Sudden infant deaths up 30% despite programme to reduce fatalities
For the second consecutive year, the number of babies dying in Infancy has increased.
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Latest from Health
How drug funding decisions are made: Pharmac's entire staff invited to top-secret drug-ranking meetings
The meetings are open to all and are attended by staff with no medical experience.
'Pretty disgusted': Boy, 10, lay on rugby field for 90 minutes waiting for ambulance
'He basically went down like a sack of spuds,' says boy's 'disgusted' coach.
Assaults, brawls and guns: How violent crime is ravaging Auckland's health sector
Assaults, brawls and firearms incidents are putting a huge strain on resources.
Mike Hosking & Kate Hawkesby get the Covid jab
“The biggest non-event in the history of the world” Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking & Kate Hawkesby get the Covid jab. Video / Newstalk ZB
Four new Covid-19 cases in MIQ, none in the community
Daily vaccinations are cranking up to nearly 50,000.
'Just horrendous': Kiwi mum, newborn baby's UK Covid nightmare
Rachael Helsby had already had one jab of the Pfizer vaccine.
He can't even shower: Meet the man who's allergic to water
Hamilton man was 18 when he developed an allergy to water.
'I am trans!' Family share their transgender journey
'Me being myself everywhere I go, is me being me.'
What we think we know about metabolism may be wrong
New York Times: New study challenges assumptions about energy expenditure.
Are medical centres ready for a Delta Covid outbreak?
Doctors warn NZ's health system could quickly collapse if there was a Delta outbreak.
Whanganui's Covid vaccine rollout tops 30,000
Whanganui DHB still leads the country in its vaccine rollout.
'Nearly at breaking point': Health board's plea as Govt eyes extra MIQ facilities
MBIE is investigating new managed isolation facilities, including in Rotorua.
Covid-19: QR code scanning at 'abysmal' level
Preliminary data suggests daily QR scanning is only between 3-5% of the ideal level.
'Nightmare situation': Byron Covid-denier's son also charged
A 52-year-old man was charged for breaking a public health order.
Alexander Gillespie: Permanent drug checks positive step towards 'NZ's war on drugs'
Between 2017 and 2019, more than 70 deaths were attributed to synthetic cannabis in NZ.
The four steps for re-opening 'Fortress NZ' explained
Vaccinated travellers from low-risk countries will be able to arrive from early next year.
Judith Collins and 'wokeness': The racist aftermath of the Aotearoa debate
Judith Collins has been described as both dog whistling and standing up to wokeness.
The 'game-changing' new approved drug that could benefit thousands of Kiwis
"It's long overdue - but it's here. It's registered and it will be available from Sep 1."
Unveiled: The plan to open 'Fortress NZ' - and get Kiwis flying again
The Government has announced a staged reopening from next year.
Defence Force flies critically ill Niuean MP to NZ for medical treatment
The aircraft was met by an ambulance.
'She's nothing to me': Father of toddler poisoned by mother to face ex-partner in court
A woman is being sentenced for poisoning her 15-month old son multiple times.
National wants vaccination target NZers can 'mobilise behind'
"It would focus the system on achieving that target and hold the Government to account."
Whangārei mum on the accessibility of the playground for her son
Kylee Ostermann and son Alex, 9, test out the accessibility of Whangārei's playgrounds.
'Go to work sick or leave without pay': Nurses forced to work sick
Front line nurses: Employment conditions are described as woefully inadequate.
Opinion: Conversion therapy law unlikely to criminalise parents, here's why
Family discussions about appropriate healthcare aren't matters of concern under the bill.
Port workers question if Rio de la Plata workers knew they were sick
The risk to the Tauranga community remained low, the Ministry of Health have said.
Pak'nSave, Countdown, New World: Which Kiwi supermarket is most difficult for your diet?
An unofficial survey of our supermarkets.
'I'm hungry, I'm hungry': Patient left unfed for days after major surgery
She says she lost 5kg after waiting five days for a feeding machine in hospital.
'Another afterthought': Disabled community forgotten in Covid rollout - advocates
It comes after reports of varied experiences for disabled people getting vaccinated.
Midwives strike: Six DHBs cancel non-urgent caesarean births
About 1500 hospital midwives are holding rolling eight-hour strikes this week.
What to know about breakthrough infections and the Delta variant
New York Times: A recap of the most important findings.
Focus Live: Risk of Delta outbreak means relook at Covid alert settings
The risk of a Delta outbreak means a relook at New Zealand's alert level settings, says Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins.
Kiwis changing second vaccine appointment despite no change in official advice
The government is examining changing the gap between the doses to eight weeks.