Karen Brown

An estimated 190 New Zealanders have a bionic ear implant that's subject to a voluntary recall for unimplanted product because of failures. Audio

The first national survey on the role of doctors has been published. Audio

For the first time, medical students are to train alongside nurses, pharmacists and other health workers in a new kind of training programme based out of Whakatana and Gisborne hospitals. Audio

Within three years every New Zealander could have an electronic health record. Audio

Karen Brown looks at the possible shape of New Zealand's Health services in the decades to come. Audio

Cancer patients say major improvements are needed in the way cancer care is provided, and specialists agree. Audio

Fundamental changes to health are being demanded to help prepare the health system to meet the huge demands of the future. Audio

A new kind of health worker is being created in a bid to ease the growing pressures on family doctors and nurses. Audio

A different flu strain has overtaken swine flu for the first time in two years as the main cause of influenza this winter. Audio

Health authorities are warning parents that measles is likely to continue spreading throughout the country. Audio

There's a call for a radical rethink of the way maternity care is delivered, in particular to teenage mothers . A hard hitting report has found the deaths of 98 unborn and newborn babies in 2009 were… Audio

Many Christchurch family doctors have lost a sizeable number of their enrolled patients since the February quake, putting their businesses under pressure. Audio

Quake-damaged Christchurch Hospital says it is coping with the demands of winter so far, but not by much. Audio

An inquiry starts today into whether a horse tranquiliser which is also used as a general anaesthetic has been given to vulnerable mental health patients without their consent. Audio

Doctors are calling for more action to combat the serious health disparities caused by poverty and other problems. Audio

Parts of Dunedin Hospital are crumbling, and many patients get a "very poor service." Audio

Quake-devastated Canterbury estimates it will need to find an extra 13 hundred rest home beds in the next nine years. Audio

Basic anatomy is a bit of a mystery to many medical students, according to a survey published today. Audio

The Government is being warned it can't afford to relax over improving immunisation rates, and more hard work is needed. Audio

Medical device manufacturers say they fear they'll face extra red tape and costs once a new trans-tasman regulator is set up. Audio