Overcrowding killing patients
A shortage of hospital beds is killing as many people every year as road accidents, emergency doctors say.
Health
Nothing extra for hospice
There appears to be little hope of increased funding for the Otago Community Hospice from the Otago District Health Board following an in-committee discussion by board members.
Funding woes plague health board
Lab test plan hits snags
It is unlikely private patients will have to start paying for laboratory tests until next year, as Otago health bosses and Southern Community Laboratories work through unexpected snags to introduce
97kg Dunedin boy saved by the gym
Activity a key to fighting obesity
Reducing obesity in children is not about playing the blame game, it is about reducing the wrong foods and increasing physical activity, says a University of Otago researcher.
Researching ways of controlling chlamydia
Students pitch in for health promotion
Govt report damns heart surgery rate
Access to heart surgery in Otago is equal to that of other first world countries - but at other New Zealand health boards is far worse, a new Ministry of Health report shows.
Free Gardasil vaccine available for girls
About 3000 17 and 18-year-old women in Otago will be eligible for free vaccinations against the human papillomavirus (HPV) from today.