Monday 31 May 2010, 4:35PMDoctors will today push Kevin Rudd to change a key plank of his health reform plan which proposes paying general practices a block annual fee to treat patients with diabetes in a move which could be a template for the management of other chronic illnesses.
Monday 31 May 2010, 4:34PMOne day last summer, Charlie Martin felt a sharp pain in his lower back. But he couldn’t jump into his car and rush to the doctor’s office or the emergency room: Mr. Martin, a crane operator, was working on an oil rig in the South China Sea off Malaysia.
Monday 31 May 2010, 4:33PM...My late wife, Dr Linda Reynolds, was working in the adjacent practice and had identified both these issues. In March 1998 she informed the Stockport coroner of her deep concerns about Harold Shipman's behaviour...
Monday 31 May 2010, 4:32PMTwelve Cranford Hospice nursing staff have lost their jobs under the hospice's restructured services after a series of interviews this week.
Monday 31 May 2010, 2:39PMIf milk does the heart good, it might do the heart better if it comes from dairy cows grazed on grass instead of on feedlots, according to a new study.
Monday 31 May 2010, 2:39PMAccording to the local health board, breast enhancemnt for transsexuals was not a "core" produre for the treatment of Gender Identity Disorder, unlike genital surgery..
Monday 31 May 2010, 2:38PMDoctors are being forced to turn away people with HIV/AIDS - meaning they will fall ill and almost certainly die – in eight African countries as donors cut funding amid the global economic meltdown, an aid group said Thursday.
Monday 31 May 2010, 2:37PMDear Mr. Ryall, It’s funny, everything here in New Zealand is so informal--up to and including patients and physicians calling each other by first names--that I almost feel like I should begin this letter with “Dear Tony”.
Monday 31 May 2010, 2:36PMThe NHS needs a new body for evaluating diagnostic tests if it is to make the most of advances in genomic medicine, says a report to be published on Tuesday
Monday 31 May 2010, 2:35PMScores of terminally ill cancer patients are being given fresh hope as part of a pioneering project to rescue potentially life-saving medicines from drug company vaults. The pharmaceutical industry has hundreds of new drugs sitting on company shelves, but most will never see the light of day.
Friday 28 May 2010, 1:13PMAfter 22 years with the Newtown Community Health Service, Kathy James is taking a break.
Friday 28 May 2010, 10:17AMThe spread of Aids can be dramatically curbed by the use of anti-retroviral drugs which cut transmission of the disease by more than 90 per cent, a study has found.
Friday 28 May 2010, 10:15AMNothing can prepare you for the feeling of shooting 136 grams of fat – 68 grams of it saturated – into your arteries in one go.
Friday 28 May 2010, 10:11AMA public health emergency has been declared in Fiji after an outbreak of typhoid in the major tourist belt region of the country.
Friday 28 May 2010, 10:00AMThe iPad comes out on Friday, in the UK at least. Do you think it will be a useful tool in medicine, or medical education
Friday 28 May 2010, 9:56AMProposals to give free prescriptions to people in England with long-term conditions have been put on hold due to financial pressures on the NHS.
Friday 28 May 2010, 9:54AMPharmacists are "bogged down" correcting doctors' prescription mistakes and this is taking away valuable time which could be spent advising patients, an Otago University study has found
Thursday 27 May 2010, 10:24AM Number of women who give birth in their fifth decade or later trebles
Thursday 27 May 2010, 10:18AMOrtho-McNeil-Janssen and FDA notified healthcare professionals of changes to the Warnings section of the prescribing information for tramadol to emphasize risk of suicide and overdosage.
Thursday 27 May 2010, 9:17AMTaranaki’s hospitals are losing more than $1 million a month and the hospital services branch of the Taranaki District Health Board is expected to finish the financial year $8.1m in the red, $2m worse than budgeted.
Thursday 27 May 2010, 9:16AMThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a revised label for Xenical to include new safety information about cases of severe liver injury that have been reported rarely with the use of this medication
Thursday 27 May 2010, 9:15AMElective surgery and other services at Wellington Hospital will be cut for a week while staff are sent on leave to save money.
Thursday 27 May 2010, 9:13AMA cancer patient's dying wish was to shame health chiefs into making changes, the woman's family says.
Wednesday 26 May 2010, 11:40AMA freak accident late last year is believed to have unearthed highly confidential Patea Hospital Board records and left the Taranaki District Health Board red-faced.
Wednesday 26 May 2010, 11:40AM..."They took a hammer and just knocked through the drywall," said pharmacist Gary Hand...
Wednesday 26 May 2010, 11:39AMThe first in-store GP clinic set up in supermarket giant Sainsbury's is to close after losing support from the PCT.
Wednesday 26 May 2010, 11:38AMReform for the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence and a switch to value-based pricing are on the agenda as the new coalition government lays out its proposals for the National Health Service.
Wednesday 26 May 2010, 10:22AMFDA notified healthcare professionals and patients of revisions to the prescription and over-the-counter [OTC] labels for proton pump inhibitors, which work by reducing the amount of acid in the stomach, to include new safety information about a possible increased risk of fractures of the hip, wrist, and spine with the use of these medications.
Tuesday 25 May 2010, 9:40AMA group of Brown County residents working to stop the wind farm proposed for the southern part of the county cites reports from the WHO and the National Institutes of Health that suggest wind turbines located too close to homes or schools cause negative health impacts.
Tuesday 25 May 2010, 9:39AMViolent attacks on NHS staff rose by almost 50 per cent in the Lothians in the last year.
Tuesday 25 May 2010, 9:37AM...Increasingly, they are being rewarded for such behavior by insurance companies and the federal government...
Tuesday 25 May 2010, 9:36AM'Incompetent' German locum administered unfamiliar painkiller during first NHS shift
Tuesday 25 May 2010, 9:30AMThe doctor who first suggested a link between MMR vaccinations and autism is to be struck off the medical register.
Monday 24 May 2010, 4:18PMAlberta Health Services says it can't afford to operate new urgent care centre
Monday 24 May 2010, 4:16PMIt's springtime in Japan and that means one thing. Actually, two things. Penis festivals and vagina festivals.
Monday 24 May 2010, 4:15PMWhen Jasper Lawrence heard of a radical cure for his allergies, he decided to give it a go: he went to Africa and infected himself with a blood-sucking parasite. Now he's cured, and he believes hookworm can help people with asthma, diabetes and MS. Only one problem – he's on the run from the law
Monday 24 May 2010, 4:15PMHealth experts are expressing growing doubts over the Rudd government's $630 million GP Super Clinics program, warning that the centres may fail in their main objective of providing more integrated care.
Monday 24 May 2010, 9:37AMTwo sharp-eyed street vendors foiled the New York City Times Square bombing attempt on May 3, 2010. Their quick thinking saved scores of lives and tons of monetary resources. Similarly, we as physicians are obligated to perform our due diligence to protect our patients from certain harm by keeping a sharp eye out for entities that can negatively affect their metabolism.
Friday 21 May 2010, 11:44AMIn a new study, US researchers confirmed the known link between obesity and lower total brain volume and also found that abdominal fat in otherwise healthy middle aged people is associated with lower total brain volume...
Friday 21 May 2010, 11:42AMThe first step towards realising a long-held dream for improved health services in Wanaka was taken yesterday, with the start of earthworks for a multimillion-dollar integrated healthcare centre in Cardrona Valley Rd.