If you’re a parent, you’ll be well-acquainted with the hotly debated parenting topic of screen time. But how exactly does screen time impact a child’s physical health?
Direct advertising of branded prescription drugs can lead patients to seek unnecessary medicines and treatments. Repealing the current law could help prevent this, and reduce health spending.
Our new study found watching just eight minutes of TikTok content focused on dieting, weight loss and exercise had an immediate negative effect on body image satisfaction for young women.
Whether affecting elite gymnasts on the balance beam or the rest of us during our daily lives, understanding and overcoming mental blocks can lead to moments of greatness.
Sally Casswell, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
New Zealand’s long history with heavy drinking has taken a toll on generations of children. Government policy needs to target fetal alcohol spectrum disorder before it happens.
Kyle Eggleton, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
While telehealth doctor appointments can increase the accessibility of health care, online medicine misses a key element to improve health outcomes in rural communities: continuity of care.
An example of koilonychia (‘spoon nail’).
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A recent study of people diagnosed with cancer shows how the negatives can be balanced by positive life changes – even a rediscovery of joy and opportunity.
First Nations women face almost twice the risk of stillbirth compared to non-First Nations women. Much of the inequity can be linked to the ongoing impact of colonisation on birthing women.