Emma Russell
NZ Herald
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Bipolar and me: Health reporter Emma Russell opens up about thoughts inside her head
A story written with the hope of helping a least one person feel less alone. → Read More
Suicide amongst doctors: Fears more health professionals could be lost as strain on hospitals continues
Brave widow Kate Harding shares her heartbreak of losing her husband to suicide. → Read More
Suicide in NZ: Significantly lower number of people taking their own life
The number of people lost to suicide has dropped by 90 deaths in the last two years. → Read More
Waikato family moves to Australia to save starving baby boy
Gideon's body started 'eating itself' to survive - 'He was essentially starving to death.' → Read More
Breast cancer at 23: Mum-of-two fighting to live to see her kids grow up
When it comes to breast cancer - 'don't wait like I did; your outcome might be better'. → Read More
Dan Carter visits Vanuatu and meets trauma and infectious smiles
'They don't live with a lot but their gratitude, smiles, their energy was infectious.' → Read More
Blind toddler nearly dies after IV fluid left in foot for 7 hours unchecked
'It's terrible because if it had gone on for another hour, he might have been dead.' → Read More
ACC childbirth injury: New mum takes legal action after being declined support for shattered tailbone
"Eventually I broke...I didn't want to be here anymore. I felt defeated, and quite alone." → Read More
From brain aneurysm to miracle return: Meet the woman not expected to recover
'You have to keep fighting the system ... I never gave up on Priscilla.' → Read More
In Her Head, surgical mesh: Another 38 women harmed after Govt warning to hospitals
Living on morphine, suicidal from "razor blade" pain and one women's vagina sewn closed. → Read More
In Her Head: Surgical mesh - mother says implant 'like a grater', cripples her
"It makes me incredibly angry. I mentioned my hesitancy to mesh..." 35-year-old mum tells. → Read More
Healthcare crisis: North Shore Hospital near capacity, woman 'left in own urine for 14 hours'
Nurses fear patients may die as hospitals battle crisis over workforce shortage. → Read More
Student nurse struck by patients and nearly brought to tears apologises for TikTok video
She said she had no idea what she was doing while caring for older patients. → Read More
Patients waiting under leaking tent outside North Shore emergency department
Babies as young as seven weeks waiting more than two hours outside in a tent. → Read More
NZ launches new health system. A bowel cancer patient, a GP and an anaesthetist respond
Health NZ and the Māori Health Authority will replace the country's 20 DHBs. → Read More
In Her Head: Merrissa Haa's agony
"I used to be fun and outgoing ... now I live on eight Tramadol a day." → Read More
Health warning: Contaminated blood pressure pills, Pharmac urges 36,000 Kiwis to change medication
Accuretic is a medicine generally used to manage blood pressure. → Read More
In Her Head women's health: Sally Walker's surgical mesh trauma
"The mesh was rotting inside of me," Sally Walker says of her harrowing experience. → Read More
Breast implant illness: Is it a genuine condition? Woman and surgeon speak out
The 34yo was waking up nearly every night in agony due to implants. → Read More
North Shore doctor opens up on burnout: 'Health system falling to bits'
A North Shore doctor says he is waking up at 4am worried about his patients. → Read More