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Why you shouldn't let guilt motivate yourself to exercise

Motivating yourself to move using negative thoughts may have the opposite effect.

'I talk to him every day': Woman speaks about losing her partner of almost 30 years

Jean's partner, Bruce, died in 2022 after almost a decade of living with heart disease.

Parkinson’s disease detected by smartwatch seven years before diagnosis

Wearable devices are better than any other method for picking up the disease, study finds.

Opinion: Backward-looking views are harming early detection of prostate cancer

Opinion: Everybody agrees the earlier cancer is detected, the better the clinical outcome

Tory Whanau's bid to be healthy after turbulent year

Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau on her lifestyle changes, a new home, new fashion and a new fitness regime. Video / Mark Mitchell

Dozens of scouts catch Covid-19 at jamboree

The cases were initially reported to be in the 30s.

Youth clinician who took his own life increasingly distressed at work

WorkSafe found a 'very poor workplace culture' at the DHB after a clinician's suicide.

Why eating protein could be the key to a healthier, younger you

Mid-life weight gain and muscle loss? More protein intake could change that.

How a teen saved his granddad's life after a heart attack – and the app that could save your loved one

What was done to save Stuart Jones' life could lift falling cardiac arrest survival rates.

How to change your relationship with alcohol forever

Telegraph: The start of the year is the best time to reassess how much you drink.

ED reports huge drop in abuse incidents

Middlemore was one of eight 'higher-risk' EDs that received five extra security staff.

The five personality traits that determine your dementia risk

Telegraph: Research suggests certain characteristics may be linked with the disease.

Opinion: There’s a link between new Government and anti-Māori spiel

Opinion: Luxon and his mates are validating the racists.

Waterbeds, wine coolers and wool bathing shorts: What Consumers Price Index tells us about our past

The CPI has been around for more than 100 years, so is a window to our past.

Miscarriage survivor slams health system: 'No one could help me'

More lives are lost to miscarriages under 20 weeks than deaths on the roads.

‘No one to help’: Adelaide man dies after 10-hour ambulance wait

Ramping at hospitals is still 'unacceptably high' despite promises to fix the issue.

Dry January: What happens to my body when I quit alcohol?

New York Times: The physical benefit are numerous, but what about psychological ones?

Greg Bruce: What does a colonoscopy feel like? This is the inside story

For men wanting to prioritise health this year, a colonoscopy is a good place to start.