Bowel Cancer numbers increasing in younger people
It's a disease which experts say younger people need to be more aware of.
by New Zealand Broadcasting School students
Influenza vaccines are running low across NZ
1.3 Million people have had the flu shot but supplies are running low and now the vaccine is being limited to those who really need it
Vaping to be endorsed as a way to quit smoking
Vaping could soon be more popular as the Ministry of Health launches another campaign to get people to quit smoking.
Wheelchair user falls, breaks foot at roundabout
Patient at Burwood Hospital Spinal Unit "cracks" foot after falling at steep kerb.
EpiPens cause financial stress
The injection devices can save lives but their high cost means many people simply can't afford them.
Health board 'ignorant' on transgender issues
Canterbury District Health Board receives education about gender diverse people and the health issues they are facing.
Medicinal Cannabis: it's time to stir the pot
Details of the 2020 referendum for recreational cannabis have been released, while legalisation of medicinal use is still being discussed.
Child protection programme 'brilliant'
Safeguarding Children programme praised for helping those working with children and youth respond to child abuse and neglect.
Muslim leaders applaud health recovery plan
Health Ministry to fund psychologists, PTSD specialists, resettlement experts and family violence workers in response to mosque attacks.
Breaking the ignorance around Endometriosis
It's a disease that effects 120,000 women in New Zealand-the equivalent of the entire Dunedin population, but we're still sitting in silence