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Excessive screen-time bad for kids' health

15 April 2024

Kiwi kids spend the most time on the internet in class in the world, with a new study finding multiple health harms.
George Laking: a lifetime of revelations

3 April 2024

When a cancer specialist develops a rare form of cancer and considers it a learning experience, that’s dedication to research. George Laking says his time in hospital also proved his point.
Shining a light on Pacific health outcomes

31 March 2024

Opinion: Dr Simone Watkins captures what it's like, as an Afakasi Samoan doctor, to experience Pacific health statistics, up close and very personally
Landmark dementia study focuses on ethnic diversity

25 March 2024

A new study into dementia starts with the shocking premise that we don’t really know how many Kiwis are affected, or their cultural background.
Vision for whānau health inspires graduate

21 March 2024

Merophy Brown wants her masters research to help all whānau to have positive experiences in Whangārei Hospital.
We need to speak up about economic violence

21 March 2024

Opinion: Greater support should be given to women subjected to economic abuse, targeting men who are perpetrating this harm, says Janet Fanslow
Boost to nurse practitioner numbers

19 March 2024

Te Whatu Ora increases support for those applying for the Nurse Practitioner Training Programme.
Opioid use on rise in NZ

18 March 2024

One in ten opioid-naive patients stay on the addictive painkillers post surgery and use is increasing among older people, according to new research.
First NZ training programme for cardiac ultrasound launches

15 March 2024

A new training programme in specialist heart imaging, crucial for diagnosing, treating and researching heart disease, has started for the first time in Aotearoa New Zealand.
New migrants lead NZ for childhood vaccination

13 March 2024

One in four New Zealanders was born overseas and new migrants are ahead of other Kiwis when it comes to vaccinating their babies.
Could some salts actually be good for us?

12 March 2024

Opinion: Helen Eyles provides a guide to the different salts available, rock, flakey, pink, and now potassium-enriched, and the importance of iodine.
Can you please chew more quietly?

9 March 2024

Opinion: Help might be on the way for those who find sounds like other people chewing so infuriating it’s affecting their quality of life. Grant Searchfield explains.

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