Inefficient referral pathways delay lifesaving care for millions of injured people
Many seriously injured patients in Global South countries are failing to reach medical care within the lifesaving ‘golden…
Paralympian seeking help to gain his driver’s licence for the first time
A former Paralympian who has dedicated his life to helping tamariki in the Waikato is hoping to get…
Social Security Announces Big Change Impacting Millions
The Social Security Administration announced a major operational shift on Thursday that will fundamentally change how disability benefit…
Cannabis, cocaine and amphetamines linked to higher stroke risk
A massive analysis of more than 100 million participants reveals that several commonly used illicit substances may raise…
Preventing postoperative rebleeding in intracerebral hemorrhage surgery
Background Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is the stroke subtype with the highest mortality and disability rates, and early hematoma…
Woman’s long wait for payout over crash driver’s insurance
Two months after both her family’s parked cars were hit on Auckland’s North Shore, a mother has answers…
COVID-19 ARDS survivors face lasting disability and high late mortality, researchers report
Four years after ICU admission, mortality remains strikingly high in ventilated COVID-19 ARDS patients, and many survivors continue…
Rising vitamin K shot refusal increases newborn brain injury risk
Increasing numbers of parents are refusing vitamin K shots for their newborns, putting infants at greater risk of…
Why Fonotī Pati Umaga doesn’t want to be your inspiration
With his genre-bending new show debuting at Auckland Arts Festival in March, artist and advocate Fonotī Pati Umaga…
Influencer Uncle Tics reveals New Zealander of the Year Local Hero Award nomination was rescinded after skit backlash
“That’s not going forward anymore,” Clarke said after Letele asked about the nomination, which the former boxer won…
BAFTA, BBC apologise for racial slur during awards show
The British Academy Film Awards and BBC has apologised for a racial slur that was broadcast during Sunday’s…
Jamie Foxx Says BAFTA Awards Controversy Was Intentional, Not Due to Tourette’s
The 2026 BAFTA Film Awards will be remembered not for the gold statuettes or the red-carpet glamour, but…