Health
Drinking olive oil: A health and beauty elixir or celebrity fad in a shot glass?
In the ever-changing world of wellness trends and celebrity endorsed health fads there is a new trend on the scene: daily olive oil shots.
Mar 1, 2024
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Vaccination
10 insights to reduce vaccine hesitancy on social media
Effective population level vaccination campaigns are fundamental to public health. Countercampaigns, which are as old as the first vaccines, can disrupt uptake and threaten public health globally.
Feb 29, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Music therapy could help manage the pain of bereavement
Grief has always inspired songwriters. Popular songs including Let Me Go, by Gary Barlow, Eric Clapton's Tears in Heaven and The Living Years by Mike and the Mechanics, were all written as a way of working through the grief ...
Feb 29, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
There is a knowledge gap around menstruation in NZ—and this puts people at risk
New Zealand girls and young women, as well as nonbinary persons who bleed every month, have a limited understanding of menstruation. This lack of knowledge about their own bodies is affecting their overall health and well-being.
Feb 29, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Social media and adolescent mental health: Consensus report
In an editorial, Sandro Galea and Gillian Buckley summarize the findings of a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine consensus study report on social media and adolescent mental health. The work is published ...
Feb 28, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A pandemic that won't go away—as COVID enters its fifth year, NZ needs a realistic strategy
February 28 marks four years since COVID-19 was first reported in Aotearoa New Zealand. Many of us are probably surprised this virus is still causing a pandemic.
Feb 27, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Peru has declared a health emergency in most of its provinces as dengue cases soar
Peru declared a health emergency in most of its provinces on Monday due to a growing number of dengue cases that are occurring at a time of higher than usual temperatures caused by the El Nino weather pattern.
Feb 27, 2024
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Addiction
Nicotine pouches are being marketed to young people on social media. But are they safe, or even legal?
Flavored nicotine pouches are being promoted to young people on social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram.
Feb 26, 2024
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Cardiology
Health care leaders call for reinstatement of Canadian hypertension control program
A passionate plea for the re-establishment of Canada's health coalition focused on hypertension prevention and control has been published as an editorial in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology. "We need a national hypertension ...
Feb 26, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Study highlights urgent need to address impact of extreme weather events on cancer survivorship
Hurricanes and other extreme weather events pose immediate threats to life and property and have long-lasting impacts on health outcomes, particularly for cancer survivors.
Feb 22, 2024
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