Health
Working long hours? It could be altering your brain
New research has found "significant changes" in the brains of people who were overworking.
Violence normalised across emergency departments, doctors warn
Daily abuse and assaults are putting patients at risk and pushing ED staff to quit, with doctors calling for 24/7 trained security in every hospital. Audio
Doctors will quit if operations outsourced, radiologist says
Private hospitals are being tasked with clearing 20,000 simple cases for the public system. Audio
NZ lowest ranked for child mental health in UNICEF report
A new report card from UNICEF has New Zealand as the lowest ranking country for child mental health - 36th out of 36 countries the analysed. UNICEF Aotearoa's Tania Sawicki Mead spoke to Ingrid… Audio
Senior doctor on govt plans to outsource surgeries to private hospitals
A senior doctor from Auckland Hospital is now warning that more doctors will burnout and leave if thousands of easy operations are outsourced to private hospitals to cut waitlists. Radiologist Colleen… Audio
Violence 'normalised' in ED departments: Survey
Top emergency department doctors say violence is being normalised in understaffed EDs, forcing experienced staff to quit. Ruth Hill reports. Audio
Council to step up investigation into source of asbestos found on East Auckland beaches
Despite regular clean-ups, the material has washed ashore on Auckland's eastern coastline for years, particularly after severe storms.
The restorative powers of winter ocean swimming
It is getting colder but the cold does not dissuade people who swear by the restorative powers of open ocean swimming.
And hey, it might just work for you.
Simon Olliver is the president of the… Audio
Asbestos warning for East Auckland beaches
Auckland Council is warning that fragments of asbestos-containing material have been found at Glendowie, Karaka Bays and towards Panmure.
Hundreds of blood samples mislaid by courier company
Samples couriered between Auckland and Wellington have been mislaid twice, according to union representing lab workers. Audio
Allegations hundreds Awanui blood tests missing in transit
Thousands of lab tests are being sent from Auckland to wellington for analysis after an equipment failure at the private lab operator Awanui. There are allegations some of the samples went missing. An… Audio
First signs of life at Dunedin hospital site
"It's hellishly slow," a former head of the emergency department says of any progress at the site.
Warnings about surgery outsourcing blanked out by minister's office
Simeon Brown was told of serious risks in outsourcing surgeries to private hospitals, but his office withheld most of the information. Audio
Flu season arrives
Influenza season is upon us and an expert in contagious diseases says it's a good time to book your booster shots. Epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Health Minister warned over plans to outsource surgeries
The Health Minister has been warned of a large number of serious risks to his plans to outsource surgery to private hospitals to cut public waitlists. Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Government axes vulnerable patient helpers
From July there will be no more money to pay some 130 healthcare guides across the country.
The future of cancer treatments
CAR T-cell therapy is giving hope to cancer patients around the world. While not currently available in New Zealand, a clinical trial is underway at Wellington's Malaghan Institute. Audio
Health NZ to outsource thousands of cases to private hospitals
And it also plans to ask surgeons to work longer hours in a bid to cut the waitlist. Audio
Timeline for measles case confirmed by Health NZ
Measles symptoms usually started within 10 to 14 days of being exposed to the virus.
