Japan’s FFC uptake, South Korea’s health supplements production in nutra trends round-up
Both current users of and people with experience taking functional foods in Japan are more likely to be…
Health NZ Lakes mental health medical cover restored after recruitment issues
Health NZ Lakes District interim operations group director Kathy Rex in April said Lakes mental health had had…
Taranaki medical professional avoids conviction after beating her son with a stick
Well-dressed and visibly shaken, the woman clasped her hands tightly in front of her, releasing them only to…
Takapau Community Health Centre set to replace 115-year-old building with a modern medical centre from Hastings
Ward said the building they planned to move to the Takapau Reserve was a former clinical facility. He…
Research challenges calcium and vitamin D use for bone health
Researchers in Canada evaluated 69 trials involving 153,902 participants, most of whom were community-dwelling and not at high…
Black Ferns prop Awhina Tangen-Wainohu reflects on journey, from rugby as an escape to a career after medical retirement
“I guess if I put myself in that space, that was where I was headed. But rugby opened,…
Medical Costs Higher Than Inflation, As Pressure On Public System Grows
Sunday, 24 May 2026, 6:38 pmArticle: RNZ Kate Green , Health Correspondent People with health insurance are using…
Air New Zealand flight NZ81 Auckland to Hong Kong diverted after medical emergency
NZ81 left Brisbane just after 2pm local time (4pm NZT), arriving in Hong Kong just before 8.30pm local…
‘No Logic’ To Pharmac’s Proposal To Change Access To Type 2 Diabetes Drug – Doctor
Friday, 22 May 2026, 1:56 pmArticle: RNZ Nine To Noon A diabetes organisation is worried about the possible…
Doctor fined $36,500 for book of ‘demeaning’ patient photos and notes
The book included comments, accompanying a patient’s unnamed medical chart, claiming “the over 200kg club are almost always…
Non-Pharmac cover: How medical insurance is helping families pay for treatments
“She was screaming and crying and we were in and out of the hospital, [there were] ambulances and…
Non-Pharmac cover: How medical insurance is helping families pay for treatments
“She was screaming and crying and we were in and out of the hospital, [there were] ambulances and…