About 450 health workers both on the front line and in essential supporting roles will take voluntary redundancy, with more job losses expected as government budget cuts continue to bite, the PSA says ...

Greenpeace is again raising the alarm over what it has labelled a ‘public health crisis’ in Canterbury after a drinking water testing event in Oxford on Sunday found more bore water supplies tested ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Egypt as malaria-free, marking a significant public health milestone for a country with more than 100 million inhabitants. The achievement follows a ...

The 2024 Nobel peace prize has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese grassroots organisation created by survivors of the ...

New Zealand First has introduced a Member’s Bill which aims to improve access to palliative care for all New Zealanders, ...

Free dental clinics in the Whanganui region have been swamped by whānau who say oral health care has been out of their reach ...

General practitioners (GPs) are being excluded from funding that would help more people get important healthcare, says GP ...

With ministers making decisions based on dubious evidence, such as Casey Costello’s controversial approval of heated tobacco products, the role of science in government seems increasingly sidelined.

A range of approaches is needed to manage mental health presentations. In this article, specialist GP Sophie Jadwiga Ball ...

Health Minister Dr Shane Reti will travel to Manila this weekend, leading New Zealand’s delegation to the World Health Organization’s Western Pacific Regional Committee Meeting. “Significant health ...

As the pressure on after-hours care and rural hospitals grows, new strategies are emerging to support rural communities, ...

WHO has been sounding the alarm on the risk of emerging infectious diseases like cholera resurfacing in Lebanon as a result of poor water and sanitation conditions and the impact of the current ...