Zero fees doctors’ visits for 93% of under sixes
Tuesday 31 July 2012, 5:01PMMedia release from health minister Tony Ryall: 93 per cent of children aged under six receive free doctors' visits during the daytime thanks to the 957 general practices who have opted into the zero fees scheme. In 2008 only 70 per cent of children received free visits
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Bob Francis appointed to Capital & Coast DHB
Tuesday 31 July 2012, 2:14PMMedia release from Health Minister Tony Ryall :
Health Minister Tony Ryall today announced Wairarapa DHB Chair Bob Francis has been appointed as a member of the Capital & Coast District Health Board (DHB).
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NMDHB CE John Peters resigns
Tuesday 31 July 2012, 1:02PMMedia release from Nelson Marlborough DHB:
Nelson Marlborough District Health Board (NMDHB) Chief Executive (CE), John Peters has announced his resignation effective December 2012.
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PHARMAC to fund alternative treatments for asthma, scabies
Tuesday 31 July 2012, 12:59PMMedia release from Pharmac:
PHARMAC is to fund a treatment for pre-schoolers with recurrent wheezing despite using other therapies, and for people with exercise-induced asthma.
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CDHB response to CCDU announcements
Tuesday 31 July 2012, 11:55AMMedia release from Canterbury DHB:Canterbury District Health Board chief executive, David Meates is welcoming the new plans for central Christchurch
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Health insurance numbers stabilising - HFANZ
Tuesday 31 July 2012, 11:52AMMedia release from Health Funds Association: The number of New Zealanders with health insurance is showing signs of stabilising after several consecutive quarters of decline, according to figures released today by the Health Funds Association (HFANZ)
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White paper for vulnerable children
Monday 30 July 2012, 3:18PMMedia release from Social development minister Paula Bennett:
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett has announced the planned release of the White Paper for Vulnerable Children and public submissions.
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Plunket statistics show breastfeeding at 19 year high
Monday 30 July 2012, 3:15PMMedia release from Plunket:
Plunket’s latest figures on breastfeeding, released ahead of World Breastfeeding week, show New Zealand’s breastfeeding rates for 2011 and 2012 are the highest they’ve been in 19 years.
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Gastroenteritis at Grey Base Hospital
Monday 30 July 2012, 2:15PMMedia release from West Coast DHB: Morice Ward at Grey Base Hospital went onto ‘restricted access’ on Friday as several patients and staff experienced symptoms of gastroenteritis
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Vitamin-boosted stem cells show promise in curing baldness
Monday 30 July 2012, 1:33PMMedia release from AlphaMed:
Durham, NC (July 2012) – A team of researchers in Japan has discovered that VD3, a super-active form of Vitamin D, boosts stem cells to enhance and maintain their ability to induce hair growth. This new study, reported in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine, builds upon previous studies that have demonstrated how dermal papilla cells (DPCs) can stimulate epithelial stem cells to become hair.
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Closer to home dialysis for Gisborne residents
Monday 30 July 2012, 1:22PMMedia release from Minister of Health Tony Ryall:
A new $1.3m satellite dialysis unit in Gisborne, officially opened today by Health Minister Tony Ryall, will save people travelling the 756km to Hamilton for treatment.
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Auckland high needs health services strengthened by West Fono and The Peoples Centre combining
Friday 27 July 2012, 1:12PMMedia release from West Fono Health Trust and Peoples Centre Trust:
The West Fono Health Trust and The Peoples Centre Trust announce they are pooling resources into a combined organisation to enable populations with high needs to more readily access quality health services.
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Intelligent Design: IntelligentMDx’s new herpes diagnostic test receives EU approval
Friday 27 July 2012, 1:08PMMedia release from GlobalData:
LONDON, UK (GlobalData), 26 July 2012 - IntelligentMDx received EU approval of their new diagnostic test, IMDx HSV-1/2, which detects the presence of HSV nucleic acids and differentiates between Herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2).
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Rapid heart rates grow faster as drug treatments threaten lives
Friday 27 July 2012, 1:05PMMedia release from GlobalData:
LONDON, UK (GlobalData), 26 July 2012 - Major safety fears over supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) medications are threatening many elderly patients, and even encouraging some to opt for surgery, claims a new report by healthcare experts GlobalData
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Free ceiling and floor insulation on offer
Friday 27 July 2012, 9:10AMMedia release from Waikato DHB: Within Aotearoa New Zealand an alarming 270,000 children live below the poverty line, many more children live just above it
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TDH launches new nurse-led flight service
Friday 27 July 2012, 8:59AMMedia release from Tairawhiti DHB: Tairawhiti District Health has launched a new nurse-led flight service in conjunction with the Midland Regional Transport project
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Wairoa’s new integrated family health centre gets final tick of approval
Friday 27 July 2012, 8:50AMMedia release from Hawke’s Bay DHB: A $5 million investment in the future health and wellbeing of the Wairoa community to develop an integrated family health centre got its final tick of approval today (25 July) from Hawke’s Bay District Health Board
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Maori health initiative shows early success
Thursday 26 July 2012, 2:16PMMedia release from Whaiora: Initial results of a pilot health programme that puts Māori in charge of their own futures has found new ways to measure both social and clinical results
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Aucklanders applauded for their efforts over measles
Thursday 26 July 2012, 2:13PMMedia release from Waitemata District Health Board: Health authorities are thanking Aucklanders for doing their part in helping end the measles outbreak which began in May 2011, with no new cases linked to the outbreak since 12 June this year
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The latest New Zealand Medical Journal is out tomorrow
Thursday 26 July 2012, 2:05PMMedia release from NZMA: The following are summaries of items appearing in the 27 July 2012 (Vol 125 No 1358) issue of the New Zealand Medical Journal, the journal of the New Zealand Medical Association
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Cancer Therapies Branch Out as Brachytherapy Gains Popularity
Thursday 26 July 2012, 1:06PM
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Better pain focus at hospital helps cut stays by nearly 5 days
Thursday 26 July 2012, 1:02PMMedia release from ANZCA:
Patients with hip fractures are spending an average 4.9 fewer days in hospital thanks to a project at Austin Health in Victoria that focuses on better pain management and quality of care for patients.
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Government sacrificing future of postgraduate study
Thursday 26 July 2012, 10:22AMMedia release from New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations: First health professions, then student teachers and now architects are joining a mounting chorus of concern about the government decision to withdraw eligibility for Student Allowance support from postgraduate students from 2013 onwards
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Government continues down a path of penalising students
Thursday 26 July 2012, 10:11AMMedia release from New Zealand Union of Students' Association: Cabinet’s confirmation this week of an increase in the student loan repayment percentage by 20% per dollar destroys the pretence of the government’s public commitment to interest-free loans, and will just put extra pressure on new graduates searching for work in a struggling economy
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Developing countries and generic drug firms shaking up the pharma industry
Wednesday 25 July 2012, 4:37PMMedia release from GlobalData: Constricted budgets, the ‘patent cliff’ and the rise of emerging economies are forcing pharmaceutical companies to seriously reassess business strategies, finds a new report by healthcare industry analyst firm GlobalData
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Physicians call for better health outcomes for Māori children
Wednesday 25 July 2012, 2:11PMMedia release from Royal Australasian College of Physicians:The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) was among other health and childcare experts who, earlier today presented oral submissions to the Māori Affairs Select Committee (MASC) on the Inquiry into the determinants of wellbeing for Māori children
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Sponsorship available for Asia Pacific Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care
Wednesday 25 July 2012, 2:01PMMedia release from HIIRC:
The Health Quality & Safety Commission is offering a number of two-day full and part sponsorships to the Asia Pacific Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care in Auckland on 19-21 September.
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Winter flu levels are being closely monitored
Tuesday 24 July 2012, 4:50PMMedia release from health minister Tony Ryall: Health officials are closely monitoring this year’s seasonal flu levels with regular reporting from surveillance general practices, Healthline and hospitals, says Health Minister Tony Ryall
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Major initiative to beat childhood killer
Tuesday 24 July 2012, 4:20PMMedia release from National Hauora Coalition:This Friday sees the launch of the largest initiative to combat the serious childhood illness of rheumatic fever. The initiative is supported by the Ministry of Health and Counties Manukau DHB and is led by the National Hauora Coalition
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All pharmacies accept new agreement
Tuesday 24 July 2012, 4:12PMMedia release from Minister of Health Tony Ryall:
Health Minister Tony Ryall has today announced 100 per cent of pharmacy businesses have accepted the new community pharmacy service agreement.
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New CEO appointment: Public Health Association
Tuesday 24 July 2012, 4:00PMMedia release from Public Health Association:
The Public Health Association (PHA) is pleased to announce the appointment of new CEO Warren Lindberg, who will commence work on Sunday 2 September 2012.
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Statement from Benjamin Blake - National Park survivor
Tuesday 24 July 2012, 2:34PMMedia release from Waikato District Health Board: arrived in New Zealand with my girlfriend, Macarena, a little more than four months ago, clearly insufficient time to really get to understand the country, its customs, its nature
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The spirit in nursing
Tuesday 24 July 2012, 2:00PMMedia release from The University of Sydney:
Older more experienced nurses working in palliative care are more likely to include spiritual caring in their day-to-day professional activities compared to their younger counterparts in acute care, a University of Sydney study has found.
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Reports update cancer statistics
Tuesday 24 July 2012, 1:11PMMedia release from the Ministry of Health: Cancer continues to be the leading cause of death in New Zealand, although death rates from the disease are trending downwards.
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John Key needs to get a backbone
Tuesday 24 July 2012, 11:21AMMedia release from Green Party health spokesperson Kevin Hague: John Key needs to put the health of New Zealanders ahead of the interests of tobacco giants
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Retention of kaupapa Maori health services on West Coast
Tuesday 24 July 2012, 10:51AMMedia release from Westcoast DHB: Improved Maori health is the primary objective of a major restructuring of the only designated Maori health provider on the West Coast of the South Island
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Welfare reforms perpetuate discrimination against NZ's poorest children
Monday 23 July 2012, 4:05PMMedia release from CPAG: Child Poverty Action Group says the Government’s latest welfare reforms are the worst example of welfare policy it has seen for decades
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New book highlights the latest innovations in anaesthesia
Monday 23 July 2012, 10:16AMMedia release from ANZCA: Australasian Anaesthesia is published every two years by the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and covers a diverse range of topics of interest to anaesthetists and pain medicine specialists
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Welfare reform bill passes into law
Monday 23 July 2012, 9:23AMMedia release from social development minister Paula Bennett: The Social Security (Youth Support and Work Focus) Amendment Bill passed its third and final reading in Parliament today
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CPAG granted leave to appeal High Court decision
Friday 20 July 2012, 4:32PMMedia release from Child Poverty Action Group: The Child Poverty Action Group is very pleased the Court of Appeal has today granted leave to appeal against the decision of the High Court in relation to its claim of discrimination against the 230,000 children of beneficiaries
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