Thomson asked to explain fraud background
Otago District Health Board chairman Richard Thomson has been asked to go to Wellington to explain to Health Minister Tony Ryall the background to the multimillion-dollar fraud case.
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Don't cut costs - Senior doctors
Senior doctors are warning district health boards (DHBs) not to cut costs in response to the economic recession.
Eventful year for family of history-making twins
Life better all round after kidney donation
Carers maybe unaware of subsidies
Health board soon to tackle major issues
A possible change to funding medicines in the community is among several major issues Otago District Health Board will have to grapple with early this year.
It's OK to date your cousin, says Otago professor
Cousins have no more risk of producing a child with birth defects than women over the age of 40, according to latest research.
Heart patient recovery well
The second person to have had a successful innovative heart valve replacement in New Zealand is looking forward to getting back out walking.
Teens seen as main vaccine group
Most of the vaccinations against the human papillomavirus (HPV) in Otago next year are expected to be of year 8 and 9 pupils.