Health
Kiwis return from overseas weight surgery with life-threatening problems
Overweight patients are being targeted by medical tourism companies and often don't understand the risks, doctors say. Audio
Patients who have had weight-loss surgery overseas clogging system
A Waikato bariatric surgeon said patients going overseas for weight-loss surgery are returning with potentially life-threatening complications and clogging up an already overburdened public health… Audio
Why we need a broad spectrum influenza vaccine
With winter on its way in New Zealand, an immunologist is warning there could be higher levels of influenza going around in the months ahead, and is suggesting a broad... Audio
Viral head boy cancer survivor Jake Bailey, 10 years on
Bailey is now the author of 'The Comeback Code'. Audio
Super genes: what are they and do we really need them?
Senior Lecturer Dr Sarah Flanagan is trying to understand super genes and if they are necessary to the future of a species. Audio
Is private healthcare the answer to public funding woes, or making it worse?
The burgeoning private healthcare industry claims its current building boom will "take pressure off the public system". Audio
Number accessing mental health and addiction care declines: Data
New data from the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission shows the number of people accessing specialist mental health and addiction care is declining. Chief executive of the Commission Karen Orsborn… Audio
Chch ED struggling to cope with influx of patients
Christchurch Hospital's emergency department is asking people to stay away unless they have life threatening condition, as it struggles to cope with an influx of patients. Health NZ Te Wai Pounamu… Audio
Healthcare now Kiwi's second-biggest concern
A Consumer survey has found an increase in anxiety about the system's ability to meet demand, and concerns about the affordability and quality of services.
Private healthcare industry in building boom
The burgeoning private healthcare industry claims its current building boom will take pressure off the public system. Ruth Hill reports. Audio
Is NZ's health leadership in crisis?
New Health Minister Simeon Brown is presiding over a list of resignations from high-ranking health officials that some say is a "bloodbath". What's going on?
When Caroline Crampton Realised She Was a Hypochondriac
Caroline Crampton resisted the idea that she was a hypochondriac, but now she's written an entire book on the history of the condition. Audio
NZ's health leadership crisis
New health minister Simeon Brown is presiding over a list of resignations from high-ranking health officials. Audio
'Massive body count' in health due to targets falling short - Labour
New reports show emergency department wait times are suffering, particularly in Auckland.
The science of hair restoration
Dr Garsing Wong joins Emile Donovan to explain how hair transplants work, and the changing social attitudes to them. Audio, Gallery
Patients asked to go elsewhere unless it's 'life-threatening'
Christchurch Hospital's Emergency Department (ED) is asking people to seek medical treatment elsewhere - unless it's life-threatening - as it struggles to cope with an influx of patients.
Disabled man failed by support services after assault - HDC
The man's mother, who is his welfare guardian, made two complaints to the HDC about care he had received.
Family wrongly advised criteria for assisted dying would not be met
The man was at the end of a progressive, debilitating neurological disease, and was assessed to not be expected to survive beyond four months.
Feature interview: why we justify stupid stuff
Everyone makes mistakes. Admitting them, that's another story. Audio
Man left with one lung after surgeon makes 'major error in judgement'
A doctor breached three codes after a botched surgery resulted in a man being left with one lung, a new report says.
