Elderly urged to dispose of unused medicine safely
A national programme encouraging the elderly to safely dispose of millions of dollars of unwanted medicines is being run in 14 areas, including Otago.
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Missed appointments irk Dunedin Hospital
Dunedin Hospital has been organising extra clinics to cope with a higher-than-usual number of people waiting months for general surgery assessments, but is becoming frustrated with people not atte
Velvet may have use in treating ulcers
Health board told to improve relationships
Wage rise constraints, Thomson warns
More cases of meningococcal disease
People are being warned to watch out for symptoms of meningococcal disease after seven cases were reported in the past three weeks.
Health ministry stocking up on measles vaccine
The Health Ministry is stockpiling more measles vaccine to help combat an outbreak which has seen 10 times more than the normal yearly total of cases already this year.
Good news tempered for ODHB
The Otago District Health Board is likely to have finished last financial year within its planned $9.3 million deficit, contrary to forecasts which suggested the shortfall could blow out to almost
Local control over hospital urged
The "raw and vital issue" of the future control of Lakes District Hospital was raised by Wakatipu Health Trust (WHT) chairwoman Maria Cole on Friday, in the public forum section of the full meeting
Measles rising in Canterbury
The number of children with measles in Canterbury has continued to rise, with 62 children now infected.