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Which diet did you stick to - and which did you abandon straight away?
A doctor says no diet is magic, but finding one you can maintain matters most. Tell us your hits and misses in…
Has tooth brush technology gone too far?
Once upon a time, brushing your teeth required a toothbrush, toothpaste and a couple of minutes in front of th…
Should you fast, load up on protein, or just … eat less bread? Here’s what the evidence says
Here’s the honest answer: both approaches can work. But neither is magic.
Explainer: What is meningococcal disease and how dangerous is it?
A young woman died of it last month, and more cases are popping up. What exactly is meningococcal disease?
ADHD numbers are rising in NZ, experts say it’s still being underdiagnosed
There has been a rise in ADHD diagnoses in New Zealand, from children to adults, those at school and in full-t…
Your guilty weekend lie-in may be good for your health
Catch-up sleep may boost heart health as body uses the extra time to recover
I'm a pharmacist – here's how long you should give a new medicine before deciding it's not working
The answer depends on the medicine, but one of the biggest mistakes I see is people giving up too soon.
Celebrities and influencers love this new $4000 health trend – but Kiwi doctors are divided
A new health trend has been taking over social media, collecting waitlists of hundreds of thousands, and being…
How to turn down the volume on food noise – with or without GLP-1s
The noise simultaneously chastised and controlled Tanya Pinto and her decisions about food. Sometimes, it was …
The ‘invisible’ disease affecting twice as many women – but NZ doesn’t know what it’s costing us
New Zealand’s failure to properly capture health data on conditions that primarily affect women is contributin…
Groundbreaking pill that targets deadly type of cancer clears hurdle
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a groundbreaking new drug for advanced pancreatic cance…
Should you try an off-label GLP-1?
Dr Paul Harris – who heads up the peptide laboratory in the Biology department at Auckland University and spen…
I cry too easily and it's embarrassing at work — how do I stop the waterworks?
Crying in response to stress is incredibly common. You're not broken or overly sensitive. What's happening is …
Where does fat actually go when you lose weight? The answer may surprise you
In order to lose weight, most of us know it’s a matter of eating less and being more physically active.
Nearly every NZ child has had antibiotics. Why that’s not good news
New research has found nearly all children in New Zealand born between 2005 and 2010 were dispensed antibiotic…