An Auckland GP was today suspended for two years for having a sexual relationship with a patient.Dr Maheshkumar Bhikhubhai Patel had pleaded guilty to a charge of professional misconduct before the Health Practitioners Disciplinary…
X-rays from New Zealand patients are being sent to doctors in Beirut for diagnosis.The Hawkes Bay District Health Board is trying the scheme for six months to beat the shortage of radiologists.But the Medical Council has expressed…
The Government’s decision to let refugees from Zimbabwe become permanent residents regardless of their HIV status has raised questions from other refugees.The move was a welcome humanitarian gesture, but other refugees should…
Ambulance drivers are expected to be among the biggest users of a new drug information service using texting on mobile phones.The “Get the Msg” service, launched in Auckland yesterday, contains information on about 420 variations…
A new, more effective treatment for tuberculosis could be developed within five to 10 years, says an Auckland University scientist who has been recognised for his work on the disease.Dr Shaun Lott has just been named the winner…
Drug funding agency Pharmac has decided to fund the drug Taxol for the treatment of early-stage breast cancers at a cost of $12.5 million over five years.The decision comes a month after Pharmac was criticised for not subsidising…
The Medical Council says there is a potentially tricky issue over how it regards doctors allowed into Australia specifically to work in “areas of special need” if they later seek work in this country.”There are people coming in…
The Labour Party has long had a strangely ambivalent attitude to the admission to this country of people with HIV or Aids. The screening of prospective immigrants pre-arrival, announced by the Shipley Government shortly before it…
Getting to the root of female hair loss MSNBC - Aug 14 4:43 AM “Today” health editor Dr. Judith Reichman shares some insight on what causes women to lose hair and what you can do to re-grow it.Save to My Web
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ¦ Inside the Game: A suitcase and a dream The Myrtle Beach Sun News - Aug 16 12:15 AM The time is 6 p.m. on a Tuesday, an hour before the first pitch when Toby Basner and Joe Harris make their way through the parking lot to a sun-baked Coastal Federal Field.Save to My […]