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Pāpāmoa Hills Night Walk - An Enchanting Evening Under The Stars
Wed, 3 Jul 2024 10:57:44 +1200 | Breast Cancer Support Service
Experience a magical 5km night walk under the starry skies up Pāpāmoa Hills to the Ger at Summerhill, in support of local people facing breast cancer. More >>
Tannic Acid-coated Magnetic Beads Will Facilitate Early Cancer Diagnosis
Tue, 2 Jul 2024 17:58:55 +1200 | Skoltech
Researchers have synthesized tannic acid-coated magnetic beads capable of extracting membrane vesicles called “exosomes” from biological fluids with 60% efficiency. More >>
Champion Blues Player And Maori All Black, Cameron Suafoa, Becomes Ambassador For Sarcoma Foundation
Tue, 2 Jul 2024 17:21:01 +1200 | Sarcoma Foundation New Zealand
Dedicated to supporting the approximately 250 new cases diagnosed with this rare disease in New Zealand each year, our mission is to provide comprehensive resources and support for those affected by sarcoma.More >>
Myeloma New Zealand Is Pleased By Pharmac’s Announcement To Improve Access To Myeloma Medicines
Tue, 2 Jul 2024 14:18:54 +1200 | Myeloma New Zealand
The very nature of myeloma means these medicines on their own are not enough and we will continue to advocate for more modern medicines and treatments for those affected by this blood cancer.More >>
Multiple Myeloma Treatments Available To More People
Tue, 2 Jul 2024 13:33:50 +1200 | PHARMAC
Pharmac – Te Pātaka Whaioranga is making more treatment options available for people with multiple myeloma and other blood disorders. “From 1 August, we’re widening access to lenalidomide and we’re also funding pomalidomide for the first ...More >>
Visionwest To Supply Free Period Products, Thanks To A Special Partnership Between The Period Place & NFZN
Tue, 2 Jul 2024 13:22:59 +1200 | VisionWest Community Trust
Thanks to a special partnership, Visionwest, a West Auckland trust, is now able to supply free period products through their food support service, Whai Manaaki Kai. More >>
International Nursing Leader Calls For Nurses To Stand Together For Safe Staffing Ratios
Tue, 2 Jul 2024 12:32:29 +1200 | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
He Tipua conference focusing on nurse-to-patient ratios opened today in Wellington. New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) have brought esteemed international experts to New Aotearoa New Zealand to share their ...More >>
Organ And Tissue Donors Saved Hundreds Of Lives In 2023
Tue, 2 Jul 2024 12:28:13 +1200 | Organ Donation NZ
Organ Donation New Zealand (ODNZ) has released its annual report today, sharing New Zealand’s national organ donation figures for 2023 and providing insight on the profound impact that deceased organ and tissue donation can have on the lives of ...More >>
Spike In Serious Eating Disorders During Pandemic
Tue, 2 Jul 2024 11:48:25 +1200 | Auckland University
Hospital admissions for eating disorders went up by 50 percent during Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns. More >>
Students Snap Up Chance For Infrastructure Trades Training
Tue, 2 Jul 2024 10:19:03 +1200 | Connexis
Hundreds of female secondary school students around the country have had their hands on the controls of some of New Zealand’s top infrastructure companies over the past two months through Connexis Girls with Hi-Vis® (GWHV).More >>
Frustration As Inequities Continue To Impact Aotearoa New Zealand’s Perinatal Death Rates
Mon, 1 Jul 2024 09:40:59 +1200 | Health Quality and Safety Commission
Unaddressed inequities mean Aotearoa New Zealand’s perinatal death rates have remained static for 15 years. More >>
Wānaka’s First Primary Birthing Unit Opened
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 14:00:03 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Hon Dr Shane Reti Minister of Health Prime Minister Christopher Luxon joined Health Minister Dr Shane Reti to officially open a new primary birthing unit in Wānaka today. Dr Reti says the event demonstrates the Government’s commitment ...More >>
Addressing The Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Crisis Amid Global Shortages
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 12:04:18 +1200 | MyMT
The anxiety and stress caused by these shortages are ironically exacerbating menopausal symptoms such as mood swings, hot flushes, and anxiety, the very issues HRT aims to alleviate.More >>
Toxic Clean-up Refusal Stalls Treaty Deal
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 19:39:49 +1200 | Craig Ashworth - Local Democracy Reporting
A leaked survey of the Tokaora School site by environmental scientists found asbestos throughout the buildings, which are coated with lead paint hiding under layers of acrylic.More >>
‘Heartbreaking’ Reality Of Mount Maunganui’s Air Quality
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 18:56:27 +1200 | Alisha Evans - Local Democracy Reporter
Whareroa marae sits on the water’s edge in Mount Maunganui, surrounded by the industrial area, which was classed as a polluted air-shed in 2019. More >>
Quality Of Aotearoa NZ's Health Care System Affected By Turbulence Of Global Pandemic And Health System Transformation
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 09:17:39 +1200 | Health Quality and Safety Commission
‘The health care system has undergone extensive change in the last few years, impacted by the global pandemic and the health system restructure,’ says Dr Peter Jansen, Tumuaki Chief Executive at Te Tāhū Hauora.More >>
Data Cleansing Of Unmet Patient Need Hides A National Health Scandal
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 06:17:04 +1200 | Ian Powell
Ian Powell discusses the scandal revealed by academic research on unmet patient need in New Zealand’s health system. More >>
Power Play - Government's Cancer Funding Announcement A Catch-up, Clean-Up Job
Tue, 25 Jun 2024 17:02:50 +1200 | RNZ
Power Play - A boost in Pharmac funding will go a long way to rebuilding the dent in National's credibility and trust, but the damage could have been avoided in the first place.More >>
The Campaign Giving Kiwis Every Chance In Their Fight Against Cancer
Tue, 25 Jun 2024 15:52:58 +1200 | Dry July NZ Trust
Dry July is calling on New Zealanders to give up alcohol for a month and raise essential funds that provide free wellbeing sessions, education, support, advocacy, and rehabilitation programmes led by certified oncology physiotherapists.More >>
New Zealand Prostate Cancer Rates Are In The Global Top 20, But Updated Diagnostic Practices Could Improve Outcomes
Tue, 25 Jun 2024 09:57:23 +1200 | BXTA
According to the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), New Zealand has a rate of 83 cases per 100,000 people, this puts prostate cancer incidence in New Zealand above Australia, the USA, the UK and Canada*.More >>
