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Rest homes reject DHB demand for birth details
Rest homes are refusing to comply with a demand to find old people's birth certificates to prove they are eligible for care subsidies.
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Payments urged for IVF donations
New Zealand fertility experts are asking whether money could be offered to encourage men and women to donate sperm and eggs for childless couples.
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Swine flu hospital admissions top 500
Swine flu is continuing to spread in NZ, with some areas reporting higher hospital inpatient rates than during last year's pandemic.
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Country doctors earning $2500 a day
One of NZ's most remote and cash-strapped health boards is paying fill-in surgeons up to $2500 a day, beating some of our highest earners.
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Swine flu still a threat here - MoH
New Zealand is still seeing a significant level of swine flu, says the Ministry of Health.
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John Kirwan's depression campaign a success
The latest initiative from the Ministry of Health - a self-help programme featuring John Kirwan - is proving a success at helping depression sufferers.
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Dyson: DHB chief's resignation over cuts not the last
The departure of Capital Coast District Health Board chief executive Ken Whelan because of pressure to cut costs will not be the last, Labour MP Ruth Dyson says.