Health

Rural midwives have been finding themselves more and more stretched - on-call 24-7, and teamwork is key, one says.

The study highlighted that disparities were even more significant for Māori with mental health conditions.

The minister responsible for Pharmac is seeking answers after it stopped funding a brand of oestrogen patches that many women believe work best. Audio

Graduate nurses say they're looking to Australia for jobs, after only half of the latest cohort found roles at the national health agency. Audio

A cardiologist says a delay for lifesaving cardiac equipment at Dunedin Hospital could have fatal consequences, and the area's population requires more services, to avoid it happening again. Audio

The proposal brings the total number of redundancies at Te Whatu Ora to more than 2000.

The first phase of the inquiry into the Covid-19 response has delivered 39 recommendations. Here they are.

It comes after survivors and providers shared concerns about the limitations of the current regime that has been in place since 2014.

Nearly 4500 families stayed at the charity's houses around Aotearoa last year. Audio

Staff were waiting for Dunedin Hospital's catheterisation lab, where vital heart procedures are done, to be repaired.

Overlooked graduates may now head overseas even though that's not what they want, a union member says. Audio

Its hospital products, which included humidification products used in respiratory, acute and surgical care, revenue was up 21 percent from a year ago.

Epidemiologist Professor Tony Blakely has suggested mandates need to be used less widely, as he describes a "game of two halves" during the pandemic. Audio

Smart, beautiful and confident, Helen was a woman in complete control of her own life, until perimenopause plunged her into depression five years ago.

Plans to cut nearly 1500 jobs at Health NZ - Te Whatu Ora have been met with outrage by health sector leaders. Audio