Health & Bodies
NZ's smokefree legislation: A history of stubbing out smoking
Once upon a time, there was pretty much nowhere you couldn't smoke.
Five people tell us their STI stories
'Chlamydia is how I found out she cheated on me’
4 reasons queer people are better at sexual health than straight people
“Queer people are good at sexual health because for a lot of us, we were forced to in the ’80s.”
Your summer tan is hurting the healthy germs on your skin
Our skin is host to a variety of fungi, bacteria, and viruses that make up our microbiota.
Student nurses report living in cars, sheds to make ends meet
"The reality is the financial burden is real.”
New study finds tampon brand with hormone disrupting chemical
The findings were among four studies that formed part of a pilot carried out by Otago University.
NZ’s ‘discriminatory’ blood donation rules are getting in the way of saving lives
Feeling too broke to donate to a charity? Donate your blood instead.
It’s 2023, why are women still carrying the burden of contraception?
“I thought maybe I'm being stupid for asking him to pay.”
Teenage poi entrepreneur on how she invests in her mental health
Georgia Latu is CEO of Pōtiki Poi, the company that made 32,000 poi for the Women’s Rugby World Cup.
Renting can make you age faster: new study
Research shows it is even worse than being jobless or a former smoker.
Policy breakdown: Health
Get an overview of each New Zealand political parties' policy on health.
Syphilis is on the rise in Auckland: what you need to know
Many people with syphilis don’t have any symptoms and therefore don’t know they have it.
International med graduates are ready to work but aren’t being hired
“Very unfair and inequitable towards students who have trained in the New Zealand healthcare system”
Ketamine could help treat people with severe depression - study
A low-cost version of ketamine has shown promising results
I fainted after a cervical smear. I’m so glad we can now self-test
Self-testing is the biggest change to cervical screening since it's conception, what will it change?
How many NZers have long Covid? New registry aims to find out
“[Long Covid] affects everything, it literally destroys lives."
How to spot the signs of endometriosis
“I was really confused how other people were able to manage their periods when I couldn’t.”
‘I’m cold, Mama’: the NZers struggling to stay warm this winter
Last winter 110,000 households couldn’t afford to keep their homes adequately warm, says MBIE.
MDMA to be trialled on terminal cancer patients in NZ
Psychedelic-assisted therapy could potentially to completely change how we treat diseases.
‘Mushrooms on the wall’: Renters share their housing experiences
“I have never lived in a flat that didn’t form black mould.”
Why I care about decolonising the ikura/period
"...society and wāhine have so much to learn about the way that our tupuna were innovators.”
New clinics offer free drug checking five days a week
Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin are getting a new regular drug checking service.
Tradies just wanna have sanitary bins at work
“I wish men had more thought for people outside of their own bubble.”
‘The way we work is shit’: junior doctors are burning out
New research says medical doctors were more at risk of burnout than any other profession in NZ
Is post-nut clarity a thing: an investigation
Content Warning: Discussion of rape culture/non-consensual sexual activity.
This article was first published on April 30, 2021. It was republished on May 21, 2023.
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He said he can't make me orgasm because I use a vibrator
Why that's a myth.
Being online is good for something: preventing dementia
My life has not been a waste.
GPs can’t prescribe ADHD medication, here’s why that’s bullshit
“Switching my medication has caused me quite a bit of anxiety.”
Why your ears ring after a concert and why you should care
It's almost definitely tinnitus. Here's how you can avoid it.
The pill could have 92% less hormones and still work, study finds
But Aotearoa could probably benefit from other moves in the birth control space.