ProCare welcomes Pharmac’s announcement to improve access to some asthma inhalers and long-acting contraceptives from 1 August. The changes represent a significant step forward in supporting equitable ...

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Most New Zealanders are worried about AI, but the government’s new strategy has little to reassure them. Emulating the EUs ...

The Lancet Countdown is an international collaboration that independently monitors the health consequences of a changing climate. Publishing updated, new, and improved indicators each year, the Lancet ...

Being asked to produce a book by an international publishing giant was an exciting milestone for Emeritus Professor Warren ...

As rising seas threaten to swallow the island nation of Tuvalu, Australia's "climate visa" aims to reach out to Tuvaluans, helping them make choices in the face of slow-moving disaster.

A woman struggling to breathe early on Christmas Eve called for an ambulance, but died before one arrived more than four ...

What if your income tax didn't go to the government but into your own savings account? A bold proposal makes the case.

A multinational study has revealed that people diagnosed with dementia are now living longer in many parts of the world. By ...

Health NZ changes mind on plans to cut maternity beds at Wellington Hospital (5 min 3 sec) A senior doctors' union says it's frightening how close Health New Zealand came to axing a section of ...

The ACT Party's "red tape-busting" Regulatory Standards Bill (RSB) threatens to harm patients by undermining the public health system, health experts are warning.

Health Minister Simeon Brown has revealed the make-up of the new Health Zealand Board - who will take over in a fortnight.