Health Action Wānaka spokeswoman Monique Mayze. Photo: supplied New publicly funded X-ray and ultrasound services for Wānaka will put an end to significant additional time and money locals spend on healthcare, advocates say.

Vascular surgeon and varicose vein specialist Dr Sumit Kapadia recently highlighted the importance of vein health, sharing five facts about veins. In an Instagram Reel, Dr Kapadia noted that veins hide five ‘secrets’, including vein colour, the fight between valves and gravity, and more. “Veins are never blue. This is an illusion created by light,”…

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The Himachal Pradesh Rajya Chayan Aayog (HPRCA) has announced recruitment for 331 posts across various departments in Himachal Pradesh for the year 2026. The notification includes vacancies for Panchayat Secretary, Operation Theatre Assistant, Radiographer, Pharmacist and several other technical and healthcare-related positions. Eligible candidates can apply online through the official website from March 10, 2026…

Patients fear new guidance could see life-sustaining treatments withdrawn.

A 25-year-old went in for outpatient knee procedure in a Weston surgical center. By the end of the day, he’d suffered severe brain damage. He died 80 days later. A Florida Department of Health administrative complaint says the surgery’s anesthesiologist, Dr. Sergio Pinto-Torres, fell short of the standard of care. “[Pinto-Torres] fell below the minimum…

It was a bit of claimed “banter” and “boys’ argy-bargy” that saw orderly Lionel Caffell suspended and then eventually fired from his job at Christchurch Hospital. But what blew any chance of reinstatement to his role was that Caffell later went into the hospital drunk and threatened to burn his former boss’s house down. After…

A Northern Ireland-wide healthcare phone app has left a patient in medical distress after a “serious condition” was revealed before a doctor could present her test results, it’s been claimed.