Health
Dirty, dangerous, and downright disgusting!
Vaccine of limited benefit to over-18s
Nationwide vaccination programme for 12 to 18-year-olds aimed at preventing cervical cancer is attracting the attention of older women as well, says an Otago District Health Board member.
Nurse to make home visits
Waitaki Valley patients have a new medical service, after the Kurow Medical Centre successfully lobbied the Rural Otago Primary Health Organisation for funding.
Heart patients 'at risk from further strikes'
Hospital copes during strike
Although Dunedin Hospital's emergency department was reasonably busy on the first day of the junior doctors' strike yesterday, it still had 39 beds available last night.
Cunliffe keeps out of doctors' dispute
Calls for the Government to step into the junior doctors' pay talks with district health boards before tomorrow's strike received no response from Health Minister David Cunliffe yesterday.
Deaf want to be treated as equals
Doctor strike action looms
Further strike action by junior doctors looks unavoidable after negotiations with district health boards (DHBs) broke down yesterday.