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"When we look at systems of all sorts around the world we see inequality for women."
Marathon effort: From heart transplant surgery to long-distance running race
Heart transplant recipient Jack Church has grabbed his second chance at life
'The happiness is incomparable': Midwife retires after 51-year career
When midwife Grace Pillay began delivering babies 51 years ago, ultrasounds weren't used.
Doctors told her she was just overweight - turns out, she had ovarian cancer
'Something needs to change, you can't just push it away as women's problems.'
Kiwis consider medical tourism as elective surgery wait lists get longer
What about heading overseas for surgery? Is it safe and is it cheaper?
Man who received pig heart transplant may have died from 'swine virus'
A surgeon reveals that an infected pig heart may have contributed to the patient's death.
Collision course: Unravelling the link between athletes and dementia
"I can't help but be a little bit terrified that it could be my future."
'Women let down by system': ACC pays out $27m to women harmed by health treatment
'There are so many areas that could be improved to better [women's] outcomes," GP says.
Editorial: No, doctor, it's not just in her head
OPINION: Our editorial on a new series looking at too often dismissive treatment women.
Further court action possible for 'shocking' landlords ordered to pay 'vulnerable' tenants $38,000
MBIE considers further legal action in 'shocking' case of RTA-breaching Chch landlords.
Māori health providers: Youth funding a 'sticking plaster on a huge gaping, festering wound'
Empower midwifes to deliver extended healthcare, says Māori health advocate
Watch: PM speaks to media as Govt unveils new projects
Police, schools, TVNZ to invest in clean tech as Government aims to cut emissions.
'Just part of being a woman': How our health system ignores and neglects female patients - and what can be done about it
'I kept thinking maybe I'm just being weak, maybe I just need to harden up...'
Conversation with a 14yo ram raider - what he said before the police arrived
Waiting for police to arrive, alleged ram raider - 14 - talks to journalist David Fisher.
Women are calling out 'medical gaslighting'
New York Times: US studies show females more likely to have symptoms dismissed.
Game-changing cardiac screening programme to reach all Māori across Waikato
"Let's stop expecting people to come to us; it doesn't work."
Drug money used to fund anti-drug initiatives
New Zealand's criminals have helped pay for a range of community programmes this year.
Black Caps star auctions historic shirt for charity
He wrote a new page into the annals of New Zealand sport while wearing the shirt in 2021.
Young dad a 'lucky one' after suffering cardiac arrest
Young father fortunate wife knew CPR, saving him after a cardiac arrest.
By mums, for mums: What mum actually wants this Mother's Day
This Mother's Day mums across the nation want one thing - a break.
Years of agony waiting for surgery
Some sufferers have spent years in pain while hoping for life-changing procedures.
'Women's health has never been a priority': Funding for Waitākere maternity unit put on hold
The decision comes ahead of July's introduction of the new system that will replace DHBs.
Ko's comment shows how far sportswomen have come – and how much still has to change
'I know you're at a loss for words, Jerry. Honesty it is.'
Opinion: The 'grassroots' health care crisis New Zealand is facing
I know this because I'm experiencing it firsthand.
The vanishing variants: Lessons from Gamma, Iota and Mu
New York Times: Mu, once a "variant of interest", quickly faded away to nothing. Why?
Surgery backlog: 'Trucking people around the country'
There are 27,000 people waiting over four months for surgery, triple that before Covid-19.
'I don't want to live my life in pain': Why Aleisha had a hysterectomy at age 22
"I didn't feel believed and felt like doctors thought I was over-exaggerating."
'I can't even walk properly': Mum's $30K loan for hysterectomy to end pain
Her pain was so bad she would regularly faint at work.
'Pain is seen as a weakness so you push it aside': Ex Olympian's endometriosis battle
"I started to think I was being dramatic or crazy," cycling champ says.
'I was treated like a drug-seeker': Mum goes undiagnosed for a decade
Emma says she was repeatedly sent home from ED feeling like no one believed her suffering.
'I did start to feel suicidal': Endometriosis patient's agonising wait for treatment
"Not because I wanted to die, but because the pain was so unbearable," 20-year-old says.