Health NZ contract cuts put 1200 Auckland home-support worker jobs at risk
“If they now have a stranger coming into their home, it’s a major, major impact on people,” he…
Barrister says maternity leave battle added to neonatal intensive care unit stress
She said she filed another memorandum, including a letter from her midwife confirming her baby had no imminent…
What Lee Health patients with United should do before Jan. 1
What Lee Health patients with UnitedHealthcare insurance need to do before Jan. 1 FORT MYERS, Fla. — Thousands…
NOW’s testing of vitamin C gummies on Amazon returns ‘deeply disappointing results’
This is NOW’s 24th round of product policing since it initiated its testing program in 2017 to evaluate…
Belga Share – NIPT test can predict risk of pregnancy complications in autoimmune disease
Women with conditions such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, or Crohn’s disease have an increased risk of preterm…
Regional emergency departments are overcrowded and risking patient safety, doctors say
Victoria’s most dysfunctional and dangerous emergency departments are in regional areas, health department data shows. The quarterly statistics…
Napier mum of quads finds love again, remarries after losing husband
The couple with their five kids, Peter, Esther, Lucy, Oliver and Jonathan. Photo / Erin Combrinck Photography And…
Act promises to let pharmacists treat more conditions
“Pharmacists have the capacity, the need, and the proximity. All that’s missing is permission,” he said. The move…
Government launches mental health strategy, wants to eliminate seclusion for all
The plan says Lifeline, a health service phoneline, would only be funded until 2027, with ongoing funding to…
Karanpreet Singh jailed for rape of vulnerable woman in supported care
Singh, in his early 20s, had defended several charges at a judge-alone trial and was found guilty of…
Health and Disability Commissioner: Midwife breached patient rights over care before baby’s stillbirth
The woman, who is not identified in the HDC report, went to the same midwife who delivered her…
What Jamaica’s EVE For Life Teaches Us About Community-Based HIV/AIDS Care
Patricia Watson, co-founder and executive director of EVE for Life, has spent more than two decades advancing community-based…