Funeral delays feared as Waterford hospital to end coroner-requested autopsies
Up to 700 coroner-requested autopsies conducted each year in Waterford are under threat from January, with lengthy delays…
Health NZ warns of rising measles risk after new cases in Manawatū and Nelson
National Public Health Service (NPHS) public health medicine specialist Dr Sharon Sime said there is the potential for…
Children’s peanut allergies have plunged thanks to recent advice, study shows – CTV News
Children’s peanut allergies have plunged thanks to recent advice, study shows CTV NewsGuidance to feed babies peanuts early in…
Health and Disability Commissioner: Girl given Boostrix jab at school against mother’s wishes
The names of the family and school have been redacted from the HDC report, released today. The HDC…
Calgary petting zoo temporarily closed after avian flu cases reported
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A popular Calgary petting zoo and farm has had to…
Hospitals turn to music to help patients manage pain, anxiety
Nurse Rod Salaysay works with all kinds of instruments in the hospital: a thermometer, a stethoscope and sometimes…
Hawke’s Bay mega-strike to see 5500 teachers and health workers march in Napier
NZEI The NZ Education Institute’s communications adviser, Kirsten McDougall, said 2000 Hawke’s Bay primary and early-childhood teachers, principals,…
Jobseeker changes could impact rainbow rangatahi
It’s estimated more than 4000 18 and 19-year-olds will soon be ineligible for the Jobseeker benefit. This follows…
Govt on offensive, union leader fires back
The Government has gone on the offensive ahead of a planned mega-strike expected to involve around 100,000 workers…
Minister ‘sorry’ for endometriosis treatment waits as she launches new framework – The Journal
Minister ‘sorry’ for endometriosis treatment waits as she launches new framework The JournalMinister for Health publishes new endometriosis framework RTE.ieHSE…
Third-floor balcony in Cincinnati collapses, sending 10 people to the hospital
CINCINNATI (AP) — A balcony on the third floor of a building near the University of Cincinnati collapsed…
E.coli outbreak at Canterbury campground left half a class sick
A school principal says one of his classes had numbers cut by half after a gastroenteritis outbreak at…