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$5m project to begin building NZ's first 'gene bank'
Scientists aim to tackle diseases hurting Kiwis by building NZ's first genomic database.
Scientists aim to tackle diseases hurting Kiwis by building NZ's first genomic database.
Editorial: Food for thoughtlessness - our blithe and shameful refusal to eat right.
One hundred thousand Kiwis are walking around with this chronic health condition.
The Associate Health Minister wants a major health campaign around diabetes.
We say: The message needs to get across that our poor diets have drastic consequences.
Associate Health Minister Peeni Henare says a tax should be "part of the consideration".
A new holistic approach to health for Whanganui DHB. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
New figures show diabetes now causes more than 1000 amputations a year in NZ.
A third of Maori and Pacific Islanders carry a gene variant just linked to taller height.
I hope Ihumātao will not live up to its name with blood being spilled. - Potonga Neilson
Will Hall's marathon mission for charity is set to take him to New Caledonia.
"It's already got worse - we are now in the middle of the epidemic."
Daycare head teacher left 2-year-old asleep when she locked up and went home.
Will Hall is running four 1/2 marathons before he turns 40 for his niece who has diabetes.
COMMENT: The only people who don't support tax are those making sugary drinks - and Govt.
There are calls for urgent changes to curb a growing amputation toll.
COMMENT: Our current model of medical care is failing Māori in a spectacular manner.
Sweet drinks cause more harm than high-sugar foods, University of Auckland study finds.
The Herald captured the bittersweet moment when the two strangers were reunited.
"I opened car door and it was like opening an oven," Paul Donovan says.
Scientists have shed fresh light on why seemingly unrelated diseases so often go together.
A remarkable story of teamwork secured Finau Veikoso her transplant.
Diabetic boy died after mother sought help of popular herbalist.
Watch our livestream debate about the causes of diabetes in the Pacific and how to help.
Celebrity chef Michael Meredith holds cooking demo in diabetes-ravaged Vanuatu
While in Vanuatu, Michael shared his tips on using the local produce to create a healthy and affordable diet.
Fit woman from Pentecost Island at risk of losing leg and eyesight due to Type 1 diabetes.
Ill diabetic clergyman urges others to be careful what they eat in his final sermon.
Hilda Hango is an athletically built woman of 22 who is hoping she won't need to have her leg cut off. Video / Chris Tarpey
Diabetics from Tanna Island in Vanuatu fear going blind.