2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (692+ words) A man was given just hours to live after a roast dinner led to him developing sepsis. Udhyam Amin’s recovery was hailed as a miracle by his family, who described him as a “cat with nine lives”. The 64-year-old, from…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (447+ words) Are you a nurse, doctor or paramedic working on the front lines? New Zealand's health system is responding to its highest levels of demand in recent years, with patient levels above historic winter levels, long wait times, along with bed…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (536+ words) Health New Zealand says the surge in winter illness is “far from over”, with associated pressures on the country’s health system expected to continue for several weeks. Professor Dame Helen Stokes-Lampard, Health NZ’s national chief medical officer, said the health…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (241+ words) September 2, 2026 - 8.57am A young girl who caught a rare bacterial infection after visiting a petting farm in Victoria has died after weeks of fighting the illness in hospital. Two children in Melbourne – a two-year-old boy and a three-year-old girl – were hospitalised…...

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2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1007+ words) What symptoms of illness is our health system showing? The winter flu and respiratory illnesses are hitting late this winter and emergency departments are under pressure, nurses are at the end of their tether and some patients are being treated…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (531+ words) A provincial dashboard tracking caseloads, hospitalizations and deaths from respiratory illnesses shows 17 deaths from respiratory syncytial virus this season after omitting that data in previous years — so why is the detail now included? The highly contagious seasonal infection, known as…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (234+ words) Putting person-centred outcomes at the heart of strategic commissioning, service design and evaluation will be explored at an upcoming webinar. The free session, organised by British Red Cross in partnership with Healthcare Leader, will be held from 11am to 12pm on Tuesday…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (535+ words) A woman has issued a desperate plea to unsuspecting swimmers after she was hit with a devastating water-borne bacteria that led to her losing a limb. Genevieve Gallagher from Pensacola, Florida, has revealed how a tiny cut in her leg…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (942+ words) How private is the information you give your doctor, really? Dragana991/iStock via Getty Images You might assume that what you tell a doctor stays between you, your physician and perhaps your insurer. But the reality is more complicated. Even the…...