Meningitis
Dr Bryan Betty details severity of meningitis
There's a push to increase the awareness of the speed and severity of Meningitis. Two university students are among four confirmed cases of the meningococcal disease in the Canterbury region this… Video, Audio
'Make her death mean something': Rushtons deliver impassioned plea to Select Committee
A couple who lost their daughter to meningococcal disease have appealed to the Health Select Committee to provide a free meningococcal vaccine programme for all secondary students.
Concerns we're not protected enough against meningococcal disease as we open borders up
Concern is growing that we could be facing a public health crisis if the rates for meningococcal disease don't increase rapidly. Meningitis Foundation is Andrea Brady talks to Jesse about their fears… Audio
Petition to fund meningitis vaccine delivered to Parliament
The parents of a teenager who died suddenly from meningitis have delivered a petition to MPs, pleading for the government to fund vaccines against the disease.
Currently, just one vaccine is… Audio
Hidden plight: One in six Kiwis affected by hearing loss
In New Zealand, hearing loss is already an issue affecting almost one in six Kiwis, and a sense of stigma can delay people from getting help. Clinical audiologist Karen Pullar joins the show to… Audio
Meningococcal disease cases on the rise in NZ
New figures out today show a steady increase in cases of meningococcal disease in New Zealand since 2014, including those of group W, the strain responsible for the outbreak in Northland. Professor… Audio
Meningitis victim’s nana wants vaccines for all NZers
The grandmother of Bernard Alefaio, an Auckland boy who died from meningitis, says the free, targeted immunisation programme being rolled-out in Northland doesn't go nearly far enough. Video, Audio
Parents want MenW vaccines for kids, but supplies are dry
Family doctors have run out of supplies of a meningitis vaccine amid rising worry about the nasty meningococcal W strain in Northland. Health Correspondent Karen Brown reports. Audio
Do we really have a broken health system?
Dr Lance O'Sullivan has doubled down on his disgusted comments about the health system yesterday, following an outbreak of a new meningitis strain in Northland. The president-elect of the Royal New… Audio
Lance O’Sullivan: NZ health system is ‘f*****’
Former New Zealander of the Year, Dr Lance O'Sullivan, says he will quit medicine in two years if the "f*****" health system doesn't change. He tells Lisa Owen incompetent doctors are harming people.
…Health ministry moves to quash new meningitis outbreak
A new strain of meningococcal virus has killed six people in the past year, three of them in Northland. That's led the government to introduce a new vaccination programme for people in that area. But… Audio
Possible meningitis death investigated
The Auckland Regional Public Health Service is investigating a possible death from meningitis.
Wanaka student in hospital with meningitis
A 17-year-old Wanaka student is in a serious but stable condition after being admitted to hospital with meningococcal disease.
Students warned over Wellington meningitis case
Health authorities in Wellington are trying to track down anyone who may have had close contact with a university student who developed meningitis.
Family left stunned by student's sudden death
Twenty-one friends and associates of a Dunedin student who died suddenly of meningitis have been offered preventative antibiotics. Audio
Headache the only sign before woman died of meningitis
Public health officials in Dunedin have been contacting 21 friends and associates of 20-year-old Brittany Arthur, who died suddenly of meningitis on Saturday. Audio
Meningitis even took baby's smile
A missed meningitis diagnosis stole baby William Burton's eyesight, speech and movement. It breaks his mother's heart that it also stole her son's smile.
Family launches campaign after doctors missed meningitis
And Derek Burton joins us. Audio
Wgtn Hospital criticised for a failure to diagnose meningitis
A family is warning about the dangers of meningitis after doctors failed to recognise it in their baby son leaving him brain-damaged, blind and deaf. Audio
Mass vaccinations against meningitis in Northland
A mass vaccination programme begins in Northland this week, to protect young people from an outbreak of meningococcal 'C'. Audio