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Something rotten: The sorry state of New Zealand’s dental health

A national roadshow shows how unfunded adult dental care in NZ makes little sense.

Te Whatu Ora’s former chair Rob Campbell: Axing Māori health authority one of the greatest crimes against health services

A new way of delivering health services would have benefited Pākehā as well as Māori.

Down, not out: Māori health providers on the battle to stay afloat under ‘colour-blind’ system

Health inequities are estimated to cost NZ at least $1 billion a year.

Can cheese before bed really give you nightmares?

An old food myth meets modern-day science for surprising results.

Why your gut, immune system and future self may thank you for eating kiwifruit skin

If you’ve always scooped, it might be worth giving the whole fruit a try.

Psychology’s past mistakes: Are we forgetting the lessons of the 1950s and 60s?

A humble flat worm can illustrate the difference between good and bad research methods.

What TikTok’s Ozempic obsession misses about food, health and weight loss

Weight loss drugs aren’t just shrinking bodies - they're shrinking our idea of health.

What is Lipoprotein (a) and why does it matter if you want to stave off heart-disease?

Researchers say free testing is needed for a little-known marker of heart-disease risk.