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Grant Christey from Midland Trauma System in theatre

Midland Trauma System yield data that can avert future injury

Friday, 12 January 2018 11:53 am

On the computer screen in surgeon Grant Christey’s office is a map of the Midland district his trauma system covers. It takes in major centres, including New Plymouth, Hamilton, Rotorua, Tauranga and Gisborne, and comprises five district health boards: Tairāwhiti, Taranaki, Lakes, Bay of Plenty and Waikato.

Turangi fatal crash survivor returns to Waikato Hospital to thank carers

Monday, 08 January 2018 10:46 am

A young American woman who suffered critical injuries in a crash that killed three students in 2012, has made the pilgrimage back to New Zealand to thank the doctors and nurses who saved her life.

ICU staff helping break ‘taboo’ of organ donation

Monday, 08 January 2018 10:43 am

For a person whose career has focused on mending and healing, there's one thing Dr Annette Forrest doesn't mind breaking: taboos.

Trust donates care packages for families at Waikato’s newborn intensive care unit

Thursday, 28 December 2017 9:43 am

A pair of red woollen booties sit perched at the end of Kaihī Kaka's crib. The 10-day-old infant is wrapped in a home-made blanket, donated by a woman from Tokoroa. The gifts are warm and thoughtful, his mother Samantha Lee says, but also a painful reminder the pair were spending Christmas Day in hospital, away from her partner and two older children.

Life out of Death – Organ donation

Thursday, 28 December 2017 9:28 am

Most New Zealanders say they would like to be an organ donor. But only very few of us will donate. Our donor rate trails Australia, the United Kingdom and others.

Waikato Hospital given teddy bears to comfort kids

Monday, 11 December 2017 3:01 pm

It's no picnic for children in hospital, but one organisation is trying to ease their distress. Waikato Hospital Accident and Emergency staff will be given teddy bears to give to children.

Over 22,000 NZers at risk of kidney harm because of medicine ‘triple whammy’

Sunday, 05 November 2017 6:08 pm

Over 22,000 New Zealanders aged 65 and over are taking a potentially dangerous combination of medicines that could seriously damage their kidneys. Known as the...

Mesothelioma: A Rare Cancer to Watch out For

Tuesday, 24 October 2017 4:18 pm

Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer caused by asbestos inhalation. If asbestos dust is inhaled, the fibers embed into the lining of the organs, where mesothelioma can develop. It is estimated that 43,000 people around the world die annually from mesothelioma. By 2020, the mesothelioma death rate in developed countries - such as New Zealand, is expected to increase by 5 to 10 percent annually.

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