A New Zealand First for Cancer Patients
Two organisations are putting their skills together to provide rehabilitation health services to cancer patients and their whānau supporting them to live well, pre-,…
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Wearable Activity Trackers Help Patients Recover Faster
AUSTRALIA | Fitbits, Garmins or Apple Watches, whatever your preference, wearable activity trackers could help patients recover faster during a hospitalisation, potentially easing some…
Alleviating Loneliness Among Aged Care Residents
Loneliness has long been a pressing issue for aged care residents, and the COVID-19 pandemic only magnified its impact. Loneliness in aged care should…
Virtual Reality Adventures for Seniors
SINGAPORE | St Luke’s ElderCare (SLEC), Singapore’s largest eldercare provider, will bring virtual reality to older adults with the purchase of VR equipment from…
Commissioner Strongly Criticises Care Home
Aged Care Commissioner Carolyn Cooper strongly criticised a care home in Tauranga following a distressing incident involving a dementia patient who assaulted another resident…
New Era in Cancer Treatment Now Available
A prostate cancer patient has become the first person in New Zealand to receive radiation treatment using ground-breaking new radiation technology. He has just…
Drive for a Cure Campaign
New Zealand’s most trusted tyre brand, Bridgestone, has continued its tradition of supporting people living with blood cancer by way of a $35,310 donation…
Nurses to Rally for Health Crisis fix on Saturday
Thousands of nurses, midwives, health care assistants and kaimahi hauora, alongside their whānau and communities, will Maranga Mai! Rise Up! to rally on Saturday…
Kiwi Cannabis Flower to put Helius on World Stage
The country’s largest medicinal cannabis company has announced another New Zealand first. The Ministry of Health has awarded Helius Therapeutics GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice)…
Leaked Staff Survey Shows Widespread Lack of Confidence
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) said it is not surprising that a leaked staff survey shows a widespread…
Study Finds Big Differences in Physical Activity
Less than 40 percent of young New Zealand adults (18 to 24-year-olds) are meeting the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations for physical activity, a…
NZNO Commends Nurses Working in Flood-hit Areas
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) commends its nurse, health care assistant and kaimahi hauora members working in our…