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Why Your Pharmacy Might Not Sell You Pseudoephedrine
Friday, 14 June 2024, 2:56 pm | RNZ
The decongestant is back on the shelves, but pharmacies are adopting a careful approach in who they sell it to. More >>
Hospital Frontline Will Be Impacted By Recruitment Freeze
Friday, 14 June 2024, 2:55 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) is dismayed at the latest cost cutting measure implemented by Health NZ Te Whatu Ora. More >>
$90 Million Investment For Specialist Schools Only Supports 0.6 Percent Disabled Learners
Friday, 14 June 2024, 2:51 pm | IHC New Zealand
IHC New Zealand says today’s announcement to invest $90 million into specialist schools is a win for them and the students they serve, however it’s funding that could be utilised to fix a broken system for the 99.4 percent of disabled students ... More >>
Health And Safety Consultation Needs The Voice Of Experts
Friday, 14 June 2024, 11:11 am | New Zealand Institute of Safety Management
The Government’s consultation on the health and safety system is a welcome opportunity to make workplaces safer and healthier. Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, Hon Brooke van Velden, today announced a consultation process on the regulatory system, ... More >>
Fostering Better Health In A High-Risk Profession: Dave Letele Tightens The Belt On Obesity In The Transport Sector
Thursday, 13 June 2024, 9:05 pm | The Depot
So what are the steps drivers need to take to start their weight loss journey? Letele shares four simple pillars to getting healthy. More >>
Funding All Medicines On Waitlist The Only Fair Solution To Election Bribe Blunder, Says Rare Disorders NZ
Thursday, 13 June 2024, 7:10 pm | Rare Disorders NZ
The Government recently acknowledged that it will not be able to deliver on National’s election promise to fund 13 named cancer medicines in this year’s budget, which was a huge blow for patients desperately waiting for access to these life-saving ... More >>
Meningococcal Case At University Of Auckland Highlights Need For Students To Be Vaccinated
Thursday, 13 June 2024, 5:22 pm | Meningitis Foundation
Meningitis Foundation says the recent meningococcal at University of Auckland demonstrates lack of awareness in rangatahi More >>
New Zealand Celebrates World Blood Donor Day Friday June 14 ‘Your Aroha Is Life Changing’
Thursday, 13 June 2024, 2:50 pm | New Zealand Blood Service
Every year across Aotearoa 30,000 Kiwis have their lives saved or improved thanks to the generosity of New Zealand’s donor community. More >>
Innovative Dual Health Qualification Addresses Workforce Issues
Thursday, 13 June 2024, 11:17 am | Auckland University of Technology
Auckland University of Technology (AUT) has launched for the first time a double health degree and dual registration pathway within a continuous four-year course of study. More >>
Te Wiki Hauora Tāne – Men’s Health Week
Thursday, 13 June 2024, 11:04 am | Ngati Kahungunu Iwi Inc
This whakataukī talks about being alert, being on guard and being ready to respond. This is a timely reminder for us as tāne/ males to get our annual health check or warrant of fitness. More >>
One In Six Positions At Ministry Of Health To Go, Suicide Prevention Office Still Downgraded
Thursday, 13 June 2024, 11:03 am | Public Service Association
Government spending cuts will see 123 roles axed at Manatū Hauora Ministry of Health after final decisions were confirmed today. More >>
6 Individual Factors That Impact Your Nutritional Needs
Thursday, 13 June 2024, 10:02 am | Hugh Grant
Food is medicine, and like medicine, prescriptions and dosages need to be calibrated for individual users. Every body is different and might respond differently to the same amount of the same drug. In the same way, every person has different needs when ... More >>
Youth Want Tighter Vaping Controls
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 2:17 pm | Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of New Zealand
School children want vapes to be harder to buy, less prolific and more expensive. More >>
Can Teething Predict How Fast You Will Grow?
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 10:11 am | Human Bridges
By Brenna R. Hassett We know that humans live relatively long lives, and we certainly know that we spend a larger proportion of those lives as children than other species. The question remains: how did we manage to extend this critical period of our growth? ... More >>
Waipuna Hospice Sustained By Community Support
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 10:06 am | TECT
Each year, Waipuna Hospice cares for up to 1,000 patients and supports over 3,000 family members throughout what is usually a very difficult journey. Richard Thurlow, Waipuna Hospice's Chief Executive Officer, understands how important Waipuna Hospice’s ... More >>
Largest Ever Endometriosis Study Identifies Patient Priorities
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 9:23 am | Endometriosis New Zealand
A groundbreaking study into endometriosis patients and supporters in Aotearoa New Zealand has identified three areas for future research that can help improve the healthcare outcomes for individuals with endometriosis. More >>
NZNO Bus Tour Moves To Kaikohe, Hastings, Napier, Kaikōura And Christchurch Today
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 8:30 am | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) will hit the road for 11 days this month to raise awareness of the health crisis facing Aotearoa New Zealand. More >>
Sir Collin Tukuitonga Appointed To WHO Strategic And Advisory Group
Tuesday, 11 June 2024, 6:29 pm | Auckland University
Sir Collin says the new role will see him advising on how best to manage conditions such as gout, obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and other noncommunicable diseases that affect Māori and Pacific disproportionately in comparison to other communities. More >>
Hato Hone St John Is Winter Ready
Tuesday, 11 June 2024, 5:38 pm | Hato Hone St John
“If you, and/ or your whānau become unwell this winter there are a range of options you can choose to access healthcare including your own GP, Healthline and local Pharmacy. But remember that if it’s an emergency people should call 111. More >>
Nurse Fired Over Anti-Vax Posts Denied Leave To Appeal
Tuesday, 11 June 2024, 5:19 pm | Emily Ireland - Local Democracy Reporter
The dismissal followed an investigation by the DHB into various Facebook posts made by Turner which the DHB said had breached its Code of Conduct and the Nursing Council of New Zealand’s Code of Conduct. More >>
A Major Study In The Heart Health Care Space Shows Māori And Pacific Peoples Still Experience Inequities
Monday, 10 June 2024, 7:38 pm | Auckland University
More than 20,000 Māori and about 7000 Pasifika are living with heart related conditions. Using kaupapa Māori and Pacific research methods, the study looked into how the risk of these conditions are assessed and managed, and what can be done to reduce ... More >>
Managing Muscle Soreness In A Post-Epidemic Gym Landscape
Monday, 10 June 2024, 3:39 pm | ExerciseNZ
Exercise New Zealand findings show that in the first half of 2024, the industry has seen a surge of new members, with most clubs reporting a 5% growth compared to 2023. The most common activity is strength training, followed closely by group classes, ... More >>
Health New Zealand Breaches The Code For Management Of Post-menopausal Bleeding 20HDC00531
Monday, 10 June 2024, 3:13 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
The woman experienced post-menopausal bleeding over five years. Despite multiple referrals to Health New Zealand, and many investigations, no plan was put in place to address the woman’s symptoms, and surgery was not offered as a viable treatment ... More >>
Pharmacy Breaches Code For Failing To Correctly Dispense Insulin Pen 21HDC03101
Monday, 10 June 2024, 3:11 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
The breach concerns the dispensing error of the fast-release insulin pen NovoMix 30, rather than the woman’s usual slow-release pen Lantus Solostar. More >>
Men's Health Trust NZ Unveils Groundbreaking Soul Brothers Centre: A Beacon Of Men's Health And Well-being
Monday, 10 June 2024, 10:10 am | NZ Men's Health Trust
As part of Men’s Health Week, Men's Health Trust New Zealand proudly announces the grand opening of the Soul Brothers Centre, a pioneering initiative set to redefine the landscape of men's health and well-being in New Zealand. More >>
NZNO Bus Tour In Whangarei, Palmerston North, Kawakawa And Nelson Today
Monday, 10 June 2024, 8:10 am | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) will hit the road for 11 days this month to raise awareness of the health crisis facing Aotearoa New Zealand. More >>
Prof Beth Linker: In Defence Of Slouching
Sunday, 9 June 2024, 7:18 pm | RNZ
"It's an imaginary hope that we will somehow be able to, a) have perfectly controlled posture, and b) that it somehow leads to or prevents back pain or ill health in a meaningful way," she tells Susie Ferguson. More >>
Right Diagnostic Test And Right Treatment At The Right Time Can Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance
Sunday, 9 June 2024, 4:38 am | CNS
“Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is a problem driven by misuse and overuse of antimicrobial medicines, including antibiotics and antivirals, and results in critical medicines losing effectiveness to treat infections,” said Thomas Joseph,Head, AMR Awareness, ... More >>
Global People’s Health Movement Calls For A New International Economic, Political, And Social Order
Saturday, 8 June 2024, 6:12 am | Globetrotter
At a recent global gathering, hundreds of health activists committed to uniting the health movement with other progressive social movements. Their aim is to form a broad coalition for radical change to counter the crises of capitalism and imperialism. More >>
The GOP’s Stalinesque Plan 2025 To Shape The Future Of U.S. Food And Agriculture
Saturday, 8 June 2024, 5:12 am | Independent Media Institute
The conservative think tank Heritage Foundation wants to rid the USDA of sustainability, climate change mitigation, and racial equity. More >>
What Is Pseudoephedrine And Is It OK To Take It A Lot?
Friday, 7 June 2024, 7:24 pm | RNZ
Explainer - With flu season in full swing, here's everything you need to know about cold and flu medicines containing pseudoephedrine. More >>
Primary Healthcare Voice Amplified By Sector Group Accord
Friday, 7 June 2024, 5:54 pm | Genpro
The two leading independent advocates for primary healthcare have signed an agreement to work together to tackle problems leaving communities without GPs and unaffordable consultation fees. More >>
Health Warning Lifted For Algal Bloom In Lake Hood
Friday, 7 June 2024, 5:51 pm | Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora has lifted its algal bloom health warning issued for Lake Hood on 7th June 2024. Recent water testing at Lake Hood has shown the quantity of potentially toxic blue-green algae (planktonic cyanobacteria) in the lake has ... More >>
Hapai Te Hauora Celebrates Safe Sleep Day 2024
Friday, 7 June 2024, 3:44 pm | Hapai Te Hauora
Today marks National Safe Sleep Day - Te Rā Mokopuna with Hāpai Te Hauora leading the integrated approach to raise awareness and reduce the numbers of whānau affected by Sudden Unexpected Deaths in Infants. More >>
Corrections Nurses Outraged Over Scrapping Of Te Tiriti Provisions
Friday, 7 June 2024, 2:50 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
These provisions would have compelled the Department of Corrections to improve outcomes for Māori in the corrections system. More >>
Cancer Society Advocates For Government-Funded Cancer Drugs
Friday, 7 June 2024, 2:36 pm | Cancer Society
The Southern Cancer Society continues to advocate for the funding of essential cancer drugs by PHARMAC, emphasising the urgent need for equitable access to life-saving medications for all New Zealanders. More >>
NZNO National Bus Tour To Highlight Health Budget Needs
Friday, 7 June 2024, 1:13 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) will hit the road for 11 days this month to raise awareness of the health crisis facing Aotearoa New Zealand. More >>
College Of Public Health Medicine Deeply Concerned At Cuts To Warmer KiwiHomes Scheme
Friday, 7 June 2024, 8:40 am | NZ College of Public Health Medicine
The New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine (NZCPHM) is deeply concerned at budget cuts that will result in scaling back of the Warmer Kiwi Homes scheme. More >>
Hato Hone St John Launches Light The Way Annual Appeal Via Chemistry
Friday, 7 June 2024, 4:25 am | Chemistry
Hato Hone St John has launched its 2024 fundraising platform 'Light the Way' via integrated indie agency Chemistry. More >>
New Research Reveals Previously Hidden Pressures On New Zealand General Practices
Friday, 7 June 2024, 4:04 am | GPNZ
A groundbreaking study from the University of Otago Centre for Health Systems and Technology (CHeST), in collaboration with General Practice New Zealand (GPNZ), has shed new light on a concerning healthcare trend with far-reaching implications. More >>
RATs, Vaccines And Treatments, The Budget For Covid: What You Need To Know
Thursday, 6 June 2024, 7:36 pm | RNZ
Explainer - Here's what we know about the government's Covid plans for the next four years. More >>
PMA Welcomes Budget 2024 Investment Into Health And Education
Thursday, 6 June 2024, 4:52 pm | Pasifika Medical Association
PMA is pleased to see the government's investment into health, announced last week as part of Budget 2024. $8.15 billion is to be invested in health over the next four years, including $3.4 billion in hospital and specialty services and $2.12 billion ... More >>
Strong Results For Health Star Rating In New Consumer Survey
Thursday, 6 June 2024, 10:42 am | New Zealand Food Safety
NZFS’s Consumer Food Safety Insights Survey found that 83% of people say they use HSR when buying a packaged food or drink for the first time. Of these, 61% say they use the front-of-pack labelling system at least half of the time, and 22% use it ... More >>
50 Haematologists From Across The Country Join Advocacy Groups Call On Government
Thursday, 6 June 2024, 9:16 am | Leukaemia and Blood Cancer NZ
New Zealand’s alliance of blood cancer patient advocacy groups has been backed by more than 50 haematologists from across the country in writing an open letter to Government seeking reassurance that medicines funding commitments to blood cancer ... More >>
Protect The Medicines That Protect Us
Thursday, 6 June 2024, 8:10 am | Citizen News Service
Dr Ramanan Laxminarayan, President of One Health Trust, rues that lack of sustainable access to effective antibiotics kills more people than AMR does. More people are dying from bacterial infections than from TB, HIV/AIDS and malaria combined. More >>
Don’t Touch Our Sick Leave - Home Support Workers Urge Government
Wednesday, 5 June 2024, 5:10 pm | Public Service Association
The union representing thousands of largely part-time workers who provide care for vulnerable people in our community is urging the Government to retain the current sick leave provisions. More >>
PSA Calls For Urgent Meeting With Minister Over Extraordinary Strain On Mental Health Workforce
Wednesday, 5 June 2024, 4:59 pm | Public Service Association
The PSA is calling for an urgent meeting with Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey to discuss workforce issues identified in a major five-year mental health and addiction monitoring report released today. More >>
NZCPHM Welcomes Police Commissioner’s Calls For Improved Policies To Reduce Harms From Alcohol & Highlights Cancer Link
Wednesday, 5 June 2024, 3:41 pm | NZ College of Public Health Medicine
In addition to a being key contributing factor in crimes of violence, homicide and family abuse, alcohol also causes a range of harms to health. Alcohol harm in Aotearoa New Zealand is highly inequitable, with worse outcomes for Māori, children, young ... More >>
THINK Hauora And Horowhenua Community Practice - Moving Premises
Wednesday, 5 June 2024, 3:33 pm | THINK Hauora
Preceding the opening, a Dawn Blessing on the 7th of June will be led by representation from local Iwi, Muaūpoko and attended by key players from both organisations. The Power Street premises will open at 12pm on the 10th of June to patients and the public. More >>
Outstanding Assessment Centre Results A Win For New Zealand Pharmacy
Wednesday, 5 June 2024, 2:44 pm | Pharmacy Council
A nearly 100 percent pass rate in the mid-year Assessment Centre (AC) for intern pharmacists will provide much needed help for the nation’s pharmacy workforce. More >>
Breakthrough Offers Hope For Aggressive Leukaemia
Wednesday, 5 June 2024, 1:50 pm | Auckland University
Researchers at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland are working on an innovative way to treat an aggressive blood cancer, called acute myeloid leukaemia. More >>
Māori Surgeon Awarded $300,000 Research Boost To Close Breast Cancer Survival Gap
Wednesday, 5 June 2024, 12:33 pm | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
Breast Cancer Cure and Breast Cancer Foundation NZ have awarded Dr Ronald $300,000 for a three-year fellowship with Hei Āhuru Mōwai Māori Cancer Leadership Aotearoa. More >>
Situation Critical For Mental Health Nurses
Wednesday, 5 June 2024, 10:54 am | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
Nurses working at the frontline of mental health services are saying they are burnt out and feel unsafe at work. More >>
Simple Steps To Avoid Life-threatening Listeriosis
Wednesday, 5 June 2024, 10:20 am | New Zealand Food Safety
“While rare, every year people die from listeriosis - a disease caused by the bacterium Listeria - and the effects are tragic for their families,” says NZFS deputy director-general Vincent Arbuckle. More >>
Canterbury Cancer Centre Wins NZ Commercial Building Gold Award
Wednesday, 5 June 2024, 6:32 am | Cancer Society New Zealand
The Canterbury Cancer Centre is proud to announce that Cook Brothers Construction has recently been awarded a prestigious Commercial Building Gold Award, recognising outstanding success in construction excellence. More >>
UniMed Now New Zealand’s Third Largest Health Insurer
Wednesday, 5 June 2024, 5:30 am | UniMed
This milestone moment comes at a time when more and more New Zealanders are choosing to access private options due to pressures on the New Zealand health system. More >>
New Primary Mental Health And Addiction Support Provides A Welcome Expansion, But Gaps Remain - New Report
Wednesday, 5 June 2024, 5:18 am | Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission
The new report, Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga | The Journey Has Begun, provides the most up-to-date picture of the system available. More >>
Micronutrients Used To Treat Antenatal Depression In World First Study
Wednesday, 5 June 2024, 5:17 am | University of Canterbury
UC researchers have used vitamins and minerals to alleviate symptoms of depression during pregnancy. More >>
Andrew Dunn, Advocate For People With Parkinson’s And Co-founder Of Parkinson’s NZ Receives King’s Birthday Honours
Tuesday, 4 June 2024, 3:41 pm | Parkinson's New Zealand
Andrew Dunn from Oamaru, has been awarded an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in recognition for his services to people with Parkinson’s disease. More >>
Food Recall Alerts Help Keep You Safe
Tuesday, 4 June 2024, 2:45 pm | New Zealand Food Safety
Signing up to food recall alerts can help protect you and your family safe from unsafe food and prepare for the unexpected as World Food Safety day approaches, says New Zealand Food Safety deputy director-general Vincent Arbuckle. More >>
