Karen Brown

Senior doctors in the South Island say the Southern District Health Board's obsession with reducing its deficit has created a toxic atmosphere for staff. Audio

A senior doctor at the Southern DHB says tight funding is an unwelcome constant preoccupation for staff. Audio

The new Health Minister, Jonathan Coleman, is signalling a higher profile for efforts to combat obesity under his watch. Audio

A row has erupted between senior doctors and health chiefs in the lower North Island over a major rejig of vital medical testing services. Audio

Doctors say the painkiller paracetamol has an excellent safety record and women should not be worried about taking it during pregnancy if they need to. Audio

The union representing a small but important group of health workers says more pay is needed to stop them leaving the country. Audio

Nurses grilled politicians today about increasing belt-tightening in health, rising stress and a lack of jobs for graduate nurses. Audio

A leading medical specialist is confident a vaccine for rheumatic fever will be ready to test on patients within three years. Audio

A beauty therapist who burned a customer so badly she now has permanent scars on her face has been ordered to apologise and retrain. Audio

The woman leading the fight for better pay for looking after elderly people in their own home can't quite believe what's happened after winning a deal today. Audio

With the election just two weeks away, GP fees are emerging as an issue for voters. Audio

An anaesthetic technician shot up a morphine-like drug in a hospital toilet before going back into the operating theatre where she fell off her stool. Audio

An elderly man was given palliative care rather than further treatment at Dunedin Hospital because doctors hadn't checked an x-ray and didn't realise what was actually wrong. Audio

A visiting international expert on health systems says GP fees are bad for people's health and for the economy. Audio

The public health watchdog says major failures by the Whanganui District Health Board delayed a patient's cancer diagnosis until it was too late. Audio

Radio New Zealand's  Education, Health and Economics correspondents consider election policies and inequality Audio

Medical researchers say cancer survival in this country is lagging far behind Australia, and it's costing hundreds of lives each year. Audio

Multiple sclerosis patients were stunned today at long-awaited news that Pharmac may soon fund better drug treatments for the disease. Audio

Hundreds of patients with multiple sclerosis are set to receive faster access to new drugs that work better than their current ones. Audio

A long international search for a new head of the Health Ministry is to be further delayed, until after the election. The State Services Commission began advertising for a new Director-General of… Audio