Rural cancer patients benefit from local surgical care
Adults living in rural communities often travel long distances when seeking treatment for cancer, but distant travel may…
Hastings stabbing: Man charged, police appeal for camera footage
At 6am on Saturday police got information about a man “hiding” at a property on Mayfair Ave, not…
Hillside house fire in Hawke’s Bay: Rescue hospital flying one person with critical injuries to Wellington Hospital
One patient was assessed at the scene and was being transported to Wellington Hospital in a critical condition…
Two students from different Auckland schools struck by cars on their way to class; both in Starship Hospital
Whangaparāoa College principal Steve McCracken confirmed the “student was taken to Starship [hospital] in an ambulance with mum…
Cyclist seriously injured after a crash in Napier, cordons in place
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Whangaparāoa College pupil taken to hospital after hit by car walking to school
“It happened on their walk to school so around 8.15am.” Police said the pupil was in a stable…
Taupō Hospital strike: Nurses swap uniforms for T-shirts for a month
This was designed to prompt patients and members of the public to ask about the conditions they worked…
Patients, families suffer due to lack of transparency
Prof. Mayer Brezis has dedicated most of his professional life to preventing medical errors. A trained nephrologist, he…
Two people hurt in motorcycle crash on State Highway 1 near Gore, helicopter on scene
Police said the road would be partially blocked while emergency services were in attendance. Hato Hone St John…
Dreamstate festival tragedy in Sydney as man dies and six rushed to hospital
Officers from the South West Metropolitan Region were patrolling the site of the festival on Saturday night when…
CRISPR gene-drive technology reverses antibiotic resistance in bacteria
Antibiotic resistance (AR) has steadily accelerated in recent years to become a global health crisis. As deadly bacteria…
Southern hospital IT outage caused by third-party hardware failure, Health NZ says
It impacted “a range of clinical systems in Te Waipounamu”, Health NZ acting chief IT officer Darren Douglass…