Health

Patients feel gaslit by their doctors, and there is little - if any - research being funded, critics say. Audio

Filling up on tasty stuff with the very low nutritional value doesn't serve our brains, researcher Julia Rucklidge tells Saturday Morning. Video, Audio

Heroin has been found in a white powder being sold as cocaine in the Auckland region.

Doctors warned that scaling down plans for the new hospital risked leaving it in a "clinically precarious state" - just two days before the government announced its cutbacks.

Analysis - RNZ's Phil Pennington digs into how a single costly project is a test case for what can go wrong in infrastructure project planning.

Before abortion was decriminalised in the late 1970s, about 20 women a year died from terminations gone wrong. Audio

Britain's parliament must decide on Friday whether to support assisted dying, following what is likely to be a heated debate and protests for and against outside.

Our alcohol sales laws need an overhaul, researchers say. Audio

Big Tech corporations on Friday hit out at a landmark Australian law that bans youths under the age of 16 from accessing social media, saying the law was "rushed" through parliament.

The health agency is urging people to get vaccinated against the disease.

The Health Minister wants to work more closely with the private sector to cut waiting lists - but insists that is not a step towards privatisation.

Shane Reti has taken a swipe at the National Public Health Service, saying it should be focused on prioritising serious public health issues.

A Healthy Homes Initiative review shows every dollar spent led to $5 in health savings in the following five years, fewer hospitalisations and less school absenteeism.

The Waitangi Tribunal has released the first part of its inquiry and found the Crown did not follow robust policy processes. Audio

UNAIDS says the critical issue for ending the AIDS pandemic in the Asia-Pacific region is the need to uphold human rights.