MediMap hack: Pharmacists implement manual system to maintain safe care levels
MediMap is used by some health providers in aged care, disability, hospice and the community to accurately record…
‘Cycles of poverty’: The impact of non-communicable diseases in the Pacific
Bootcamp weigh-in time Photo: RNZI/Sally Round A senior Pacific health lecturer says non-communicable diseases (NCDs) can trap families…
Scheme paying for counselling within 24hrs making a difference
Wellington East Girls College associate principal Anna Wilson. Photo: John Gerritsen/RNZ Schools say a Rotary Club-funded scheme that…
WNBA back on fit-again Charlisse Leger-Walker’s radar
Charlisse Leger-Walker of the UCLA Bruins. Photo: RONALD MARTINEZ After an injury delay, Tall Fern Charlisse Leger-Walker’s dream…
Charlisse Leger-Walker hopes to play in the WNBA
Charlisse Leger-Walker is back on the court in United States college basketball, following much of last season on…
Mounjaro now available for weight loss – but it comes with hefty price tag
Mounjaro is now available by prescription in some New Zealand pharmacies. Photo: Christoph Reichwein / dpa Picture-Alliance via…
My stepmother took the house – can I get a share? Ask Susan
(File photo) Photo: 123RF Got questions? RNZ has launched a podcast, ‘No Stupid Questions’, with Susan Edmunds. We’d…
Dr Hilary Cass: Puberty blockers
New prescriptions for puberty blockers were to be banned by the Government just before Christmas, but an urgent…
Boxing NZ appoints new leadership as investigation into head coach drags on
Boxing gloves Photo: supplied Former Gisborne deputy mayor Josh Wharehinga has been appointed as the new president of…
Charging $9 toll wouldn’t cover cost of new Auckland harbour crossing, advocate says
Auckland Harbour Bridge. Photo: 123rf Imposing tolls on the existing Harbour Bridge won’t raise enough revenue to cover…
How much do you really need to retire early?
One expert says there’s a meaningful gap between a basic and a more comfortable retirement. Photo: 123.rf You’ve…
New dietary guidelines from the US stir the pot
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unveils the department’s new dietary guidelines food…