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Free visits to the doctor tightened for Hawke's Bay youth amid funding concerns
The programme had the potential to exacerbate the 'postcode lottery' of health care: GP.

Doctors’ wait times and coffee costs | Focus Morning Bulletin September 2, 2024
In today’s headlines, desperate Ōtara patients queue in the cold for hours, housing market heats up and coffee costs spark debate.

New Zealand's GP crisis
Patients in Auckland's Ōtara are queuing in the cold from 6am to see a doctor. Video / Ben Dickens / Michael Morrah / Corey Fleming

Tana heads to court and Paralympics under way | Focus Morning Bulletin August 29
In today's headlines with Wilhelmina Shrimpton, former Green MP Darleen Tana heads to court, concerns over Health NZ job cuts and Paralympics under way in Paris.

The vegetables you should (and shouldn’t) bother eating
An expert explains which plants give us the best nutritional bang for our buck.

Recipe: Polly Markus’ coconut peanut noodle salad with eggplant
Brimming with vegetables, this salad packs in the flavour too.

Why do we give our kids oranges at halftime in sports?
A deep dive into the origins of the sacred halftime tradition.

Strike A Pose
Devlin Rodgers goes from 130kg Mongrel Mob prospect to 75 kg champion body builder. Video / Devlin Rodgers

Dr Lester Levy and Mental Health Minister deliver speeches at Mental Health Summit in Auckland
Dr Lester Levy and Matt Doocey delivered speeches to the nib Health Innovators’ Summit, held at the Northern Club in downtown Auckland. Video / NZ Herald

Travel interferes with your hormones. Here's how to minimise the impact
Understanding your hormones could be the key to a healthier, happier holiday.

How swapping bacon for beans could cut dementia risk by 25%
Research finds 'significant association' between processed red meat and cognitive decline.

Orthorexia: When healthy eating becomes dangerous
Telegraph: What are the signs and how can it be treated?

The risks and side effects of weight-loss jabs (and they’re not all bad)
Drugs like Ozempic are getting so much hype. What are the negative and positive effects?

Can ‘nose blindness’ keep you from smelling your bad breath?
People can lose the ability to smell chronic bad breath — here's why.

The six worst foods for your cholesterol
Some things should be consumed with caution, while others need to be avoided entirely.

Is it okay to eat dark chocolate despite having heavy metals?
Researchers found lead and cadmium in cocoa products - should we be worried?

What is Teflon flu? It’s linked to a coating on some non-stick pans
These pans can release potentially harmful fumes if heated to high temperatures.

Is your diet causing too much muscle loss?
An expert points out the signs you're losing hard-earned muscle - and what to do about it.

How to enjoy red meat, cheese and wine and still be healthy
You don't have to give up inherently unhealthy foods altogether.

What my daughter said to make me give up wine for good
Annabel Jones found some unforeseen benefits in her relationships after ditching alcohol.

Should I see a GP or a gynaecologist?
Sexual health can be a tricky topic to bring up - which is why we called in the experts.

Why is it so hard to make healthy food choices?
Knowing what's good for you doesn’t always result in healthier eating.

What happens when you eat a 1960s diet for a week?
Spam, cake, roast beef and lard - that's apparently how we stayed in shape 60 years ago.

Focus: Heart drug funding plea
Cardiologists are urging Pharmac to fund life-saving SGLT2 inhibitors for heart failure. Video / NZ Herald

How often should you really weigh yourself?
Some suggest ditching self-weigh-ins altogether, but what does the evidence say?

Six ways to eat well when you’re very busy
Tight on time? Here's how you can still eat healthy.

The benefits of a low-sugar diet, and the foods to eat and avoid
If you're confused about which sugars are healthy, here's a guide to the sweet stuff.

‘I wasn't sure if she was breathing': The making of the harrowing Celine Dion doco
Irene Taylor, director of I Am: Celine Dion, reflects on filming one of Dion's seizures.