Health
Meeting on Whangārei water fluoridation rescheduled as public
A Whangārei District Council meeting to discuss a legal challenge against fluoridation will now take place next week in public.
Local legends key to charity hospital's success
Pressure on the healthcare system has been adding a lot of stress to people's lives lately, but one bright spot is the opening of the Southern Charity Hospital in Invercargill. You may recall the… Audio
More taxpayer funded surgery in private hospitals - pros & cons
The government wants private hospitals to do more elective surgery - will this help ease pressure on the public system, or undermine it? Audio
Whangārei councillors called to meeting over anti-fluoridation
Councillors in Whangārei have been called to a confidential meeting on Tuesday to discuss the ramifications of refusing to fluoridate the city's water supply. Felix Walton has more. Audio
Deadly disease lurks in dirty spas
Te Whatu Ora is encouraging all spa pool owners to regularly clean and maintain their pools in response to a spike in a potentially deadly disease. Public Health Medicine Specialist Dr Matt Reid spoke… Audio
Cancer patients have to boil own hot water in hospital ward
A cancer patient who had a transplant at Auckland City Hospital last year had to boil water in a kettle and use a disposable vomit bowl because there was no running hot water. Audio
Patients boil own water at Auckland Hospital amid hot water issues
A seriously ill cancer patient at Auckland City Hospital had to boil water in a kettle and use a disposable vomit bowl to wash because the ward had no running hot water. Reporter Lucy Xia has more. Audio
Whangārei considers cost of refusing fluoridation
Whangārei councillors will meet behind closed doors today to discuss the legal ramifications of refusing to fluoridate the city's water.
How Brain Science Has Changed For Sir Richard Faull
Kim chats with neuroscientist Sir Richard Faull about the wonders of the human brain and the work being done to unlock its secrets. Audio
Bowel cancer screening changes 'driven by ideology, not facts'
The government is being accused of sacrificing peoples' lives for ideology by delaying bowel cancer screening for Māori and Pacific people from 50 to 58. Audio
Patients accuse Pharmac of 'cruelty' and lacking respect
The agency has come under mounting scrutiny in the the last year.
Man dies of sepsis after delays in treatment at Auckland hospital
His daughter was told "he would come right".
Jump in legionnaires' disease cases linked to spa pools
There were 10 cases of legionnaires' disease in the year to March, triple what it was the year before.
Man who lost lung in botched surgery wants transplant
Cancer patient Ian Tollemache had the wrong part of his lung cut out by a surgeon. Audio
Push to set up national brain tumour register
Brain cancer is the biggest cancer killer of people under 40 but in New Zealand there's no register to keep track of the deadly disease. Natalie Akoorie reports on the push to set up a national brain… Audio
Cancer patient lives in pain after wrong part of lung removed
A cancer patient has been living with excruciating pain for five years, after a surgeon removed the wrong lung, leaving him with inoperable cancer in the remaining one. Ian Tollemache talks… Audio
Can insoles sort your sore feet?
An Auckland study into insoles aims to bring relief to sufferers of pain in feet and throughout the body. Audio
Mental health service displays fitting collection of artworks
A mental health service is livening up its space with art by people who understand mental health challenges.
Whangārei District Council to hold sudden closed-door fluoridation meeting
Whangārei is the only district council in New Zealand refusing to fluoridate among 14 nationwide.
Can insoles sort your sore feet?
AUT Professor Patria Hume discusses the merits of wearing insoles, particularly for people suffering plantar fasciitis. Audio
