Health
Advertising to target Maori, Pacific women
New breast-screening television commercials to air next month will be aimed at Maori and Pacific women.
Specialist says poor leadership undermining screening programme
Poor leadership and a "watered-down" monitoring process are undermining New Zealand's breast screening programme, University of Otago associate Prof Brian Cox says.
Decisions based on unbiased assessment of facts
Health and Disability Commissioner Anthony Hill responds to Stuart McLennan's opinion article on Wednesday about the importance of the commissioner's independence.
New scholarship offered
A scholarship for an Otago healthcare practitioner keen to undertake research in complementary and alternative medicine is being offered by Integrative Health Trust Otago.
Vaccination: cost-effective intervention
Delay upsets medical centre
Outpatient text reminders not always ideal
Getting people to turn up to outpatient medical appointments by texting them might not be as simple as it sounds, Southland medical officer of health David Tulloch suggests.