16 Jul 2024
Strong emotions, intense cravings and daily disruption: young people’s experiences of vaping
Young people in Aotearoa New Zealand are struggling with the effects of vaping a...
12 Jun 2024
Wealthy Kiwis driving up transport emissions, study finds
The well off are contributing more than their fair share of greenhouse gas emiss...
11 Jun 2024
Time to refresh tobacco packaging and update warnings
New on-pack warning labels are needed on tobacco packaging to motivate and suppo...
07 Jun 2024
Law change to curb vaping ineffective
Cheap, high-nicotine vapes remain widely available in low-income neighbourhoods...
27 May 2024
Climate change increases risk of cryptosporidiosis outbreaks
More cryptosporidiosis outbreaks could be on the cards for New Zealand as extrem...
23 May 2024
Review highlights benefits of masks
Medical researchers from the University of Otago, Wellington, are calling for Ao...
22 May 2024
Passing around, proxies and dodgy dairies
Underage youth in Aotearoa New Zealand are accessing e-cigarettes (or vapes) usi...
15 May 2024
Improved RHD treatment delivery trial popular
A new way of delivering treatment to prevent rheumatic heart disease progression...
18 Apr 2024
Housing, support benefits homeless
Being supported to find a home and then receiving ongoing specialised support se...
22 Mar 2024
Not just a headache: migraine causing significant disability
More than a quarter of people who live with migraine disease say the condition h...
06 Mar 2024
Better regulation could reduce deaths, injuries at home, researchers say
New regulations for private rental properties are needed to reduce injuries from...
27 Feb 2024
Repeal of smokefree laws means thousands will die, researchers warn
The repeal of Aotearoa’s world-leading smokefree legislation means thousands of...
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