Health

In most cases, the possible or actual contraction of a disease is not considered a personal injury and therefore is not covered by ACC, a corporation spokeswoman says.

Brochures promoting disability awareness are likely to end up in the waste paper basket if given to district health board staff as part of orientation, Dot Wilson says.

Some vaccinations against the human papillomavirus (HPV) will be delivered at Otago schools next year.

Much of the hand washing we do is possibly "worse than useless" and education about the subject is not necessarily helpful because it tries to make the message too simple.