Health
Fiji HIV report recommends setting up safe needle program
Interview participants say sterile needles and syringes are a scarce commodity in Suva.
Australian state parliament reconvenes to push through stricter gun laws
It comes after the Bondi mass shooting that claimed 15 lives, including a child.
Health workers should accept proposed agreement - union
The recommendation is designed to give PSA members "a clear view that we consider this is the best deal we can achieve now", says the PSA.
'Serious concerns' after cheese dumped at landfill, taken and re-sold
New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS) is warning people in the Waikato to be careful of their cheese, after some was taken from Putaruru Landfill and re-sold.
NZ Crohn's disease researchers get $2.4 million funding boost
An US charity has funded a New Zealand led research project looking to develop a Covid-style test for Crohn's disease.
Doctors delay surgery for patients on drugs like Ozempic over increased risk
President of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists says the drugs slowed digestion, which could potentially increase the risk of pulmonary aspiration during surgery.
Nitrous can help treat depression, but it's still not safe 'in the wild'
Controlled doses of nitrous oxide can lift depression, a study has found.
Laughing gas can offer immediate relief from depression
A new British study has found that controlled doses of laughing gas can quickly act to give relief from depression. Audio
Helping hands: Could robots solve aged-care crisis?
New Zealand faces a healthcare worker shortage, but London-based robot designer Rich Walker talks about creating robot carers to fill some of those gaps. Audio
'A breach of good faith': Nurses say Health NZ settlement delays could cost them
Nurses Organisation chief executive Paul Goulter said his members were rightly aggrieved that their employer spent $538m less than budgeted on personnel in the last financial year.
Why people with dementia can be so moved by music
Researchers are looking into why patients can still have a powerful response to music even as their memory fades.
Why does time seem to go so fast?
Hinze Hogendoorn is a Professor in Visual Time Perception at the Queensland University of Technology and he joins Emile Donovan.. Audio
$538 million unspent in health budget, hospitals still asked to save millions
The "underspend" was due in part to unfilled vacancies and the fact Health NZ has yet to settle collective contract disputes. Audio
'Unnecessary' delays for vital lab tests as samples sent across country
National Secretary for Apex, Deborah Powell told Checkpoint it is not uncommon for samples to get stuck somewhere that they shouldn't. Audio
Pushed-back deadlines for owed holiday pay frustrate couple
A retired Waikato couple who worked at Hamilton's hospital for more than six decades between them face a lengthy wait for tens of thousands of dollars. Audio
The Panel with Andrew Clay and Denise L'Estrange-Corbet, Part 2
In part two, New Zealand's Yoga Teacher of the Year, Hamish Kenworthy, celebrates the rising popularity of the practice. Audio
Health workers frustrated at 'underspend' as contract disputes continue
Frustrated health workers are questioning why hospitals and health services are being asked to find another five hundred million dollars in "efficiency savings" out of this year's budget, while half a… Audio
Vital lab tests facing 'unnecessary' delays as samples sent across country
Vital lab tests for Gisborne patients are facing unnecessary delays as samples are flown or driven hundreds of kilometres across the country for analysis, according to one union. Apex represents… Audio
Health workers waiting for millions in holiday pay
A retired Waikato couple who worked for Hamilton's hospital for over six decades between them are facing a lengthy wait for tens of thousands of dollars of holiday pay. Errors in calculating holiday… Audio
Some urgent care clinics extend hours
The changes are a result of the government's national after hours framework, Minister of Health Simeon Brown says.
