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    24/7 urgent healthcare service to start

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    24/7 urgent healthcare service to start

    An around-the-clock urgent healthcare service will start in Dunedin before Christmas, potentially easing pressure on the city hospital’s emergency department.

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    Newly funded drug will mean less frequent retinal treatments

    University of Otago ophthalmology consultant and eye surgeon Dr Francesc March says a newly...

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    Newly funded drug will mean less frequent retinal treatments

    Having drugs injected into your eyeballs is probably as unpleasant as it sounds.

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    Health centre forced to reduce after-hours

    Mosgiel Health Centre. Photo: screenshot/Google Maps

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    Health centre forced to reduce after-hours

    Financial constraints and staff wellbeing have prompted the Mosgiel Health Centre to make cuts to some of its after-hours services.

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    'Very difficult times': Dunedin pharmacy forced to close

    Green Island Boutique Pharmacy, in Main South Rd, will close its doors permanently at noon...

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    'Very difficult times': Dunedin pharmacy forced to close

    Dunedin pharmacists say prescription fees and competition with chain stores are putting community retailers under pressure, which could lead to more closures.

    Health industry professionals to strike over pay offer

    Well South CEO Andrew Swanson-Dobbs. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

    Health industry professionals to strike over pay offer

    Some workers at WellSouth will start seven days of industrial action today after what they say is an insulting wage offer.

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    WorkSafe called to Dunedin rest-home over workplace culture

    Oxford Court rest-home. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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    WorkSafe called to Dunedin rest-home over workplace culture

    WorkSafe was called to a South Dunedin rest-home amid concerns about the high-turnover of staff.

    Treatment hope for migraine research

    People who live with migraines experience frequent, excruciating attacks that disrupt life for...

    Treatment hope for migraine research

    Often dismissed as a minor ailment, migraine headaches are a debilitating neurological disorder which affects about 640,000 New Zealanders.

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    ‘Shameful’: NZ handed Dirty Ashtray Award

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    ‘Shameful’: NZ handed Dirty Ashtray Award

    In a "shameful" moment on the international stage, New Zealand was handed a Dirty Ashtray Award this week.

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    ‘Beautiful’ design reflects city identity

    Mataukareao was blessed in an early morning service yesterday. Photos: Stephen Jaquiery

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    ‘Beautiful’ design reflects city identity

    The arrival of a "beautiful" new iwi-backed building in central Dunedin reflects the city’s distinctive Ōtākou identity, mana whenua say.

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    Neonatal unit ‘best’ in country: mother

    Dunedin mother Sam Jansen and her 11-month-old baby Mackenzie Clayton recounted their neonatal...

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    Neonatal unit ‘best’ in country: mother

    A Dunedin mother says the city’s neonatal intensive care unit is "the best in the country" — and she should know, as her daughter spent nine weeks in the unit.

    Cultural awareness a ‘vital skill’

    Running the Cultural Awareness in Healthcare workshop yesterday for people employed in healthcare...

    Cultural awareness a ‘vital skill’

    Several devastating experiences can be prevented with more culturally aware practices in the healthcare system, a Dunedin nurse says.

    The outside needs to be clean too

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    The outside needs to be clean too

    Abseilers clean the windows of the new Dunedin hospital outpatient building on yesterday.

    Māori prison, health link poor: studies

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    Māori prison, health link poor: studies

    New Zealand prisons are increasingly being recognised as a powerful determinant of health and wellbeing — particularly for Māori.

    Aged Care Association calls for funding of Alzheimers Otago

    Aged Care Association chief executive Tracey Martin. Photo: RNZ/Nate McKinnon

    Aged Care Association calls for funding of Alzheimers Otago

    The Aged Care Association is calling on the government to temporarily help fund Alzheimers Otago, which says its services are on the brink of collapse.

    Laying the foundations

    Photo: Gerard O'Brien

    Laying the foundations

    Contractors get under way with a massive concrete pour at the new Dunedin hospital inpatients building site yesterday.

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    Tobacco interference index fall ‘shameful’

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    Tobacco interference index fall ‘shameful’

    New Zealand’s dream of becoming smokefree by the end of 2025 appears to have gone up in smoke.

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    Seaweed’s healing properties investigated

    University of Otago researcher Lyn Wise says seaweed can help heal burn damage on skin. PHOTO:...

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    Seaweed’s healing properties investigated

    Seaweed can help us heal, a University of Otago researcher says.

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    Plastic in dentistry to be studied

    University of Otago orthodontics senior lecturer and researcher Dr Adith Venugopal with an...

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    Plastic in dentistry to be studied

    As concerns continue to rise over the effects microplastics and nanoplastics have on human health, University of Otago dentistry researchers are now looking at their use in orthodontics.

    Medicine shortage would kill in crisis: study

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    Medicine shortage would kill in crisis: study

    Most New Zealanders like to think we could take care of ourselves and survive in the event of a nuclear war, a volcanic winter, or a bioengineered pandemic in the northern hemisphere.

    Study shows bleak long Covid picture

    Sarah Rhodes. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Study shows bleak long Covid picture

    "I almost wish I’d been in a car accident, because then at least I would have some support."
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