Obesity

A rogue Australian telehealth provider has pulled out of the New Zealand market after receiving a warning from Medsafe

A new international study involving the University of Otago, Christchurch, has found that inadequate vitamin C status is significantly linked to increased body weight – raising public health concerns due to the rising prevalence of obesity worldwide

An Australian company is being investigated for its social-media advertising to New Zealand consumers and using the Medical Council logo without permission, as Natasha Jojoa Burling reports

Medsafe is investigating a new digital healthcare provider that has been advertising a controlled drug on social media, and the Medical Council has warned the provider for using its logo without permission

The number of people taking funded dulaglutide (Trulicity) has doubled in New Zealand over the past two years and the diabetes medicine is in short supply again, along with its alternative, Victoza (liraglutide). Natasha Jojoa Burling reports

The number of people taking funded dulaglutide (Trulicity) has doubled in New Zealand over the past two years and the diabetes medicine is in short supply again, along with its alternative, Victoza (liraglutide). Natasha Jojoa Burling reports

Smoking, vaping, junk food and alcohol were up for scrutiny at Health Coalition Aotearoa’s political panel on prevention, held this morning in Wellington

If you weigh more than 60kg there’s a good chance you’re not getting enough vitamin C, says researcher Anitra Carr from the University of Otago, Christchurch

New research reveals that a significant number of babies are not being fed in accordance with New Zealand’s infant feeding guidelines and this puts them at greater risk for childhood obesity

Taupo could be a type II diabetes, medication free ‘island’ if a GP and his colleagues have their way