Stories by Karen Brown

New Zealand has one of the highest rates of bowel cancer in the world, but health officials are hopeful additional screening will help reduce deaths.

American researchers have discovered that close to half of all Samoans have a gene that increases their risk of becoming obese.

The Electoral Commission is warning that tens of thousands of people may lose the chance to vote in the upcoming local elections.

The public should get more data on surgery results - but the focus should be on teams, not individuals, a leading health quality expert says. Audio

As many as 40 percent of Māori and Pacific people with bowel cancer only discover they have the disease when they need emergency hospital care.