clearer picture emerges of nationwide shortfalls in women's health…
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Some hospitals only treating 'urgent' gynaecological conditions
A clearer picture of shortfalls in women's health care is emerging, with more hospitals admitting they won't treat gynaecological conditions unless they are considered urgent. Women in Counties… Audio
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Pharmac confirms funding for three new drugs
The government's drug-buying agency Pharmac has confirmed it will fund three new drugs for breast cancer, lung cancer and multiple sclerosis from 1 December.
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Call for more women to donate eggs
A breast cancer survivor is calling for more women to consider donating their eggs.
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Cancer danger highlighted on 'No Betel Nut Day'
To combat the damage caused by chewing betel nut, a Papua New Guinea NGO is running No Betel Nut Day today. Audio
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NZ injects funds to improve access to medicines in Polynesia
New Zealand's government is hoping an injection of more then $US5 million will help improve access to essential medicines in Polynesian countries.
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Sceptics aim to shut down NZ tour by spiritual healer
A group aiming to stop a national tour by a New Zealand-based "psychic" is challenging the ethics of the host venues. Video
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Pike River families to go 170 metres into mine drift
The Pike River families are set to go 170 metres into the mine drift - further than they have previously been able to go since the disaster. Audio
