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Pharmac to fund better diabetes drugs
New Zealand has had the worst range of funded diabetes drugs in the developed world.
Best of 2019: Getting cataract surgery depends on postcode: 'It's scary and worrying'
Getting cataract surgery depends on where you live, a Herald investigation has found.
Women left in pain, doctor says 'we don't have enough' to help
"I would be throwing up all the time. I would get migraines. I couldn't eat for days."
'We don't have enough' - hospital begs for help as it turns away patients
Women declined treatment: "We know we can help with surgery, but we don't have capacity."
Racism a reason for poor health, warns health board
"As an institution we fitted the definitions which described racism."
Exclusive: DHB inquiry after unborn baby dies
Two investigations into possible "serious adverse events" are ongoing.
New Māngere birth centre half empty
Counties Manukau DHB says many women need to give birth at hospital, not a birthing unit.
Racism to blame for poor Māori, Pacific health, Auckland DHB says
Auckland DHB has a plan to stamp out institutional racism.
Sepsis warning for pregnant women: Hospital staffing 'inadequate'
Sepsis not properly treated in half of all cases, Maternal Morbidity Working Group finds.
Midwives leave Middlemore Hospital in droves
An internal review has outlined the challenges in finding and keeping experienced workers.
Revealed: Cluster of baby deaths in top NZ hospital
The DHB launched a review after the deaths, has hired more staff and expanded capacity.
Mum whose bowel cancer was missed dies days before renewal of wedding vows
The much-loved mum of two died after her bowel cancer symptoms were missed.
Growing number of Kiwi babies dying of syphilis
A weakness in the current testing regime meant infections weren't detected.
Special investigation: Why Kiwi babies are dying of a medieval disease
Six Kiwi babies have died from syphilis passed on in pregnancy - and the toll rises.
Dying mum says ACC gave her ultimatum
National Party calls on ACC minister Iain Lees-Galloway to treat case as urgent.
Hospital waiting lists: Why can doctors compete against their employers?
One man is so desperate for treatment he's considering moving back to the US.
Specialists in public and private face conflict of interest
Clinicians could abuse their power by pushing patients to private practise. So do they?
Kathy Spencer: Eight months is too long to wait for surgery
Wait times for surgery can be fixed says a former Health Ministry deputy director-general.
Public v private: Why are we waiting so long for surgery?
Kay Billman lived in pain for 18 months because she could not afford private surgery.
'Postcode lottery' for weight loss treatment
Your chances of getting the surgery are influenced by where you live, expert tells.
Optometrists' vision: Equal access to eye surgery
Access to surgery has not kept pace with ageing population, specialists maintain.
Cataract op denied when sight failing
Getting cataract surgery can depend on where you live.
'Through the cracks': Teen loses sight waiting for help
This summer we look back at the big stories of the year. This is from October.
Unfair health care: What's going wrong?
What's going wrong with our health system?
EDS patients face discrimination - advocate
EDS sufferers on destructive pathway with "it's all in your head" advice, advocate says.
Bedridden and broken: Mental disorder labels reduce access to care
Criminologist with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome offered behaviour therapy by psychiatrist.
Georgie's story: 'I was so sick ... I was planning my funeral'
Georgie Ferris weighed 33kg and was slowly starving to death when she planned her funeral.