Most commercially insured patients live with chronic conditions
The majority (57.5 percent) of commercially insured patients had at least one chronic condition in 2024. The average…
Health and Disability Commissioner finds two midwives breached antenatal care of woman suffering a second stillbirth
The names of all parties have been redacted. According to the report, the woman lost her baby at…
Female patient at Hutt Hospital harassed by confused male patient, Health and Disability Commissioner finds
During her admission, a “confused” male patient began showing her unwanted attention. The hospital looked at his medication…
Electromagnetic therapy that stimulates the brain reduces overall disability in stroke survivors
A type of therapy that stimulates specific brain pathways with electromagnetic pulses combined with physical therapy significantly reduced…
Govt announces two new specialist schools for complex, high needs
Two new day specialist schools to support children with high and complex needs will be built in Auckland…
New 2026 guideline expands access to advanced acute ischemic stroke care
Expanded eligibility for advanced stroke therapies and new recommendations for diagnosing and treating stroke in children and adults are among…
Improving survival in people with severe psychiatric disorders
An expert editorial suggests that widely used diabetes and obesity drugs may help close the long-standing mortality gap…
Grieving son Gareth Lowndes petitions Parliament over long delays in Health and Disability Commissioner investigations
Auckland man Gareth Lowndes is still waiting for answers from the Health & Disability Commissioner four years after…
My Psychiatric History Prevented Me From Adopting
The interview started out gently, with a mutual “How are you?” But it turned probing when the medical…
This robotic hand crawls away, grabs objects and reattaches
By Euronews with AP Published on 23/01/2026 – 7:00 GMT+1 A hand crawling around, detached from an arm and seemingly with…
Stroke transfer delays reduce access to life-saving thrombectomy
Gaps in the nation’s stroke transfer system are drastically reducing survivors’ chances of receiving critical treatment and increasing…
Early pregnancy sulfur dioxide exposure raises odds of congenital limb defects
A large Chinese cohort study identifies early pregnancy as a sensitive window during which sulfur dioxide exposure is…