What's new on Healthify?

October 2025

Health topics

• Basal thumb arthritis (R)
• Brain injury (R)
• Breast screening (R)
• Coeliac disease overview (R)
• Cognitive behavioural therapy (R)
• Concussion (R)
• Corneal ulcer (N)
• C-reactive protein test (R)
• De Quervain's tenosynovitis (R)
• Dementia – behaviour changes (R)
• Dementia overview (U)
• Diabetes – prediabetes (U)
• Diaphragms and caps (R)
• Diphtheria (R)
• Fever – adults (U)
• Foetal anticonvulsant syndrome (R)
• Food labels – using (R)
• Forgetfulness (R)
• Gambling (R)
• Ganglion (R)
• Giardia (R)
• Head injury (R)
• Headache (R)
• Health check-ups – how often (R)
• Healthy eating – swaps for better health (R)
• Helicobacter pylori (R)
• Hepatitis A (R)
• Hip fracture (U)
• Insulin pumps (U)
• Itching (R)
• Jet lag (N)
• Kidney disease – chronic (R)
• Kidney function blood tests (R)
• Mammogram (U)
• Measles (U)
• Morning sickness (R)
• Parkinson's (R)
• Pelvic examination (N)
• Prader-Willi syndrome (R)
• Raised intracranial pressure (R)
• Rotavirus (R)
• Sarcoidosis (U)
• Scabies (U)
• Sunburn (R)
• Telehealth (U)
• Thyroid function tests (R)
• Von Willebrand disease (R)

Apps

• BelongAI Dave – Cancer Mentor app (N)
• BelongMS improve life with MS app (N)
• Exercise apps (R)
• FitOn Workouts & Fitness Plans app (N)
• Gestational Diabetes Tracker app (N)
• LifeWell online platform (N)
• Map My Walk – Walking Tracker app (N)
• Nike Training Clup app (N)
• Seven – 7 Minute Workout app (N)
• Stretching Mobility – STRETCHIT app (N)
• Sworkit app (N)
• Yoga Down Dog app (N)

Medicines

• Acitretin (R)
• Antihistamines for allergy (R)
• Aristocort cream and ointment (N)
• Clonazepam for seizures (N)
• Eczema medicines (N)
• Foban (N)
• Imipramine (R)
• Inhaler devices (U)
• Isotretinoin (U)
• Kamini (U)
• Macrogol (R)
• Medicines – questions to ask (R)
• Medicines and the environment (U)
• Melatonin (R)
• Methylphenidate (U)
• Nausea and vomiting medicines (R)
• Oestrogen tablets for menopausal hormone therapy (R)
• Olaparib (N)
• Paracetamol for children (U)
• Proton pump inhibitors (R)
• Tranexamic acid (R)
• Urea cream (R)
• Vildagliptin + metformin >> Galvumet (R)
• Vildagliptin >> Galvus (R)

Translations

• Punjabi health information (U)

Videos

• What is pain?(external link) (N)
• How do we experience pain?(external link) (N)

September 2025

Health topics

• Abuse – elder (R)
• Addiction (R)
• Carpal tunnel syndrome (R)
• COPD (U)
• Cracked heel (R)
• Decluttering and downsizing tips (N)
• Dry skin (N)
• Exercise – how to get moving more every day (R)
• Folliculitis (N)
• Food allergies – travel (R)
• Fruit & vegetables (R)
• Grave's disease (N)
• Haemorrhoids (U)
• Heart disease (R)
• High blood pressure (pre-existing) in pregnancy (R)
• High blood pressure in pregnancy (R)
• Living solo, living well (R)
• Measles (U)
• Melanoma (U)
• Mental health for kids (R)
• Osteoporosis – living well with (N)
• Parkinson's – exercise (R)
• Pre-eclampsia (R)
• Sepsis (U)
• Snoring or noisy breathing in children (R)
• Staph skin infections (R)
• Stress (R)
• Stroke – living well after (N)
• Suicide prevention (U)
• Tennis elbow (R)
• Tuberculin skin test (R)

Apps

• Alcohol and Drug Support course – Getting back on track (Just a Thought) (N)
• Alcohol and Drug Support course – Taking action (Just a Thought) (N)
• BELONG Beating Cancer Together app (N)
• FODMAP Made Easy programme (N)
• Fodmate – Low FODMAP Foods app (N)
• Glooko – Track Diabetes Data app (N)
• Kidney stone apps (N)
• Leaply programme (N)
• Mizu – Your CKD companion app (N)
• Obsessive compulsive disorder apps (N)
• OCD.app Anxiety, Mood & Sleep app (N) 
• OxiPur – Gout & Kidney Stones app (N)
• Skin check apps (MU)
• SkinVision app (N)
• Smart Asthma – Forecast Asthma app (N)

Medicines

• Ascorbic acid (N)
• Atomoxetine (R)
• Betamethasone cream, ointment and lotion (N)
• COVID-19 vaccination and pregnancy (R)
• Dabrafenib (N)
• Dihydrocodeine (N)
• Diltiazem (U)
• DuoResp Spiromax for asthma (U)
• Fluconazole (N)
• Immune checkpoint inhibitor topics (U)
• Immune checkpoint inhibitors (U)
• Immune checkpoint inhibitors – side effects (N)
• Iron supplements (oral) (R)
• Itraconazole (R)
• Melatonin (R)
• Meningococcal B vaccine >> Bexsero (U)
• Meningococcal vaccine (U)
• Methenamine hippurate >> Hiprex (R)
• Migraine medicines (U)
• Nortriptyline for chronic pain (R)
• Nortriptyline to quit smoking (R)
• Rizatriptan (R)
• Side effects – reporting (U)
• Side effects – medicines (U)
• Sumatriptan (tablets) (R)
• Symbicort for asthma (U)
• Targeted therapy to treat cancer (N)
• Trametinib (N)
• Ultraproct (N)
• Upadacitinib >> Rinvoq (R)
• Warfarin (R)

For healthcare providers

• Immune checkpoint inhibitors for healthcare providers (N)
• Refugee health for healthcare providers (U)
• Regional HealthPathways links (U)
• Sepsis for healthcare providers (N)
• Stress for healthcare providers (N)
• Whooping cough for healthcare providers (N)

Videos

• Why People Love Healthify + Why We Need Your Support(external link) (N)
• Whakaora Matihiko: Kōrero tuarima: Don't bottle it up. Kia Kaha, open your waha!(external link) (N)
• Taking gout medicines every day | Gout Busters(external link) (N)
• Kōrero tuaono: Not a burden - a legacy. Our Tīpuna’s wildest dreams!(external link) (N)

August 2025

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

• Chemotherapy – side effects (R)
• Dabigatran (U)
• Domperidone (R)
• DuoResp Spiromax for asthma (R)
• DuoResp Spiromax for COPD (N)
• Emollients and moisturisers (U)
• Erythromycin (R)
• Genital thrush medications (U)
• Gliclazide (R)
• Glipizide (R)
• Hydrocortisone cream, ointment and lotion (N)
• Hydroxychloroquine >> Plaquenil (U)
• Iron infusion (R)
• Kamini (N)
• Medicines – buying online (N)
• Metformin for diabetes (R)
• Metronidazole (R)
• Minocycline (R)
• Nitrofurantoin (U)
• Oestrogen gel (R)
• Oestrogen patch (R)
• Ornidazole (R)
• Paracetamol for children (R)
• Pharmacy services (U)
• Rivaroxaban (U)
• Symbicort for asthma (R)
• Symbicort for COPD (N)
• Testosterone for gender affirming hormone therapy (N)
• Trimethoprim (R)
• Vannair for asthma (R)
• Vannair for COPD (N)
• Weight loss medicines – ongoing support (N)

For healthcare providers

• Chronic kidney disease for healthcare providers (N)
• Weight loss for healthcare providers (N)

Videos

• Whakaora Matihiko: Kōrero tuatahi: Love Yourself. Kia Kaha, open your waha(external link)!
• Whakaora Matihiko: Kōrero tuarua: The strength of whānau - John and Mihi. Kia Kaha, open your waha!(external link)
• Whakaora Matihiko: Kōrero tuatoru: I'm just trying to be me. Kia Kaha, open your waha!(external link)
• Whakaora Matihiko: Kōrero tuawhā: H.O.P.E Hold On Pain Ends. Kia Kaha, open your waha!(external link)
• Acute vs chronic pain: what you should know(external link)
• 10 tips for managing chronic pain(external link)
• Empagliflozin benefits and side effects NZSL(external link)

July 2025

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

• Eat Choice app (N)
• H2O Overload app (R)
• HeadApp! Headache Diary app (N)
• Migraine and headache apps (R)
• Migraine Insight – Tracker app (N)
• Migraine Monitor app (N)
• Ove – Period App for Teens app (N)
• Parenting apps (N)
• RecoverBrain Language Therapy app (N)

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

Health topics

• ADHD – adults (U)
• Allergies (R)
• Asthma – pregnancy (R)
• Autoimmune disease overview (R)
• Blood pressure – tips for lowering (R)
• Broken wrist (R)
• Cellulitis (U)
• Christmas – on a budget (R)
• Coronary artery disease (R)
• Cough and sneeze – how to properly (R)
• CT scan (R)
• Epilepsy and pregnancy (U)
• Food groups and serving size (R)
• Healthcare-associated infection (R)
• Immunisation – tamariki (U)
• Immunisation – why is it important? (U)
• Kidney protection (R)
• Matariki – celebrate with your whānau (U)
• Menopause topics (N)
• Overactive thyroid (U)
• Parkinson's – living well with (R)
• Physical activity and managing pain (R)
• Plantar fasciitis (R)
• Premature labour and birth topics (N)
• Pterygium (R)
• Scarlet fever (R)
• Shigellosis (R)
• Stroke – how to reduce your risk (R)
• SUDI (R)
• Supporting older people (U)
• Syphilis (U)
• Toilet training (N)
• Travel and diabetes (N)
• X-ray (R)

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

• ADHD medications - adults (U)
• ADHD medications - children (U)
• Antidepressants in pregnancy (R)
• Arexvy (U)
• Bendroflumethiazide (R)
• Bumetanide (R)
• Cerumol® (R)
• Chlortalidone (R)
• Cilazapril (MU)
• Clozapine (R)
• Contrave (R)
• Diclofenac (R)
• Diuretics (R)
• Dulaglutide (U)
• Ethosuximide (R)
• Flixonase (N)
• Furosemide (R)
• Mefenamic acid >> Ponstan (R)
• Naproxen (R)
• NSAIDs and blood pressure medicines (R)
• Pembrolizumab >> Keytruda (U)
• Proctosedyl (N)
• Saxenda (R)
• Tenoxicam (R)
• Vaccination – common questions (R)
• Victoza (R)

For healthcare providers

• Alcohol for healthcare providers (N)

Support

• Clothing support (N)

Videos

• How to put on your oestrogen patch(external link) (N)
• Safe use of paracetamol for children(external link) (N)

May 2025

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

• Ankylosing spondylitis apps (R)
• Autism apps (R)
• Baby Tracker – Newborn Log app (N)
• Beats Medical Parkinson's app (N)
• Breathing apps (R)
• Caregiver support apps (R)
• Epilepsy Help app (N)

• 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

• Managing back pain(external link) (N)
• Planning for a healthy pregnancy(external link) (N)

April 2025

Health topics

• Breast pain (R)
• Continuous glucose monitors (MU)
• Falls and falls prevention (R)
• Goal setting and making changes (R)
• Hip dysplasia in babies (R)
• Hymens and virginity (R)
• Mental health – talking to others (N)
• Nurses and doctors in primary care (R)
• Osteoporosis (R)
• Paramedics (N)
• Short Synacthen test (N)
• Skin cancer (R)
• Social anxiety disorder (R)
• Spinal cord injuries ((R)
• Tampons (N)
• Toothache (R)
• Travel health tips (R)
• Varicose veins (R)
• Water safety and algae (R)

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)
• 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

• Healthify community testimonials(external link) (N)
• Empagliflozin benefits and side effects(external link) (N)

March 2025

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

• Caring Village (N)
• Dementia apps (landing page) (U)
• Elli Cares: Dementia support (N)
• Griefity: Grief support (N)
• PTSD apps (landing page) (U)
• PTSD Online (N)
• Recognise Hand (U)
• Rehabit: brain recovery habits (N)

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

• Children support
• Immunisation support

Videos

• Gastroenteritis in adults(external link) (N)
• Sleep tips(external link) (N)