Health and Disability Commissioner: Woman dies at Hawke’s Bay Hospital after falling from bed
When she came to she was disoriented, agitated, confused and had clear signs of a head injury, with…
WHO chief: Ebola outbreak outpacing response as aid workers strike over pay
KINSHASA, Congo — The world’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak is spreading faster than efforts to fight it, the head of the…
Health NZ official masqueraded as patient to feed information back to Ministry
Price had started True Proactive after discovering that bowel screening wasn’t routinely available until age 58 in New…
Health and Disability Commissioner: Midwife breached patient rights over care before baby’s stillbirth
The woman, who is not identified in the HDC report, went to the same midwife who delivered her…
Patient fell trying to kill cockroaches at Auckland Hospital, fleas hit wards
Elliott said she tried to stomp on the three small bugs, but slipped and fell. “I yelled out,…
Man having heart attack waited 5 hours for diagnosis in overrun, understaffed ED – NZ Herald
Man having heart attack waited 5 hours for diagnosis in overrun, understaffed ED NZ HeraldHospital ED five-hour wait for…
More health workers strike as Ebola cases in Congo near 3,000, including over 1,300 deaths
BUNIA, Congo — Health workers at an Ebola treatment center in eastern Congo went on strike Saturday, demanding their pay.…
Patient suffers spinal fracture amid Waitākere Hospital staffing shortages
Bethell believed the incident could have been avoided had her team been fully staffed and able to check…
Access to potential long COVID drugs dwindles as trials falter
Key Insights Drug manufacturers have quietly discontinued trials in long COVID and related illnesses, leaving patients in…
Mass disenrollment from Hastings GP: Patient says many will rely on ED
Meanwhile, an organisation that represents and trains GPs in New Zealand says while there is a shortage of…
Whangārei Hospital patient fumes over smokers outside entrance
Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand Northland group director of operations Alex Pimm told the Northern Advocate…
Mark Cuban Says AI Could Turn US Healthcare Into an AI Arms Race
If you thought AI would fix the US healthcare system, Mark Cuban says think again. He said that…