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Is the workplace affecting women's heart health?

With the right practices, workplaces can have a positive impact on women’s health.

Why people in the world's 'blue zones' live longer

We're now living longer than ever before - here's how to stay well into old age.

'Emergency': How getting strep throat led to three open-heart surgeries

'I wouldn’t want anyone to go through it'.

10,000 deaths a year: How NZ could be treating heart health better

Cardiovascular diseases kill thousands every year - and many of them are preventable.

‘One in three will die from heart disease’: Heart specialists warn NZ’s progress is flat-lining

Of the 10,000 deaths each year, a quarter were found to be avoidable.

Waikato surgeon given fellowship to study 'catastrophic' heart condition

Cardiothoracic surgeon and researcher awarded Foundation100 fellowship.

Supporting tamariki when a whānau member has a stroke

Helping tamariki understand strokes will benefit the whānau

Community patrollers receive new defibrillator thanks to Tall Poppy donation

Kāpiti Community Patrol will be getting a new defibrillator.

Rawiri Waititi: Stomach staple operation saved me and added years to my life

The procedure helps to reduce the risks created by hereditary heart conditions.