Driver who killed pedestrian in Hamilton collision saw GP days earlier, worried about having a seizure
The man is defending charges of dangerous driving causing the death of Adrian Michael Bell, and injuring motorist…
Fresh warning about using superannuation on health treatments after 100 complaints to regulator
A GP found to have engaged in professional misconduct while helping a patient access almost $20,000 of her…
Ōpōtiki GP Dr Jo Scott‑Jones honoured with John McLeod Oration for work in rural health
He has since stepped back and taken on a number of leadership and advocacy roles. “I feel quite…
Auckland GP Fi Darracott-Cankovic offers all-day psychedelic trips for the terminally ill
Here are some highlights of Darracott-Cankovic’s conversation with Herald national desk editor Hannah Brown. What fears and questions…
The Housemaid writer Freida McFadden unmasks herself as doctor Sara Cohen
She wanted to keep her other life under wraps until she had scaled back her day job, to…
Highly Mutated COVID Variant BA.3.2 May Be More Prevalent In Children
A long winter virus season is finally coming to a close, but there is still reason to frequently…
Emergency room waits for mental health care are still too long
As of 2024, there were fewer mental health patients stuck waiting in hospital emergency departments than in 2022.…
Hopes nurse practitioners will ease burden on regional GPs amid health care crisis
Nurse practitioners are helping ease some of the burden on doctors in rural areas as services look for…
Psychiatrists’ use of biomarkers could open a new window into mental health diagnoses
Amanda Miller was 30 and pregnant with her second child in Hershey, Pennsylvania, when she developed depression. After…
Foxton farmer Rod Smith’s inquest after fire death probes hospital transfer decisions
Describing events that day, she’d told a doctor her husband had come home, changed his clothes and returned…
Doctor in Nelson trial says flagging suspected medical child abuse was a ‘huge call’
Dr Amin Roberts, a paediatric gastroenterologist who diagnosed suspected medical child abuse in a young patient who was…
Dr Lance O’Sullivan splits from wife Dr Rose Harris less than a year after Warriors proposal, Las Vegas wedding
In a statement to friends and whānau last Sunday, Harris confirmed they had separated. Dr Lance O’Sullivan and…