New ZealandRules tightened for overseas-trained doctorsHealth authorities have tightened rules around the monitoring of overseas-trained doctors, following concerns being expressed for several years over supervision.17 Aug 11:51 PM
New ZealandCountry doctors earning $2500 a dayOne of NZ's most remote and cash-strapped health boards is paying fill-in surgeons up to $2500 a day, beating some of our highest earners.17 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandPressure on doctors 'driving them away'Having to treat too many patients because of the shortage of physicians has been identified as a key factor driving medical specialists overseas.15 Aug 05:30 PM
New Zealand'Wrong leg' error factor in woman's death - CoronerAlarming administration errors led to confusion over which of an elderly woman's legs needed surgery and her being sent home, dying days later.10 Aug 11:41 PM
Opinion<i>Gareth Morgan:</i> Our approach to booze has been patheticThe health sector is overburdened by those who don't know how to look after themselves or don't give a damn, writes Gareth Morgan.09 Aug 05:30 PM
WorldToys coated in 'liquid glass' to stop bacteriaToys coated in 'liquid glass' to stop bacteria09 Aug 12:35 AM
New ZealandMissing memorial shocks women's health advocatesA plaque commemorating two whistle-blowers on the "unfortunate experiment" at National Women's Hospital has disappeared.06 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandDyson: DHB chief's resignation over cuts not the lastThe departure of Capital Coast District Health Board chief executive Ken Whelan because of pressure to cut costs will not be the last, Labour MP Ruth Dyson says.05 Aug 10:56 PM
New ZealandSuicide after text advice to stop medicationA young man committed suicide after his counsellor told him by text message not to take his medication, provided he was undergoing regular counselling.04 Aug 12:04 AM
Small BusinessPhysios warned over alleged price-fixing bidThe Society of Physiotherapists has been warned by the Commerce Commission over a letter it says may have been a bid to fix prices.02 Aug 11:30 PM
New ZealandReturning traveller found to have new strain of malariaAn Auckland man has become New Zealand's first reported case of a new and aggressive form of malaria that has jumped the species barrier from monkeys to humans.02 Aug 04:00 PM
New ZealandChanges made after schizophrenic woman's death - DHBA coroner has told the ADHB to ensure mental health unit patients get the same standard of medical care as those in general wards, after a schizophrenic woman, 60, died.01 Aug 08:43 PM
