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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.
An eye on osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a condition where bones become weak and fracture easily. People with COPD are at higher risk.
Call for swift action on new RSV protection for infants
A breakthrough RSV treatment for infants, nirsevimab, is under consideration by Medsafe and Pharmac.
Tongariro fire: Respiratory health warning for people living, travelling nearby
People near the Tongariro National Park fire are urged to take precautions as smoke spreads.
Vaping threatens smokefree progress, Government must act now
New Lancet research shows vaping has stalled progress in reducing youth smoking in NZ and deepened inequities.
Kath Cross: A hero in motion
With a stranger’s lungs in her chest, Rotorua’s Kath Cross is gearing up to cycle 30km in Taupō for asthma awareness.
Health organisation concerned by findings linking gas stoves to childhood asthma
An EECA-commissioned report links gas stoves to thousands of childhood asthma cases in NZ.
Kiwi families face ‘ticking time bomb’ without funded heart drugs
PCSK9 inhibitors could transform the lives of people with familial hypercholesterolaemia, but they're not funded in NZ.