Non-invasive sound therapy shows promise for Alzheimer’s
40Hz auditory therapy clears Alzheimer’s-linked proteins in primates, pointing to a low-cost, non-invasive path for brain health. Alzheimer’s…
Healthcare startup Nivaan Care raises $7 million in funding led by Sorin Investments
Pain management startup Nivaan Care has raised $7 million in a funding round led by early-stage venture firm…
Having that high-deductible health plan might kill you, literally
Having a health insurance plan with a high deductible could not only cost you—it could also kill you.…
CMS selects next batch of 15 high-cost medicines for third negotiation cycle
Gilead’s HIV treatment Biktarvy is the top-selling drug on the list, generating 2024 sales of $13.4bn. Ant Photo…
German HealthTech startup Recare closes €37 million funding round to scale AI platform and expand internationally
Recare, a Berlin-based provider of technology solutions for hospitals and care providers, has closed a growth financing round…
Federal politics live: Thriving Kids start date to be delayed, health minister says
20m agoThu 29 Jan 2026 at 10:56pm Hospital funding — who is fighting about what? There’s a lot…
A growing nursing shortage is made worse by nurses’ daily challenges of patients and their families rolling their eyes, yelling and striking
Imagine being a dentist, and your clients roll their eyes at you, comment that you don’t know what…
‘Enshittification’ seen in health reforms
A Dunedin pharmacist has raised concerns about the ‘‘enshittification’’ of New Zealand’s healthcare system, which is slowly dissolving…
Nurse who gave patient drugs that stopped his heart stripped of licence for ‘egregious’ misconduct: college
A “grossly incompetent or grossly negligent” Manitoba nurse has been stripped of her licence and fined $10,000 after…
Toronto anorectal doctor stripped of medical licence after patients harmed by ‘profound’ misconduct
A tribunal has revoked the licence of a Toronto doctor found guilty of misdiagnosing patients, violating consent and…
Staff, public deserve answers after major IT outage at hospitals, union says
Hospitals in Auckland and Northland were impacted by the outage. (File photo) Photo: 123rf.com There are calls from…
Some 15,000 long-Covid patients may be left without care
Almost six years after the Covid pandemic started, some 15,000 people are officially unable to work full time,…