BDBDBusinessAbano Healthcare expects 50 percent liftAbano Healthcare told shareholders it expects to lift first-half profit by up to 50 percent in 2017 with earnings driven by dental acquisitions.24 Oct 11:41 PM
New ZealandCare workers await Court of Appeal decision over 'subsidy' payMore than 30,000 respite care workers are keenly awaiting one of New Zealand's highest courts to decide if they are worth more than $3 an hour.24 Jun 08:00 AM
New Zealand'My autistic child is not a monster'Parents of a 9-year-old boy have been threatened with prosecution unless they send him to a special boarding school 300km from their home.15 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandMan kept like 'a caged animal'Photos have revealed the squalid conditions in which an autistic man is being kept "like a caged animal" at a disability care unit in the Waikato.14 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandSeclusion expert to investigate detention in New ZealandThe Human Rights Commission will bring an international expert to New Zealand to investigate the country's use of seclusion after repeatedly raising concerns.08 Jun 01:41 AM
New ZealandAutistic man's case not the only oneThe lack of clarity around patient seclusion has emerged after the Herald revealed the case of autistic man Ashley Peacock, who has been keep in isolation for years.07 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandBudget 2016: Extra $2.2 billion pumped into healthAn extra $2.2 billion will be pumped into health over four years to help cope with an ageing population and record immigration.26 May 02:00 AM
OpinionWhy are female doctors in Australia hitting glass ceilings?Women are typically the dominant group within medical schools and yet remain under-represented in leadership positions.05 Jan 08:37 PM
New ZealandFlying knives and other medical mishapsFrom arm wrestling gone wrong to flying pocket knives, DHBs have reported on "adverse events" affecting 525 patients in the year to June.04 Dec 04:00 PM
EconomyCrackdown for cheating doctorsDoctors and specialists have been scamming health insurer, Southern Cross, which has just announced new measures in an attempt to save millions.24 Nov 01:34 AM
New ZealandAnaesthetists under pressure of 'Olympic athletes'Anaesthetists say the levels of stress they face in their job are comparable to the pressures felt by soldiers and Olympic athletes.25 Oct 02:42 AM
BusinessSouthern Cross back in blackNew Zealand's biggest medical and health insurer has slipped back into the black, turning last year's $390,000 after-tax deficit into a surplus of $5.7 million.10 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionTerry Bell: Caregivers' well-deserved wage lift must be backed by GovernmentPay equity case will leave rest homes struggling if they don't get more funding, writes Terry Bell.26 Aug 08:00 PM
New ZealandHospital full: Elective surgeries cancelledAuckland City Hospital has cancelled some elective surgery due today, because of the high number of patients requiring admission from winter-related illnesses.19 Aug 07:45 AM
BDBDBusinessVital Healthcare beats estimatesVital Healthcare Property Trust, the listed hospital owner and developer, has increased annual earnings 4.6 per cent, beating estimates, as its rents increased from an expanding Australian business,....12 Aug 05:00 PM
BusinessTwelve Questions: Grainne MossOne of the small number of female chief executives in New Zealand, Grainne Moss runs Bupa, the country's largest aged care home provider.05 Aug 05:00 PM
BDBDBusinessAbano ups dividend as earnings jump 46%The specialist medical investor Abano Healthcare lifted underlying earnings 46 per cent and paid a fatter dividend, underpinned by its dental and audiology businesses.29 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandKiwis skip overseas for hospital treatmentSome Kiwis are travelling as far as India for operations, complaining of long waiting lists and high costs at home.26 Jul 03:35 AM
OpinionDita De Boni: Bottom line for mental health servicesThe most vulnerable are likely to suffer with the introduction of 'social bonds' for the private sector, writes Dita De Boni.03 Jun 09:40 PM
BDBDHealthcareF&P Healthcare earnings to increase furtherFisher & Paykel Healthcare beat its forecast annual profit and said earnings would rise further in the coming year.29 May 02:38 AM
HealthcareF&P Healthcare record result tippedFisher & Paykel Healthcare could beat its own guidance for a record-breaking annual profit when its full-year result is revealed on Friday, a broker says.26 May 05:00 PM
LifestyleFive medical mishaps reported this yearHere are four medical botch-ups that have been reported on so far in 2015.16 Apr 07:30 PM
BDBDHealthcareEbos shows healthy rise in interim profitHealthcare and animal care products company Ebos reported a 12 per cent gain in first-half profit after lifting earnings in both its divisions and refinancing debt on more favourable terms.25 Feb 04:00 PM
InvestmentOceania Healthcare IPO on trackOceania Healthcare is on track for an initial public offering in early 2015, aged-care operator's chief executive, Earl Gasparich, says he's also in talks with private investors and funds.04 Dec 04:00 PM
LifestyleMum-cologists and the burger manA group of New Zealand and Australian mothers of children with cancer are using an alternative treatment to stave off the disease.01 Dec 04:00 PM
BDBDBusinessAcurity lifts half year profitsAcurity Health Group lifted first-half by profit 22 per cent after increasing revenue from district health board work.24 Nov 02:00 AM
OpinionDr Joshua Freeman: Trade deal needs urgent check upNew drugs and medical procedures undergo careful scrutiny before being foisted on the public. Nobody wants another Thalidomide disaster.30 Oct 08:30 PM
Economy$1m loss for Southern CrossNew Zealand's biggest medical and health insurer has posted a $1.1 million annual loss after a record $694.5 million in claims.14 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandSurgery staffer high on jobAn anaesthetic technician who stole hospital drugs and was high while attending to a patient in theatre is one of 22 medical professionals found guilty of misusing drugs over 12 years.03 Sep 05:00 PM
Aged careRyman adds to growing landbankNew Zealand's biggest retirement owner/operator Ryman Healthcare confirmed its acquisition of the former Kingsgate Hotel site on Campbell Rd, Auckland.11 Aug 05:00 PM
BDBDAged careWellington's boutique village for agedRyman Healthcare, the country's biggest listed retirement village operator and developer, has bought land in Wellington which it plans to turn into a boutique village.03 Jul 05:00 PM
