Over 65’s Urged to Eat More Meat and Dairy, But No Drinking Tea with Meals
Offering updated national recommendations to enhance older people’s nutritional health, a new report has been written by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI)…
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COVID-19 Drives 3 in 4 Smokers to Rethink their Habit
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a surprising rethink amongst New Zealanders who smoke, with an overwhelming majority (75 percent) admitting that the pandemic…
Honouring 50 Years of Research
In celebration of the Foundation’s Golden Jubilee, the Neurological Foundation will be hosting four free celebratory events throughout the year honouring the founders, Philip…
Survey Finds Seniors Tech Habits have Changed Post Covid-19
Snug, the friendly little check in app for seniors, has the privilege of a close relationship with their community and surveyed them in November…
Snug App for Elderly Check-In
Let’s introduce Snug a little app that’s a friendly, free daily check-in service for people who live alone. It’s now been used for over…
10,000 VACCINATIONS REACHED IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT
The Southern District Health Board reached a major milestone in its rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination this week as it vaccinated some of the…
MORE & MORE ACCESSING HEALTHCARE RECORDS ONLINE
An increasing number of New Zealanders are accessing their primary healthcare records online via general practice portals, a new report said. The New Zealand…
NOOTROPICS CAN ENHANCE COGNITION
As the co-founder of Ārepa, Angus Brown is leading the shift to nutrition that is natural and backed by neuroscience. After losing a family…
LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL BUT …
The roll-out of vaccines both in New Zealand and around the world is providing light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, but the…
Trial of New COVID-19 App for Border Workers Underway
A trial is underway to see if an app connected to wearable smart devices can detect COVID-19 in border workers before they experience symptoms….
ROADMAP FOR TECHNOLOGY FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING
Brisbane-based technology company eevi has released the outcomes of a leading piece of research that was undertaken with current and prospective residents of major…
NZ MORE DOCTORS & NURSES PER BED THAN OECD AVERAGE
New Zealand has 1.22 doctors and 3.8 nurses per bed compared to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) average of 0.75 doctors…