Health
Warnings smoking rates plateauing, not plummeting
Healthcare professionals are warning daily smoking rates are plateauing rather than falling and they blame the ditching of effective anti-smoking measures. Dr Stuart Jones spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Womb cancer now presenting in younger women
Younger New Zealand women are now being diagnosed with a cancer that previously struck after menopause. University of Auckland Researcher Cherie Blenkiron spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Paediatric palliative care funding left out of Budget
Families of dying children are crushed after yet another Budget has failed to deliver hoped-for funding for paediatric palliative care services. Ruth Hill reports. Audio
Depression and anxiety increase dementia risk by 30-40 percent, study finds
Researchers say anxiety and depression are on the rise, while dementia rates are projected to double by 2050.
World-first NZ study could help stamp out superbugs
It aims to map antimicrobial resistance hot spots across New Zealand to help combat a growing global health threat.
Collins refuses to apologise to Lake Alice survivor
Karilyn Wildbore wanted the former justice minister to admit she was wrong telling the United Nations there was no "state torture" in NZ.
Patient accommodation building faces axe for supermarket carpark
The Dunedin building earmarked for demolition is in such a poor condition it is "beyond economical repair", Foodstuffs says.
Dai Henwood: Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Dai Henwood has to be one of New Zealand's best-loved comedians. Being honoured today with Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, he's carrying on a family tradition joining BOTH of his parents… Audio
Run It: How a knock on the head can kill
Explainer - A 19-year-old died playing a version of the controversial violent 'Run It' contest. Just how dangerous is it? Audio
Scammers use NZ doctors in deepfake ads to push scam medicines
Patients have been warned to be wary of diabetes medicine and supplements sold online.
Grace Curtis still has flashbacks to the time she found her father dead
Although Curtis says she's the "softest" in her family, she often wonders if she was somehow "meant" to discover her beloved dad's body.
New doco traces years of Māori tobacco control and advocacy
"There are many people along the way that have told our story that aren't us, this is our story told by us," co-director Catherine Manning said.
School classrooms need clean air to ward off long Covid - expert
There are relatively simple steps Kiwis can take to help reduce winter nasties, as well as exposure to Covid-19, a top epidemiologist says. Audio
The fight for clean air in NZ schools
As winter approaches, so do the germs, and as every parent knows schools are prime breeding grounds for winter illnesses. Dr Amanda Kvalsvig is one of New Zealand's top epidemiologosts, with a… Audio
Grace Curtis: The Best is Yet to Come
It's often described as the silent killer - on average, about 500 New Zealanders die each year by suicide, more than in motor accidents and drownings combined. Audio
'Beacon of courage': Abortion pill inventor dies in France
Etienne-Emile Baulieu 'enabled women to win their freedom' with the invention of the abortion pill that became available in 1982.
Dengue fever cases in Tonga rise to 815
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Tonga's Ministry of Health says 22 new cases of dengue fever were picked up in recent tests.
'There's quite a striking spike'
A new Covid-19 wave could be coming after an 11-month lull, an epidemiologist says.
Researchers disputing UNICEF NZ youth suicide statistics
After one of the most respected child advocacy agencies in the world ranked New Zealand the lowest out of 36 countries for youth mental health, the appalling figure was widely quoted. The report on… Audio
Critical shortage of neurologists as multiple sclerosis cases rise
Multiple Sclerosis New Zealand is calling for more governmental investment in specialist neurologists, clinical nurse specialists and allied healthcare workers to better diagnose and treat the growing… Audio
