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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, leading cardiologist warns
Cardiac specialists are calling for nationally consistent access to specialist heart care during pregnancy, warning postcode-based inequities are putting mothers and babies at risk.
Health organisation welcomes first medically-approved quit vaping product, renews call for tougher laws
New Zealand's first approved quit aid for vaping dependence is a positive step, but education and tougher regulation remain vital to stop youth vaping.
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, as data shows hospitalisations peak in the third week of Term 1.
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 and supporting research and education into a condition she has lived with since childhood.
Health organisation calls on Government to reinstate flu tracking programme
The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ is urging the Government to reinstate FluTracking before winter, warning that losing it would leave NZ “flying blind” to influenza, COVID-19 and RSV trends.
Asthma Foundation supports stop-smoking provider threatened for rejecting vapes
Foundation condemns loss of stop-smoking contract after provider refused to supply vapes, urging Te Whatu Ora to back proven cessation support, not nicotine products.
“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, regardless of where New Zealanders live.
Study finds cannabis damages heart, triggers warning from heart health organisation
New research linking cannabis use to a 2.5-fold increase in serious heart events has prompted warnings that the drug may pose greater cardiac risks than many people realise.
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, highlighting growing youth vaping rates and urgent calls for stronger protections.
An eye on osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a condition where bones become weak and fracture easily. People with COPD are at higher risk. Ask your GP about screening and bone health advice.