SECTIONS

Swine flu outbreak

NationalJune 25

More than 500 swine flu cases in NZ

The total number of swine flu cases in New Zealand has jumped more than 50 overnight to 507, the Ministry of Health says.
NationalJune 25

Healthline bombarded after swine flu deaths

New Zealand's Healthline received a 40% increase in the number of calls after the Ministry of Health announced yesterday three people with swine flu had died.
Healthline bombarded after swine flu deaths
Healthline bombarded after swine flu deaths
NewsJune 24

Pregnant women more at risk from swine flu

Pregnant women who get swine flu are at least four times as likely to be hospitalized as other people with the virus, a new study says.
NewsJune 24

Oxygenation key in swine flu treatment - study

Blood oxygenation appears to be the key to surviving swine flu for patients suffering respiratory failure, new research shows.
LeagueOctober 30

League: France knocked by swine flu

France have been hit by swine flu - and knee injuries - ahead of Sunday morning's (NZT) Four Nations rugby league match with New Zealand.
DunedinSeptember 18

Swine flu effects now clearer

While swine flu has slipped off the radar for many of us, it is still having a severe impact on some people and continues to circulate in the community, health professionals say.
Swine flu effects now clearer
Swine flu effects now clearer
NationalSeptember 18

NZ to share some swine flu vaccine

New Zealand is among nine well-off countries who have agreed to share extra swine flu vaccine with less-developed countries.
DunedinSeptember 17

Dunedin flu victim was 19 days in coma

When swine flu patient Terri Gordon-Davis (39) slipped into unconsciousness and was put on a ventilator to keep her alive, her husband was told she had a 25 per cent chance of surviving.
WorldSeptember 2

School officials to be punished for swine flu outbreak

School officials in eastern China found responsible for a swine flu outbreak at a provincial high school that led to 109 students being infected will be severely punished, a local official says.
NationalAugust 26

Swine flu leaves Cant woman blinking to communicate

Swine flu has left a South Canterbury woman able to communicate only by blinking and with only half a lung functioning.
NationalAugust 26

Swine flu leaving with winter

With spring just days away, the number of swine flu cases is on the way down, health officials say.
NationalAugust 24

Swine flu toll at 16

A woman who died in an Auckland hospital last week has been confirmed as New Zealand's 16th swine flu victim.
DunedinAugust 19

Woman dies of swine flu

A 30-year-old woman died of swine flu in Dunedin Hospital on Sunday. The woman was admitted with flu-like symptoms on July 28 and did not have any pre-existing medical conditions before her admission.
DunedinAugust 18

NZ's 15th flu victim dies in Dunedin

A 30-year-old woman who died in Dunedin on Sunday has been confirmed by the Health Ministry as being New Zealand's 15th swine flu victim.
NationalAugust 17

Three die of swine flu

Swine flu has been confirmed as the cause of death for one person in Otago and two in Southland, Dunedin coroner David Crerar says.
NationalAugust 12

Swine flu cases hit 3000

The number of confirmed swine flu cases in New Zealand hit 3000 today.
NationalAugust 9

Swine flu numbers may be dropping

New Zealand's swine flu virus appears to have struck a quiet period as official statistics show the number of people visiting their GP tapering off.
DunedinAugust 4

Two in Southern ICUs with swine flu

Two patients are in intensive care with swine flu in Otago and Southland, information released by the Ministry of Health yesterday shows.
NationalAugust 4

Swine flu may be decreasing - ministry

The number of doctor consultations for influenza-like illnesses appears to have decreased slightly but it is too soon to determine whether this is the start of an ongoing fall in swine flu cases, the Ministry of Health says.
DunedinJuly 31

Deaths believed linked to swine flu

Swine flu is believed to have contributed to deaths in Otago and Southland in the past month, but final results will not be confirmed for "some weeks", coroner David Crerar says.
Deaths believed linked to swine flu
Deaths believed linked to swine flu
NationalJuly 30

Flu victim otherwise healthy

A man who died of suspected swine flu may be New Zealand's first swine flu victim who did not have any other health problems.
DunedinJuly 30

Dunedin eases Chch flu burden

Canterbury intensive care patients are being transferred to Dunedin as swine flu overwhelms Christchurch Hospital.
DunedinJuly 30

School hand-hygiene study highly relevant

Concern about swine flu may have increased interest in University of Otago research which is looking at the impact of improved hand hygiene on winter school absences.
School hand-hygiene study highly relevant
School hand-hygiene study highly relevant
DunedinJuly 28

Less surgery as flu takes its toll

The swine flu epidemic has affected the amount of surgery at Dunedin Hospital recently, the Otago District Health Board hospital advisory committee has been told.
Less surgery as flu takes its toll
Less surgery as flu takes its toll
NationalJuly 28

Ryall cautious about flu monitoring results

The number of people checking in with their GP in relation to flu symptoms may be levelling off, the Ministry of Health says after recent monitoring.