Health
GPs 'left in dark' over bowel cancer test results
Bowel Cancer awareness advocates say GPs are being left in the dark, because screening programme results are too simplistic.
'The Beautiful Brain': head injuries and sport
'The Beautiful Brain' (Audible) is a series about the brain and how it gets affected by the sports we play. The show focusses on the degenerative brain condition called CTE (short for chronic… Audio
Incomplete bowel cancer screening results may not be legal - experts
Keeping the full results of the bowel cancer screening programme from patients could be illegal, a group of bowel cancer experts is warning. Audio
Southern DHB CEO: Maternity services ‘improved’ and ‘enhanced’
Southern DHB CEO Chris Fleming says the DHB has conducted an extensive review into its maternity model but cannot offer 24/7 primary birthing units throughout the region. He told Lisa Owen the… Video, Audio
Southern DHB playing ‘Russian roulette’ with lives – midwife
A baby was born in a car park outside Lumsden Maternity Centre last night, sparking fresh calls for better maternity services in the area.
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Claims bowel cancer screening tests may be misleading and illegal
Several bowel cancer specialists have sent a letter to the New Zealand Medical Journal, concerned that the way patients in the bowel screening programme get their results could be getting misleading.
…Facebook patient advocacy group fighting Pharmac funding
Returning to our series where over the past week we've spoken to more than a dozen patients suffering from diseases and illnesses where the drugs are not funded by Pharmac. Pharmac has repeatedly… Audio
Life or Death under Pharmac - Part Five
Over the past week we've shared the stories of a dozen people who want to see life extending or life saving drugs funded by Pharmac. On the final day of our series, Life or Death Under Pharmac, we… Audio
Long road to recovery for those injured in Christchurch mosque attacks
Ahmed Iqbal Jahangir spent eight weeks in hospital recovering from gunshot wounds he sustained in the Christchurch mosque shootings. In this video interview, he shares his story of the attack, his… Video, Audio
'Are they waiting for a fatality?' - union on fourth guard assault
Another Waikato Hospital security guard has been attacked and left with a suspected broken nose, a union says, in the fourth such attack on Allied guards since Christmas.
More options needed for offenders with mental health issues - lawyer
A lawyer says more options are needed to deal with offenders with mental health issues after a defendant with obsessive-compulsive disorder was jailed for abusing her mother. Audio
Shifting to plant-based - can New Zealand go flexi?
How is New Zealand placed to deal with the food production challenges posed by climate change and a growing population? Audio
Thousands of meningococcal vaccine doses wasted
Up to $50,000 worth of meningococcal vaccine might be wasted after fewer takers of the emergency vaccination in Northland has led to a surplus.
Lawyer urges more sentence options for mentally ill offenders
A lawyer is calling for a wider scope for dealing with offenders with mental health problems after a defendant howled through sentencing on Wednesday.
Anita Dorothy Cumming was jailed for a year for… Audio
Builder suffers brain damage after receiving pain relief
A Dargaville woman is demanding answers after her husband went into hospital for pain relief and came out with brain damage.
NZ euthanasia activist sentenced in South Africa
A New Zealand euthanasia activist has been sentenced to three-years house arrest in South Africa for helping three people kill themselves.
Sean Davison spent five months under house arrest in New… Audio
Sent to hospital for pain relief, sent home with brain damage
A Dargaville woman is demanding answers after her husband went into hospital for pain relief and came out with brain damage.
Kylie Flood is asking the Health and Disability Commissioner to… Audio
Thousands of meningitis vaccines not used in Northland
At least 8,000 doses of a meningococcal vaccine are left over from an emergency vaccination campaign in Northland.
The National Party is accusing the government of betraying Northlanders over the… Audio
Life or Death under Pharmac - Part Four
In part 4 our series: Life or Death under Pharmac we hear from more New Zealanders pleading for Pharmac to fund medications they desperately need. Today we hear from Brendan McKellar, who has Multiple… Audio
'It's a miracle ... finally I've got a home and I'm very happy'
A family of six, including a sick baby, who have been living in a one-bedroom house - despite medical advice the accommodation was unsuitable - have moved into a state house. Lisa Owen and cameraman… Video, Audio