Health
ODHB urged to halt radical changes
Pharmac won't fund year-long herceptin course
Government drug-buying agency Pharmac announced today it would not fund 12-month courses of the breast cancer drug Herceptin.
Entry may be limited: ambulance or referral
Another potentially controversial proposal to limit entry to Dunedin Hospital's stretched emergency department is being considered by the Otago District Health Board.
Norovirus suspected at hospital ward
A suspected norovirus outbreak has closed a ward at Dunedin Hospital and led to some surgery being postponed.
New CT scanner to cut waiting lists
Dunedin hospital runs out of beds
Dunedin Hospital is in "code black" with the number of people needing treatment exceeding the beds available.
Gloomy, not depressing
It may sound impressive to say that the gloomy greyness that blanketed the city for at least two weeks has given you Seasonal Affective Disorder (Sad), but it is more likely you are just sad.
Hospice delays decision on cutting bed numbers
Flu prevalence down, gastroenteritis on the rise
While influenza rates in Otago are not at the level expected at this time of year, Dunedin Hospital's emergency department has been seeing more gastroenteritis patients than usual.