Healthcare

A nursing student on the cusp of graduating says she's taking up a job in event management because the prospect of working in the field she studied is too grim.

Student nurses spoken to by Checkpoint… Audio

Some overseas-trained nurses are using their New Zealand registration to leapfrog straight into a job in Australia.

Meanwhile, health recruiters say Australia and Britain are getting increasingly… Audio

There's growing concern for the mental health and wellbeing of doctors and medical specialists navigating a stressed health sector. In an editorial published in the NZ Medical Journal today, burnout… Audio

Businessman and entrepreneur Ian McCrae founded Orion Health three decades ago, but after 30 years at the helm he's appointed a new CEO - his son in law Brad Porter. Ian McCrae remains an Executive… Audio

The biggest change to our health system in two decades kick-in today with the establishment of Health New Zealand and the Maori Health Authority.  Audio

A top doctor is warning that long waits in over-run emergency departments this winter could result in increased illness, injury and death. Cases of influenza and Covid-19 are already putting pressure… Audio

Surgeries around the country have been called off and appointments cancelled as tired and frustrated allied health workers strike for fair pay.

Allied health workers include the health staff who are… Video, Audio

How will decisions made about Covid-19, climate change, housing and an ageing population play out 40 years from now? The Treasury is making predictions and wants the public to weigh in.  Audio

The healthcare system has been labeled 'unacceptably racist', with Pasifika suffering the worst health inequities.

That's according to a new report by the Health Quality & Safety Commission.

As RNZ… Audio

Ron talks to Kathryn about some developments on the Donald Trump front. Ron Elving is Senior Editor and Correspondent on the Washington Desk for NPR News. Audio

Thirty thousand nurses will take part in an eight hour strike having overwhelmingly rejected district health boards' latest offer on pay and conditions. Audio

Lisa Fletcher moved to Kathmandu with her husband, Leighton, and their children, Annabel and Elliot, in 2019. Eight months later the pandemic struck, and now Nepal, like India, is in the midst of a… Audio

Osteoarthritis is becoming increasingly common in New Zealand due to many factors - including our escalating rates of obesity.  Audio

Lingering symptoms such as crippling fatigue, "brain fog", breathlessness, heart palpitations, chest pain and aching muscles or joints are a grim reality for a subset of people infected with Covid-19… Audio

Cyber crime is continuing to rise. Last year, the government received 5712 reports of cyber incidents which cost mostly small businesses $14.2 million. NZ Tech chief Graeme Muller offers the top three… Audio

New Zealand professor Gary McLean is an international authority on coronaviruses. He remains confident there will be a universal vaccine for Covid-19 before long, though he warns it may need to be… Audio

Two studies have documented the effects of inequity and racism in our healthcare system.  Audio

Gary McLean is a professor in molecular immunology at London Metropolitan University who specialises in infectious diseases, immunology and antibody engineering. He joins the show to look at the big… Audio

A study out of Stony Brook University has found cognitive ageing starts earlier than expected. That's the bad news. The good news is that it looks like this process can be prevented - or even reversed… Audio