Mike Houlahan

The number of southerners in hospital with Covid-19 has doubled in the past week.

The much maligned southern colonoscopy service is in good shape prior to the advent of Health New Zealand, the independent clinician chairing its oversight group says.

Southern hospitals are treating more complex patients who are having to remain in hospital longer to recover.

Traffic plans for the outpatient building of the new Dunedin hospital need to consider the impact the entire $1.47 billion project could have on the city’s traffic, a report says.

Obituary of Stanley Joseph Rodger, politician.

Last weekend’s Green Party Deep South provincial annual general meeting certainly gave special guest, list MP Teanau Tuiono (pictured), a taste of the region.

Gore is the new Covid-19 capital of the South, but no-one really knows why.

Dunedin Hospital’s 8Med ward has been closed by a Covid-19 infection for the second time in a fortnight.

The soon-to-be former Southern District Health Board could be replaced by 10 or more localities when the ongoing reform of the health system is complete.

Waitaki Covid-19 case numbers have remained stubbornly high in recent weeks.

The Southern District Health Board has apologised after doctors failed to diagnose a woman had cancer, despite her coming to hospital with bleeding three times in two and a-half months.

SOUTHERN lung cancer patients rarely receive vital tests and scans in a timely manner, newly published research suggests.

After five turbulent years as chief executive of the Southern District Health Board, Chris Fleming is ready for a complete change of pace, he tells health reporter Mike Houlahan.

Dunedin's very own David, Commerce Minister Dr David Clark, does not much look like the fighting type.

Woodsmoke may be causing or exacerbating acute respiratory conditions, a study which examined an unnamed Central Otago town suggests.

Failure by the Southern District Health Board to properly accredit a vaccination provider which administered potentially ineffective Covid-19 vaccinations might have been a blessing in disguise.

Surgery cancellations might end up becoming a regular occurrence at Dunedin Hospital this winter, the Southern District Health Board has warned.

The accreditation for a vaccine provider at the centre of Covid-19 vaccine cold chain failure had lapsed, a report on the incident says.

Perhaps in keeping with its eventful history, the Southern District Health Board’s last meeting did not end smoothly.