Health & Wellbeing

The Ministry of Health has announced that a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine would be available for people who are severely immunocompromised.

Associate Professor Marama Muru-Lanning and researchers at the James Henare Māori Research Centre discuss their research looking at the experiences of kaumātua as they grow older and what it means for Māori to age well.

The reality is that our health system is in real danger of becoming overwhelmed if we aren’t all vaccinated.

It is currently estimated that 60,000 to 70,000 New Zealanders have coeliac disease (CD) - that’s approximately one in every 70 kiwis! However, up to 80 percent of those are unaware they have the condition. People of all ages can have coeliac disease, yet the average age of diagnosis is 40.

More needs to be done to improve obesity messaging and to target those most at risk if we are to stem the impact of a diabetes epidemic on our health system - according to a leading endocrinologist.

As part of an ongoing series about equity oriented palliative care, Te Ārai Research Group recently published a paper looking at the disproportionate impact poverty and deprivation has on how, when and where we die.

At midnight on 8 September 2021, more than 4 million vaccine doses had been given – 2.7 million first doses and 1.3 million second doses. That means 33% of the population are now fully vaccinated.

Where from Here is all about empowering people to journey through this stage of life by giving them the tools needed to make decisions that are right for them.

A rapidly growing startup will join the country’s largest retail group in a move which is set to improve access to healthcare for thousands of Kiwis.

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