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Each month we create and update a range of topics on Healthify He Puna Waiora.

Find out what's new in Health A–Z, Medicines A–Z, Hauora Wellbeing, Apps, Tools and videos this month.

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August 2025

Key: New page (N); Review (R); Major Update (MU); Minor Update (U)

Health topics

Angina (R)
Bladder control problems (U)
Breathlessness (R)
Breathlessness – providing support (N)
Cancer – reducing your risk of cancer through diet (R)
Compression stockings (R)
Constipation in adults (U)
Corneal abrasion (N)
Dengue fever (U)
Depression – perinatal (R)
Fibroids (N)
Foetal anticonvulsant syndrome prevention (N)
Glandular fever (R)
Hand, foot and mouth disease (R)
Healthy eating basics (R)
Infant formula feeding overview (R)
Jellyfish stings (R)
Lipoma (R)
Liver cancer – secondary (N)
Medical words explained (U)
Mental wellbeing for new mums (R)
Migraine disease (U)
Miscarriage – recurrent (N)
Mpox (U)
Optometrist (N)
Personal medical alarms and IDs (U)
Pregnancy after miscarriage (N)
Pulse and heart rate – how to check (R)
Soiling (R)
Spina bifida (R)
Surgery – preparing for (R)
Surgery – recovering well after (R)
Urinary tract infection (UTI) in children (R)
Vaginal thrush (U)
Wairua (R)

Apps and tools

Alcohol and Drug Support course – Thinking about change (Just a Thought) (N)
BMI calculator (N)
Bountiful pregnancy app (N)
Exercise apps (R)
Feed Safe NZ app (R)
Nymbl app (R)
Paediatric centiles calculator (N)
pliability – stretch + mobility app (N)
Social media safety tips (N)
Stone MD – Kidney Stones app (N)
Stone Pass – Kidney Stones app (N)
Telehealth and virtual consultation apps and services (R)

Medicines

For healthcare providers

Videos

July 2025

Key: New page (N); Review (R); Major Update (MU); Minor Update (U)

Health topics

Acute pain (R)
Advance care planning (R)
Asthma – first aid (R)
Basal cell carcinoma (R)
Bladder – overactive (R)
Blood tests topics (N)
Breast abscess (R)
Breastfeeding and alcohol (R)
Cough, runny nose, sore throat (R)
Depression – later life (R)
Heart failure (R)
Iron (R)
Keeping kai on the table (R)
Listeria (R)
Listeria and pregnancy (R)
Measles (U)
Mental health at different ages and stages (N)
Needlestick injuries (R)
Nerve pain (R)
Periods - how to talk to kids (U)
Periods – surgical options for heavy bleeding (R)
Sleep problems (R)
Sleep topics for children (N)
Speech and language therapist (R)
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) (R)
Staph infections - recurring (R)
Strep throat (R)
Urinary tract infection – recurrent (N)
Weight loss surgery (U)
Worms in humans (N)

Apps and tools

Medicines

Asthma reliever medicine (R)
Benzodiazepines (R)
ACE inhibitors (U)
Candesartan (MU)
Candesartan + hydrochlorothiazide (R)
Carbamazepine (U)
Ceftriaxone (R)
Chemotherapy (R)
Cyclizine (R)
Gabapentin (U)
Indapamide (R)
Intrauterine devices (IUD) for contraception (U)
Levetiracetam (U)
Losartan (MU)
Losartan + hydrochlorothiazide (R)
Oestrogen for GAHT (gender affirming hormone therapy) (N)
Permethrin (for scabies) (R)
Pharmacy services (U)
Phenobarbitone (U)
Pioglitazone (MU)
Pregabalin (U)
Probiotics (R)
Shingrix vaccine (R)
Steroid creams and ointments (R)
Topiramate (U)
Triazolam discontinuation (MU)
Triptans (U)
Wegovy (N)
Weight loss medicines (R)

For healthcare providers

Advance care planning for healthcare providers (R)

June 2025

Key: New page (N); Review (R); Major Update (MU); Minor Update (U)

Health topics

Apps and tools

AlcoDroid Alcohol Tracker app (R)
Apart of Me app (N)
Epilepsy apps (R)
forDiabetes app (R)
Glucose Buddy app (R)
Headache Log app (R)
INR log (R)
Migraine and headache apps (R)
Migraine Buddy app (R)
My Diabetes Journey app (R)
mySugr – Diabetes Tracker Log app (R)
Parenting apps (N)
Parkinson Exercises app (N)
SeizureSmart Online Learning (N)
Stroke apps (N)
The Insides Guide – Is it gluten free? (R)
The Insides Guide – How to eat out as a coeliac (R)

Medicines

For healthcare providers

Alcohol for healthcare providers (N)

Support

Clothing support (N)

Videos

May 2025

Key: New page (N); Review (R); Major Update (MU); Minor Update (U)

Health topics

Addiction – supporting someone (R)
Alcohol and harmful drinking (U)
Asian health overview (R)
Blood tests (R)
Carers need care too (R)
Caring for your own mental wellbeing (R)
Cervical cancer (R)
Condoms (R)
Connecting with people (R)
COPD (U)
Dietitian (R)
Epilepsy and contraception (R)
Epilepsy and pregnancy (U)
Food allergy or intolerance? (R)
Frailty (R)
Healthy eating basics (R)
Healthy habits – how to make them stick (R)
Hearing loss communication tips (N)
Hearing loss in adults (R)
Heart failure – advanced (R)
Heart failure topics (N)
Kidney stones (R)
Migrant and refugee health (R)
Miscarriage (R)
Nausea and vomiting – adults (R)
Pasifika health overview (R)
Pasifika healthcare providers (R)
Pasifika wellbeing and support (R)
Periods – heavy bleeding (R)
Premature labour and birth (U)
Puberty (R)
Road safety (R)
Scabies (R)
Self-care when a parent has a mental health condition (N)
Skin cancer checks (R)
Thalassaemia (N)
Work stress & burnout – tips to avoid (R)

Apps and tools

EpiPal: Seizure Alerts and Log app
(N)
Goal setting, problem solving and motivation apps
(R)
Grief Support apps (N)
Grief Works app (N)
Helpilepsy app (N)
Low Carb Program app (N)
Meditation and mindfulness apps (R)
Mental health and wellbeing apps (for pregnancy and postpartum) (R)
Parkinson's apps (R)
Puberty apps (R)
Weight management apps (R)

Medicines

Anti-seizure medication (R)
Atorvastatin (R)
Candesartan (R)
Celecoxib (R)
Cetirizine (R)
Colchicine for gout (U)
Colchicine for pericarditis (U)
Colecalciferol (R)
Depo-Provera® (R)
Haemophilus influenza type B vaccine >> Hib vaccine (R)
Ibuprofen (R)
Insulin syringes (U)
Levothyroxine (R)
Measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine (U)
Menopausal hormone therapy (MU)
Metformin for diabetes (R)
Metoprolol (R)
Oestrogen vaginal cream (R)
Pravastatin (R)
Pregabalin (U)
Rosuvastatin (R)
Simvastatin (R)
Spironolactone (R)
Utrogestan for menopausal hormonal treatment (R)
Zopiclone (R)

For healthcare providers

Epilepsy for healthcare providers (U)

Support

Migrant and refugee support(external link) (N)

Videos

April 2025

Key: New page (N); Review (R); Major Update (MU); Minor Update (U)

Health topics

Apps and tools

Anger management apps (R)
C.O.P.E.– COPD Online Patient Education (N)
Couch to 5K runner (N)
Femfit (N)
Grief Refuge (N)
KALDA LGBTQIA+ Mental Health (N)
LiverWELL (N)
Mental health and wellbeing apps for LGBTQIA+ (N)
People and process – app library (R)
Stress Autism Mate (SAM) Junior (N)
Stress Autism Mate (N)

Medicines

Amoxicillin (R)
Colchicine for gout (U)
Colchicine for pericarditis (N)
Complementary and alternative medicine (U)
Cortisone injections (R)
Dabigatran (U)
Denosumab (R)
Desogestrel (Cerazette) (N)
Fentanyl patch (N)
Insulin overview (R)
Insulin syringes (R)
Iron infusion (U)
Menopausal hormone therapy (R)
Naproxen (U)
Omeprazole (R)
Quetiapine (U)
Ranitidine (R)
Storing medicines (R)
Vaccines and side effects (R)
Venlafaxine (U)
Weight loss medicines (U)

For healthcare providers

Refugee health

Videos

March 2025

Key: New page (N); Review (R); Major Update (MU); Minor Update (U)

Health topics

ADHD in children (U)
Alcohol – the benefits of drinking less (N)
Balanitis (U)
Blood transfusion (R)
Caffeine (R)
Cancer pain (R)
Chlamydia (U)
Contraception (R)
COVID-19: Key information (U)
Family violence (R)
Fitness – how to start exercising (R)
Food allergies ((R)
Genitourinary syndrome of menopause (atrophic vaginitis) (U)
Hay fever (R)
Health coaches (R)
Hip replacement (R)
Immunisation – older children and teenagers (U)
INR test meter (U)
Melanoma (R)
Menopause (R)
Menstruation (R)
Pregnancy – birth plans (N)
Programmes and courses – mental health (N)
Recovery at work (U)
Tubal ligation (R)

Apps and tools

Medicines

Anticoagulants and antiplatelets (R)
Atorvastatin (R)
CheckToP test kit (N)
Combined oral contraceptive pill (U)
Contraceptive implant – Jadelle (R)
Empagliflozin + metformin (Jardiamet) (U)
Influenza vaccine - common questions (R)
Influenza vaccine for adults (R)
Influenza vaccine for children (R)
Intrauterine devices (IUDs) – common questions (R)
Intrauterine devices for heavy periods (R)
IUD for contraception (R)
Medicines – when can problems occur (R)
Methotrexate (R)
Nebulisers (R)
Paracetamol + codeine (R)
Paracetamol for adults (R)
Probenecid and antibiotics (U)
Progesterone-only pill (mini pill) (R)
Stalevo© (levodopa + carbidopa + entacapone) (U)
Varenicline (R)

For healthcare providers

Top 20 conditions

Support

Videos

February 2025

Key: New page (N); Review (R); Major Update (MU); Minor Update (U)

Health topics

Apps and tools

Videos

Conjunctivitis(external link) (N)
Fever in adults(external link) (N)
Head lice(external link) (N)
Sore throat in adults(external link) (N)

Medicines

January 2025

Key: New page (N); Review (R); Major Update (MU); Minor Update (U)

Health topics

Abdominal pain in children – chronic (R)
Atrial fibrillation (U)
Breastfeeding – expressing milk (R)
Chronic pain (U)
COPD (R)
Gluten-free diet (R)
Inflammatory arthritis (N)
Multiple sclerosis (R)
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) (R)
Pain – what is it? (R)
Pain after surgery (R)
Prostate cancer screening (R)
Psoriatic arthritis (N)
Respectful relationships (R)
Safer sex (R)
Serotonin syndrome (R)
Sex and ageing (U)
Supporting refugees in your community (R)
Te whare tapa whā and wellbeing (R)
Working from home (R)
Wound infection – prevention and treatment (R)

Translations

Interpreter services (R)

Healthcare providers

Apps and tools

Medicines

Videos

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