What's new on Healthify?

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)
• 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

• 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)

February 2025

Health topics

• Breastfeeding – expressing milk (U)
• Cancer pain (U)
• Cellulitis (R)
• Fever in adults (R)
• Gonorrhoea (R)
• INR test meter (N)
• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) (R)
• Methamphetamine addiction (R)
• Personal medical alarms and IDs (U)
• Pubic lice (R)
• Sciatica (R)
• Sore throat in adults (U)

Apps and tools

• Carbs & Cals: Diet and Diabetes (N)
• FaceRehab (N)
• Jaw and face exercise apps (N)
• JawSpace (N)
• Hearing test apps (R)
• MANA tool (N)
• Mettle Mental Fitness (N)
• My Heart Check tool (N)
• Raising Healthy Minds (N)

 Videos

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

Medicines

• Amorolfine (R)
• Amoxicillin (U)
• Amoxicillin + clavulanic acid (U)
• Azithromycin (R)
• Beclometasone inhaler (U)
• Bevacizumab (N)
• Budesonide – oral (R)
• Capecitabine (N)
• Carbimazole (R)
• Cardiovascular medicines (U)
• Cetomacrogol cream (R)
• Ciclopirox (R)
• Cefalexin (R)
• Clopidogrel (U)
• Co-trimoxazole (R)
• Colchicine for gout (R)
• Echinacea (R)
• Emollients and moisturisers (R)
• Fexofenadine (R)
• Flucloxacillin (R)
• Fluticasone (inhaler and accuhaler) (U)
• Fluticasone + salmeterol (U)
• Inhaler devices (U)
• Ipratopium (U)
• Ipratopium + salbutamol (U)
• Medicines and sexual problems (R)
• Medicines and weight gain (R)
• Nifedipine (R)
• Oestrogen gel (Estrogel) (U)
• Opioids in palliative care (R)
• Oseltamivir (R)
• Parkinson's medications (R)
• Pharmacogenomics (N)
• Phenoxymethylpenicillin (U)
• Podophyllotoxin (R)
• Probenecid for gout (R)
• Salbutamol (U)
• Salmeterol (U)
• Spacers for inhalers (R)
• St John's Wort (R)
• Stavelo© (levodopa + carbidopa + entacapone) (N)
• Testosterone gel (Testogel) (U)
• Ticagrelor (R)
• Vannair (U)
• Verapamil (R)
• Zanamivir (R)

January 2025

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

• Diabetes for healthcare providers (U)
• Pain (chronic) for healthcare providers (U)

Apps and tools

• Foot exercise apps (N)
• Hand and wrist exercise apps (N)
• Hand therapy (N)

Medicines

• Acarbose (R)
• Amlodipine (R)
• Arexvy vaccine (U)
• Aspirin – low dose (R)
• Atorvastatin (U)
• BCG vaccine (R)
• Benzoyl peroxide ((R)
• Betahistine (R)
• Bezafibrate (R)
• Breztri Aerosphere (N)
• Bulk forming laxatives (R)
• Cefaclor (R)
• Cefalexin (R)
• Clopidogrel (R)
• COPD medicines (R)
• COVID-19 Cominarty (Pfizer) vaccine (R)
• COVID-19 vaccine booster (R)
• COVID-19 vaccine for immunocompromised people (R)
• Empagliflozin (R)
• Empagliflozin + metformin (Jardiamet) (R)
• Eplerenone (R)
• Felodipine (R)
• Imiquimod cream (R)
• Inhaler devices (U)
• Ketoconazole shampoo (N)
• Medicine skin patches (R)
• Medicines that affect mood (U)
• Pancreatic enzyme supplements (R)
• Sacubitril and valsartan (Entresto) (R)
• Venlaxafine (MU)
• Zoledronic acid (Zoledronate) (R)

Videos

• Healthify – who we are and what we do(external link) (N)
• Sunscreen(external link) (N)
• Tips when visiting whānau in rest homes(external link) (N)

December 2024

Health topics

• Anxiety resources for children and young people (N)
• Blood pressure (R)
• Breathing pattern disorders (N)
• Care planning and care plans (U)
• Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (N)
• Dehydration in adults (U)
• Disability services (R)
• Folic acid and folate (R)
• Gastro-oesophageal reflux (R)
• Gender diversity (U)
• Gratitude and wellbeing (U)
• Infected cut – how to tell (R)
• Insomnia (R)
• Keratoconus (R)
• Lupus (R)
• Mastitis (MU)
• Pain – describing your pain (R)
• Palliative care – bowel obstruction (R)
• Palliative care – nausea and vomiting (R)
• Pre-eclampsia (U)
• Pregnancy – vitamin D (R)
• Prescribers (U)
• Rosacea (N)
• Sleep and alcohol (R)
• Sunscreen (MU)
• Testosterone deficiency (R)
• Total Mobility Scheme (R)
• Underactive thyroid (U)
• Vaping (R)
• Whooping cough (U)

Apps and tools

• Austin Assessment Family app (N)
• Dry Days by AlcoChange app (N)
• Eve Period Tracker app (N)
• Foot Function app (N)
• Holly Health Habit Coach app (N)
• Less – Alcohol Tracker app (N)
• My Cycle app (N)
• Recognise Foot app (N)
• Vision difficulty apps (R)

Medicines

• Antibiotic resistance (U)
• Beta blockers (R)
• Codeine (R)
• DuoResp Spiromax (U)
• Fluticasone + vilanterol >> Breo Ellipta (U)
• Gender affirming hormone therapy (U)
• Lifestyle medicine (N)
• Lisdexamfetamine (R)
• Macrogol (R)
• Nitrofurantoin (R)
• Palivizumab (R)
• Trelegy Ellipta (MU)
• Umeclidinium >> Incruse Ellipta (U)
• Umeclidinum + vilanterol >> Anoro Ellipta (U)
• Vannair (U)

Video

• Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)(external link) (N)

November 2024

Health topics

• ADHD – adults (U)
• ADHD – children (U)
• Ageing topics (U)
• Anxiety (R)
• Anxiety – young people (R)
• Assisted dying (R)
• Asthma – adults (R)
• Asthma first aid (R)
• Birth differences (R)
• Blood glucose test meters (N)
• Body size and health (N)
• Breathing difficulties in children (R)
• Cholesterol test results (R)
• Cholesterol testing (R)
• Coping without a car – what are your options? (R)
• Disability topics (U)
• Dual blood glucose and test meters (N)
• Eating well for brain health (N)
• Hernia (abdominal) (MU)
• Long QT syndrome (R)
• Mumps (U)
• Myelodysplastic neoplasms (N)
• Narcolepsy (U)
• Pelvic inflammatory disease (R)
• Phantom pain (R)
• Positive emotions (R)
• Restless legs syndrome (R)
• Screen time and children (U)
• Sexually transmitted infections
  (STIs) (R)
• Splinters (N)
• Staying safe in the water this summer (R)
• Stress at work (R)
• Trichomoniasis (R)
• Wheeze in children under 5 years' old (R)
• Whooping cough (U)

Apps and tools

• Chronic Insights (N)
• DrinkControl (U)
• Dry Days by AlcoChange (N)
• Fibromyalgia Diary 3 (N)
• Holly Health Habit Coach (N)
• Less - Alcohol Tracker (N)
• Manage My Pain (U)
• Medisafe Meds & Pill Reminder (U)
• Medrec:M (N)
• MyRA (N)
• MyTherapy Meds & Pill Reminder (U)
• Sobriety Counter – Stop Drinking EasyQuit (U)
• VetChange (U)
• WHO-5 Well-being Index (N)

Medicines

• ADHD medications - adults (U)
• ADHD medications - children (U)
• Amiodarone (R)
• Amitriptyline (R)
• Antacids (R)
• Cardiovascular medications (R)
• Cholesterol lowering medicines (R)
• Dexamfetamine (R)
• Eye lubricants (R)
• Isotretinoin (R)
• Lisdexamfetamine (N)
• Methadone for pain (R)
• Methylphenidate (U)
• Mirtazapine (R)
• Modafinil >> Modavigil (N)
• Pancreatic enzyme supplements (N)
• Prescription charges (U)
• Psoriasis treatment (R)

Videos

• ADHD in adults(external link) (N)
• Healthify for all(external link) (N)

October 2024

Health topics

• Acupuncture (U)
• ADHD – adults (R)
• Anaesthesia (R)
• Balanitis (N)
• Barium enema (R)
• Blood glucose test meters (N)
• Cataract (R)
• Cold sores (R)
• Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) (R)
• Contraception (U)
• Contraception – long-acting reversibles (MU)
• COVID-19 – key information (U)
• COVID-19 – rapid antigen tests (U)
• Dehydration – adults (R)
• Diabetes – foot care (R)
• Diabetes – foot ulcer (R)
• Gastroenteritis in children (R)
• Grain foods (R)
• How to support tamariki with their feelings (U)
• Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (N)
• Legionellosis (R)
• Monkeypox (R)
• Myasthenia gravis (N)
• Pityriasis versicolor (R)
• Pneumonia (U)
• Pregnancy – planning for (R)
• Respiratory tract infections (R)
• Rubella (German measles) (R)
• Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) (R)
• Snoring (R)
• Snoring – tips to reduce (R)
• Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) (R)
• Trigeminal neuralgia (R)
• Urine testing (R)
• Ventilators (R)

Apps and tools

• Amoxicillin + clavulanic acid paediatric dose calculator (R)
• Amoxicillin dose calculator (R)
• Beating the Blues (N)
• Bowelle – The IBS tracker (N)
• Cefaclor dose calculator (R)
• Cefalexin dose calculator (R)
• Co-trimoxazole paediatric dose calculator (R)
• Erythromycin paediatric dose calculator (R)
• Flucloxacillin paediatric dose calculator (R)
• Ibuprofen paediatric dose calculator (R)
• Low FODMAP diet A to Z (N)
• Paracetamol dose calculator (R)

Medicines

• Atorvastatin (U)
• Cabergoline >> Dostinex (N)
• Disulfiram >> Antabuse (N)
• Fosfomycin >> UroFos (N)
• Menopausal hormone therapy (R)
• Morphine (R)
• Nintedanib >> Ofev (N)
• Oestrogen gel (N)
• Oestrogen patch (R)
• Omeprazole (U)
• Oxycodone (R)
• Pain relief medications – chronic pain (R)
• Pain relief medicines for short term pain (R)
• Pimafucort (N)
• Pirfenidone >> Esbriet (N)
• Polypharmacy (U)
• Pyridostigmine >> Mestinon (N)
• Salbutamol (R)
• Statins (R)
• Suppositories (U)
• Tramadol (R)
• Venlafaxine (R)