Ruth Hill

The number has jumped, since Whakatāne Hospital lost its obstetric services in January.

Patients are worried about rise of corporate-owned GP clinics, but they say judge us 'on the outcomes'.

There were audible cries of disbelief during Simeon Brown's speech to senior doctors today. Audio

More than 200 women made the journey in the past year - a third of them emergency transfers - amid a shortage of obstetricians. Audio

An industry group says there's a risk of some communities will lose doctors unless more is done to improve their financial viability. Audio

People with eating disorders stuck in medical wards for weeks are not getting the treatment they need - and are taking up beds desperately needed by other patients.

The number of long-term ACC claimants with a traumatic brain injury who lost their weekly compensation payments has soared. Audio

Jeremy McMinn says the situation is dire and when he returns to work on Thursday, he will be working for a 48-hour stretch covering three other missing doctors.

But the Health Minister has criticised striking doctors and left a message at this office. Audio

With doctors poised to strike, arbitration could be the circuit-breaker needed to end the impasse. Audio

The union says a forced settlement will only make doctors "more angry" ahead of the planned 48-hour strike. Audio

Health NZ will have to prove the senior doctors' union has "breached good faith" in order for the ERA to overrule the bargaining process. Audio

Dozens of delelates at the Nurses Organisation annual conference turned their backs on Simeon Brown during his speech.

The man says he's been struggling with serious mental health issues but ACC says there's no evidence they were were caused by his physical injuries.

An Australian study found a father's passive smoke exposure as a child associated with 56 percent higher odds of below-average lung function in his children over their lifespan.

The Ministry of Health was using old data and including GST to make 'misleading' health spending claims, a new report has found.

They say there's no guarantee the government will release funding for hospices, even if the new pay equity claims are successful. Audio

But the minister maintains binding arbitration could be the circuit breaker needed.

But Health Minister Simeon Brown insists the bill does not restrict workers from raising safety concerns.

Health NZ says it is about creating more "flexible" job options - but the country's biggest nurses' union accuses it of cost-cutting and "gaming the numbers". Audio

Fortunately, New Zealand now has the capacity to develop home-grown vaccines, through the mRNA Platform, which has received $70m in government funding. Audio

新冠对于老年及慢性病人群仍然存在致命风险，专家表示人类对新冠的长期影响尚不明确。

Some experts say it could put the population at risk. Audio

The intensive, four-day, 'circuit-breaker' type treatment for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is having phenomenal results internationally. Audio

A child who spent months in a psychiatric hospital for severe obsessive compulsive disorder was sent home with just one hour of therapy a week.