Health
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.
International Space Station crew return early in first-ever medical evacuation
It's the first such medical evacuation in the orbital lab's history.
Government u-turns on prescription fees
People will now only need to pay a $5 fee once for new, 12-month prescriptions.
Morning Report Essentials for Friday 9 January
South Marlborough is in a restricted fire season, meaning permits are required, and Canterbury has cancelled fire permits for the weekend. Heat alerts have been issued for Whakatane, Napier, Hastings… Audio
Hackers threaten to leak records as patients face confusion
As hackers have threatened to publish all 430,000 patient records they've stolen, there's still widespread confusion among patients about what's happening. Health correspondent, Ruth Hill reports. Audio
'Shambolic, frustrating': Criticism of Manage My Health mounts
As another deadline passes, patients and GPs are frustrated about a dearth of information, while others say the site is crashing again.
Manage My Health website crashes as patients seek info after security breach
Manage My Health was due to begin informing affected patients on Thursday and meanwhile has referred people to its website for more information.
Kilos return four times faster after ending weight-loss drugs, study finds
Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have become immensely popular.
Google, Character.AI settle lawsuits over teen suicides
The lawsuits alleged the artificial intelligence chatbot maker contributed to mental health issues and teen suicides.
Patient data being uploaded two years after contract ends
Rachel was shocked to find her recent medical records were still being added to Manage My Health.
Warning to swimmers as risk of toxic algae intensifies
Temperatures are set to rise, creating perfect conditions in Hawke's Bay for toxic algae to bloom.
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 8 January
Temperatures set to clock above 30 degrees this week. The high temperatures are a by-product of a heatwave in Australia seeing some states hit 45 degrees; More than a week after the company behind the… Audio
AI predicts health risks - but researchers don't know how
A single night of sleep is being used to predict a person's risk from 100 health conditions. The way it does it is more of mystery.
