Facebook the key in search for new blood: Lancet
A leading medical journal says the world could boost its blood supply from young donors by tapping into social networks like Facebook.
Health
Some trauma deaths preventable: study
Rugby test leaves Millar grounded
Southern District Health Board chairman Errol Millar will not be able to make one last plea for retention of neurosurgery services in Dunedin at the South Island district health board chairmen's me
Neurosurgery resolution unlikely
The battle over neurosurgery services in the South is expected to be placed in the hands of Director-general of Health Stephen McKernan next week.
Bill proposes assistance fororgan donors
A private member's Bill proposing increasing the Government assistance to live kidney or liver tissue donors has been welcomed by Kidney Health New Zealand's medical director, Prof Kelvin Lynn.
Nurse conference in city
A three-day conference is set to draw nurses from New Zealand and Australia to Dunedin at the end of this month.
Govt criticised for cutting ACC funding for hearing loss
The Government has been accused of targeting the old and vulnerable with further changes to ACC allowances for those with hearing loss.
Failure to restructure a 'waste of time'
The failure to restructure senior positions at the Southern District Health Board has been described as a huge waste of time by a Public Service Association official.
Insights offered on hepatitis C, services
Recent concern about the risk of hepatitis C to women who may have been treated at a private medical clinic in Melbourne highlights the need for increased awareness about the illness, clinical nur