Health & Bodies
I lost my home in the cyclone, now I panic when it rains
“When it rains heavily I’m always alert."
Syphilis is on the rise in Auckland: what you need to know
Many people with syphilis don’t have any symptoms and therefore don’t know they have it.
Say goodbye to disposable vapes
From today, all vaping devices sold in NZ will need to have removeable or replaceable batteries.
International med graduates are ready to work but aren’t being hired
“Very unfair and inequitable towards students who have trained in the New Zealand healthcare system”
Ketamine could help treat people with severe depression - study
A low-cost version of ketamine has shown promising results
I fainted after a cervical smear. I’m so glad we can now self-test
Self-testing is the biggest change to cervical screening since it's conception, what will it change?
How many NZers have long Covid? New registry aims to find out
“[Long Covid] affects everything, it literally destroys lives."
How to spot the signs of endometriosis
“I was really confused how other people were able to manage their periods when I couldn’t.”
‘I’m cold, Mama’: the NZers struggling to stay warm this winter
Last winter 110,000 households couldn’t afford to keep their homes adequately warm, says MBIE.
MDMA to be trialled on terminal cancer patients in NZ
Psychedelic-assisted therapy could potentially to completely change how we treat diseases.
‘Mushrooms on the wall’: Renters share their housing experiences
“I have never lived in a flat that didn’t form black mould.”
Why I care about decolonising the ikura/period
"...society and wāhine have so much to learn about the way that our tupuna were innovators.”
Do you know what the clitoris looks like?
No, that's not a coat hanger, tailbone or the fallopian tube. That my friend, is the clitoris.
New clinics offer free drug checking five days a week
Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin are getting a new regular drug checking service.
The clitoris: Explained
What we all may think is the clitoris - is just the tip of the iceberg.
These women share their breast cancer journey
Wāhine Māori are 1.4 times more likely to die from breast cancer than non - Māori.
Tradies just wanna have sanitary bins at work
“I wish men had more thought for people outside of their own bubble.”
What sex advice would you give to your younger self?
“As a bloke, perhaps I'd say to blokes, it's all about the woman.”
‘The way we work is shit’: junior doctors are burning out
New research says medical doctors were more at risk of burnout than any other profession in NZ
Is post-nut clarity a thing: an investigation
There's no research to understand the phenomena or its implications on sexuality and sex culture.
He said he can't make me orgasm because I use a vibrator
Why that's a myth.
Being online is good for something: preventing dementia
My life has not been a waste.
GPs can’t prescribe ADHD medication, here’s why that’s bullshit
“Switching my medication has caused me quite a bit of anxiety.”
Why your ears ring after a concert and why you should care
It's almost definitely tinnitus. Here's how you can avoid it.
The pill could have 92% less hormones and still work, study finds
But Aotearoa could probably benefit from other moves in the birth control space.
How bad relationships can hurt our hearts for real
A new study shows the ups and downs in everyday relationships affect our physical health.
‘It’s my superpower’: how a dyslexia diagnosis helps this teen succeed
According to figures from SPELD NZ, about 10%-20% of our population is dyslexic.
How Australia’s vape crackdown created a huge black market
And what New Zealand can learn from it.
It took me 8 years to get an endometriosis diagnosis
“Endometriosis care, as it currently is, is just not acceptable."
Half of all cosmetics have ‘forever chemicals’. NZ wants to ban them
Here’s how it might impact your long-wear makeup.