New lifestyle and cooking programme helps participants' health and wellbeing - research

New lifestyle and cooking programme significantly helps participants’ health and wellbeing, research shows.

Australian election campaign must debate vaping - CAPHRA

Australian politicians who recognize the public health potential of vaping will be rewarded with votes, yet most remain too scared to promote the world’s most effective smoking cessation tool, says the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA).

'Know your pulse' campaign launches to save lives

The Heart Foundation is launching an awareness campaign this week, highlighting the importance of knowing how to check your pulse to pick up warning signs that your heart might not be working as well as it should.

New research shows the mental wellbeing of Kiwi financial advisers 'at risk'

A new report released by AIA New Zealand finds that Kiwi financial advisers increasingly face work burnout and deteriorating mental wellbeing.

Chiropractor fails to provide enough information for patient - HDC

Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Vanessa Caldwell today released a report finding a chiropractor in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failing to provide sufficient information to a patient prior to a procedure to enable him to provide

How unhealthy is your combo meal? New Zealand research gives clues

People don’t expect fast-food "combo" meals to be healthy eating, but new research shows just how bad they can be.

Banning smoking in cars 'will help take tobacco out of daily life'

Making it illegal to smoke or vape around children in cars is one more step towards taking tobacco out of daily life, says a leading public health agency.

From 28 November 2021, it will be an offence to smoke or vape in a motor vehicle carrying anyone under 18 years old.

Funding for vaccine development to help prevent rheumatic fever - Verrall

Funding for vaccine development to help prevent rheumatic fever

Associate Minister of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall has announced today the Government is supporting the development of a vaccine to help prevent rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease.

New NZ Flying Doctor Service facility in Nelson launched - GCH Aviation

GCH Aviation, operators of the New Zealand Flying Doctor Service, is set to open a dedicated air ambulance facility at Nelson Airport this month.

Separate stroke and heart attack risk predictors 'necessary'

A study involving Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington’s Dr Denise Taylor and led by Associate Professor Susan Wells from the University of Auckland calls for separate stroke and heart attack risk predictors to improve understanding of those at risk.