Tania Adams

This flu season is the worst New Zealand has seen in recent memory. The H3N2 strain that overwhelmed hospitals in the US and Europe last...

It’s a scary fact that almost one in three adult New Zealanders now lives with obesity, New Zealand’s number one preventable risk factor for poor...

As we head into winter, let’s take a closer look at familiar winter health claims to see which are backed by evidence and which are...

Amazingly enough, it’s already time to start considering your winter vaccines this year, namely influenza and Covid. The Northern Hemisphere is dubbing this winter’s flu...

Pharmacy has changed so much over the past few years that it has  become almost unrecognisable from even a couple of decades ago. Gone are...

In exciting pharmacy news, melatonin is moving from the dispensary shelves out to the shop shelves. While it is still available on prescription from your...

A new study has revealed two remarkably simple habits that could help delay Alzheimer’s disease. Dementia is a disease that involves changes in memory, thinking,...

Sunshine represents light and warmth and all things happy! But maybe there is a little bit of science to help explain exactly why it makes...

The United States is just ending a severe influenza (flu) season with hospitalisations caused by the flu virus at their highest in 15 years. While...

Imagine a world where diabetes has virtually become a thing of the past. Where, in place of a non-functioning pancreas, a robot does all the...