Karen Brown

A court case over a faulty hip implant could "tear a hole" in New Zealand's no fault ACC system the High Court has heard. Audio

Waikato residents now have the option of speaking to a family GP after hours in a new online service. Audio

Some women are having to go overseas for fertility treatment as a long-term shortage of sperm donors in New Zealand worsens, putting pressure on the government to do more. Audio

Doctors are warning against legalising voluntary euthanasia, saying it would involve too many complex and difficult decisions. Audio

Health experts say a better method is needed to decide which foods and drinks may be marketed to children and which are too unhealthy. Audio

Influenza rates on course to be the lowest in 16 years - a mild winter and new vaccines are being credited. Audio

New Zealand health boards are in debt by $54 million - that's worse than initial projections and critics say it shows most of the DHBs are facing some very real patient pressures. Audio

Lung cancer patients say they need to be next in line for potentially life-saving but expensive new drugs. Audio

MPs hearing submissions on voluntary euthanasia have been told today to put fear and emotion aside and be principled and brave. Audio

Cancer specialists say better access to drugs is needed to extend the lives of patients with an incurable fatal blood cancer, multiple myeloma. Audio

Half of all public hospital specialists says they are exhausted and have symptoms of burnout. And some of the most exhausted are senior women doctors. Audio

A new report from the Auditor General shows the deficits of the country's 20 district health boards are almost three times higher than was budgeted for. Audio

While Pharmac's decision to fund the hotly-debated melanoma drug Keytruda is being welcomed, cash-strapped district health boards face costs of more than a million dollars to deliver the long-awaited… Audio

The government plans to legalise the sale and supply of all electronic and e-cigarettes, saying the current laws are confusing and ineffective. Audio

Chicken pox and HPV may become things of the past after New Zealand's drug buyer Pharmac announced further funding today for vaccines to prevent them. Audio

'Red Dust, A Path Through China' by Ma Jian, reviewed by Karen Brown. Audio

Health officials have told the Government that New Zealand stands out as having one of the worst death rates from bowel cancer in the developed world. Our Health Correspondent Karen Brown has been… Audio

American researchers have discovered close to half of all Samoans have a gene that increases their risk of becoming obese. It's likely a results of the ancient migrations across the Pacific - those… Audio

While the Ombudsman has backed releasing more data on surgeons' safety records, the Health Quality and Safety Commission Chair says focusing on such information would be reductive. Audio

As many as 40 percent of Maori and Pacific people with bowel cancer only find out they have the disease when they need emergency hospital care. Our Health Correspondent, Karen Brown, has been looking… Audio