Health & Bodies
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
There's no research to understand the phenomena or its implications on sexuality and sex culture.
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.
How bad relationships can hurt our hearts for real
A new study shows the ups and downs in everyday relationships affect our physical health.
‘It’s my superpower’: how a dyslexia diagnosis helps this teen succeed
According to figures from SPELD NZ, about 10%-20% of our population is dyslexic.
How Australia’s vape crackdown created a huge black market
And what New Zealand can learn from it.
It took me 8 years to get an endometriosis diagnosis
“Endometriosis care, as it currently is, is just not acceptable."
Nangs to the door: the curious rise of NZ’s ‘whipped cream’ industry
Why the hell am I so aggressively being advertised whipped cream paraphernalia?
Half of all cosmetics have ‘forever chemicals’. NZ wants to ban them
Here’s how it might impact your long-wear makeup.
Early morning lectures could be ruining your university grades
Nearly 40% of Aotearoa’s teenagers are sleeping less than the recommended 8-10 hours each night.
Researchers think they’ve found the key to a male birth control pill
Researchers say the results could be a “game-changer” in developing the male birth control pill.
‘Will I die waiting for health care?’: NZers rally for trans rights
Hundreds of people took to the streets of Tāmaki Makaurau and Pōneke last weekend.
Meet Amy: The first baby born through an HIV-positive sperm bank
There is no cure for HIV but effective medication can make a person’s viral load undetectable.