Health
Weight-loss drugs market 'almost like Viagra': Pfizer boss
Pfizer is preparing for a market for obesity drugs on par with the booming business created by erectile dysfunction drug Viagra in 1998.
New OCD treatment being trialled in New Zealand
The founder of the four-day treatment says the intensive process achieves better results than more drawn-out treatments. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 13 January
An IT expert says even more of the country's patient information portals are at risk - because there's no-one checking private providers; A Southland GP says skin cancer is reaching an almost epidemic… Audio
KFC app 'more secure' than Manage My Health, expert claims
Colonel Sanders has better web security than many digital health providers, an IT expert has claimed, blaming the government for not enforcing standards. Audio
New OCD treatment being trialled in New Zealand
An intensive, circuit-breaker type treatment for obsessive compulsive disorder is now being trialled in New Zealand. Founder of the treatment, Dr Bjarne Hansen spoke to Melissa Chan-Green. Audio
GP says skin cancer reaching almost epidemic levels
A Southland GP says skin cancer is reaching an almost epidemic level. She's so concerned that she's opening the region's first specialist clinic. Dr Sophie Sharpe spoke to Lauren Crimp. Audio
More patient data could be at risk says IT expert
An IT expert says even more of the country's patient information portals are at risk - because there's no-one checking private providers. Callum McMenamin, a web standards consultant who has worked on… Audio
Urgent care in Napier closed overnight due to staffing issues
The service was closed on Sunday as well as New Year's Day to January 4 due to staffing issues.
'Hero of Bondi Junction' stabbings diagnosed with rare cancer
NSW Police Inspector Amy Scott was praised for bringing the 2024 stabbing attack at a Sydney shopping mall to an end.
Doctors frustrated amid Manage My Health confusion
GPs are frustrated by what they say are mixed messages about the extent of the Manage My Health data breach. Audio
A bitter pill - weight loss drugs explained
European weight loss drugs are proving to be popular. But for many they come at a hefty price. New Zealand is now producing its own weight loss drug. Calocurb has been developed at Plant and Food… Audio
Northland particularly hit by Manage My Health data breach
New details in the Manage My Health data breach show more than 80,000 of the 125,000 patients affected by the hack are based in Northland. Coast to Coast Healthcare chairperson and specialist GP Dr… Audio
Deadly weekend at beaches and rivers as Kiwis escape heat
It was a deadly weekend at the country's beaches and rivers as kiwis hit the water to escape the scorching sun. Water Safety NZ chief executive Glen Scanlon spoke to Melissa Chan-Green. Audio
More than 80,000 impacted by Manage My Health breach in Northland
More than 70 percent of those impacted are based in Northland, according to Health NZ.
Acne drug and teen's OCD: Father's fight for ACC cover
It will be a world first if the link between the medication and OCD can be proved.
Eyes of world's longest-living vertebrate show little ageing
Studying the eyes of the Greenland shark may hold keys to curing human eye defects.
Many Manage My Health security breach victims in Northland
Hackers have taken hundreds of thousands of files from the country's largest patient health information portal.
Manage My Health breach victims warned to beware bank account theft
Hackers have accessed data belonging to about 125,000 app users.
'Now I'm just angry': Manage My Health patients still in dark over hack
Attempts to learn more have met with crashed websites and overloaded phone queues.
World mountain bike champ Samara Maxwell to take year off competitive sport
Samara Maxwell is taking a year-long break from competitive sport to safeguard her wellbeing and longevity.
