The Government has announced a $180 million package to expand publicly funded healthcare across the Otago Central Lakes, in a move local advocates say is long overdue but will need…
A new University of Auckland review of 58 international studies has found that 81 percent of them link higher or problematic screen use in children with weaker attention, planning and…
Auckland Hospital’s dialysis service is running at 150 percent capacity, with some patients now finishing their life-sustaining treatment as late as 11pm three nights a week, according to a new…
From today, every new tap, valve, fitting and water heater installed in a New Zealand home, school, office or hospital must be certified lead-free if it touches drinking water —…
Hato Hone St John has unveiled New Zealand’s first custom-built paediatric ambulance, a purpose-designed vehicle that will begin shuttling critically ill and injured children between hospitals from next week. Based…
The fourth and final phase of the Mental Health Response Change Programme has been delayed indefinitely. A mental health worker has been assaulted, three emergency calls went unanswered, and the…
Thousands more gay and bisexual men will be able to roll up their sleeves and give blood from Monday, when the New Zealand Blood Service moves away from the long-standing…
About 140 community and district nurses employed by Access Community Health have ratified a new two-year collective agreement, winning a six per cent pay increase after six months of bargaining…
Stewart Island, known to Māori as Rakiura, is one of New Zealand’s most remote and beloved communities. Its 480 or so residents share their island with kiwi, dotterel, and some…
A Palmerston North GP is raising the alarm over what she describes as a “dire shortage” of specialist staff in the city’s hospital gastroenterology department, warning that patients with serious…
A survey of palliative care doctors in New Zealand and Australia has found overwhelming support for more research into psychedelic medicines for patients facing terminal illness, adding weight to growing…
A new study published in the New Zealand Medical Journal is bringing renewed attention to the complexities of chronic temporomandibular disorder (cTMD), a condition that causes persistent pain in the…
New Zealand’s dental sector is experiencing a period of significant change and advancement, driven by technological innovations and an increasing emphasis on accessible dental care. While these developments promise enhanced…