Karen Brown

The Government is promising earlier detection and treatment of cancer in future, including for bowel cancer, in a plan some say is short on detail. Audio

An unnamed doctor has been found at fault in the case of an elderly man who died from a drug overdose. Audio

A leading expert in rheumatic fever says a government plan to shift funding and responsibility for preventing the disease to health boards is deeply worrying. Audio

Inadequate hospital checks are being blamed for an elderly man with dementia walking out of hospital and wandering west Auckland streets for hours. Audio

Health Benefits Limited is to be wound down, but its controversial cost-saving work at district health boards will continue. Audio

An immunisation expert says vaccinating pregnant women and young girls needs to be a focus now childhood immunisation rates are on the rise. Audio

Medical specialists say there is a critical shortage of doctors trained in end-of-life care, and it's set to get even worse. Audio

The Government says it's going ahead with contentious cost-savings plans involving district health boards but will consult them first. Audio

Health officials have told the Government a national screening programme for bowel cancer needs to be phased in, as hospitals could struggle to cope with a national roll-out. Audio

From tomorrow a new antibiotic will be available in this country for people who have infections caused by multi-resistant bacteria, or superbugs. Audio

A doctor who left a part of a stapler in a patient's pelvis, with the part only being found eight days later, features among serious misadventures at public hospitals recently. Audio

Resthome workers - most of whom are women - have won a major ruling in a landmark case that could see them awarded equal pay with men. Audio

New Zealand doctors were given a firm reminder today they need to think very hard before declining to care for any patients with ebola. This follows confirmation from Middlemore Hospital that staff… Audio

Big changes in the way acute patients are admitted to Wellington Hospital are being credited with it hitting a government target for emergency department waiting times after years of trying. Audio

An international expert on end-of-life care says major changes are needed in the way those with dementia are cared for in resthomes. Audio

Family doctors and others say a plan to deliver health services closer to where people live in Otago and Southland is both needed and overdue. Audio

A new row has erupted today between doctors and the debt-plagued Southern District Health Board. Audio

The embattled Southern District Health Board says it's considering widespread changes to services to enable it to live within its means. Audio

Major hospitals have special units and the equipment ready to manage Ebola if it reaches New Zealand. Audio

For an outline of what New Zealand authorities are planning if an Ebola case was to be confirmed across the Tasman, we're joined by our health correspondent, Karen Brown. Audio