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New air pollution report prompts renewed calls for action
Traffic pollution kills more than 700 Aucklanders annually, rivalling smoking, yet action lags.
Apex Medical partners with Asthma and Respiratory Foundation to support mission
The company has joined the Friends of the Foundation programme, partnering to support better health outcomes.
Advocates demand lung cancer screening for New Zealand’s deadliest cancer
Lung cancer kills more New Zealanders than any other cancer, yet there’s still no national screening programme.
Gaps in heart healthcare putting pregnant women at risk, cardiologist warns
Cardiac specialists are calling for nationally consistent access to specialist heart care during pregnancy.
Health organisation welcomes first medically-approved quit vaping product
New Zealand's first approved quit aid for vaping dependence is a positive step, but tougher regulations remain vital.
Asthma hospitalisations to rise as kids return to school
The Foundation is urging parents, caregivers, and schools to be alert to the signs of an asthma attack.
Half marathon runner calls for better understanding of asthma
Samantha Webber completed the Auckland Half Marathon, raising awareness of asthma affecting 1 in 8 children.
Health organisation calls on Government to reinstate flu tracking programme
The Cardia and Respiratory Foundation NZ is urging the Government to reinstate FluTracking before winter.
Foundation supports stop-smoking provider threatened for rejecting vapes
The Cardiac and Respiratory Foundation NZ condemns loss of stop-smoking contract after provider refused to supply vapes.
“Life just stops”: Woman’s seven-month wait for critical heart operation
Seven-month wait for life-saving heart surgery prompts calls to bring cardiac wait times back within safe limits.
Study finds cannabis damages heart, triggers warning from health organisation
New research links cannabis use to a 2.5-fold increase in serious heart events, the drug may pose greater cardiac risks.
Teen vaping crisis worsens, system 'truly failed to protect them'
New NZ Health Survey figures show daily vaping among 15–17-year-olds has risen from 10.3% to 13.6% in a year.