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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.

Young girl walking barefoot on sand in NZ dunes

January 2026

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

Health topics

Healthcare providers

Medicines

Adapalene >> Differin (R)
ADHD medicines – adults (R)
ADHD medicines – children (R)
ADHD medicines – managing changes (N)
Amiodarone (R)
Calcium supplements (R)
Decongestant nasal sprays (N)
Decongestant tablets and capsules (N)
Dexamfetamine (U)
Hyoscine (patch) (R)
Hyoscine (tablets) (R)
Lisdexamfetamine (U)
Loperamide (R)
Mebeverine (R)
Medroxyprogesterone (tablets) (R)
Methylphenidate (U)
Nystatin liquid (R)
Opioid medicines – lowering my dose (U)
Osteoporosis medicines (R)
Pill-in-the-pocket for abnormal heart rhythms (N)
Potassium supplements (R)
Propafenone (N)
Raloxifene (U)
Sotalol (N)
Tetanus vaccine (R)
Twelve-month prescriptions (N)
Upadacitinib >> Rinvoq (U)
Ural (N)
Utrogestan for menopausal hormonal treatment (U)
Vitamin supplements (N)

Videos

Would you recognise toxic algae in the water?(external link) (N)

December 2025

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

Health topics

Asthma in adults (U)
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (R)
Code of Health & Disability Services Consumers' Rights (R)
Dementia and driving (R)
Dupuytren's contracture (R)
Epilepsy and contraception (R)
Epilepsy first aid (N)
Essential oils (R)
Food groups and serving size (children) (R)
Food safety – tips for summer (R)
Fractures (R)
Fractures – recovery tips (R)
Hangovers (R)
Herd immunity (R)
Immunisation – adults (R)
Liver function tests (U)
Medical words explained (U)
Meniscal tears (N)
Oral thrush (R)
Osteoarthritis (U)
Outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics (R)
Scabies (U)
Seborrhoeic keratosis (N)
Steam inhalation (R)
Supplements (R)
Trichomoniasis (U)
Vaginismus (N)

Healthcare providers

Medicines

ADHD medicines (adults) (U)
Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) (U)
Benralizumab (Fasenra) (R)
Breztri Aerosphere (U)
Dexamfetamine (U)
Diabetes – type 2 medications (R)
Digoxin (R)
DoxyPEP (N)
Flecainide (R)
Keeping a medicines list (R)
Lisdexamfetamine (U)
Medicines – swallowing difficulty (U)
Mepolizumab (R)
Methylphenidate (MU)
Mirena for MHT (N)
Naloxone for opioid overdose (R)
Naltrexone (N)
Omalizumab (N)
Pimecrolimus (R)
Prescription charges
Terbutaline

Apps

Videos

November 2025

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

Health topics

Abuse and safety (R)
Acupuncture (R)
ADHD topics (N)
Asbestos in children's coloured sand products (N)
Bloating and gassiness (N)
Bowel cancer screening (R)
Contraception – help me choose (U)
Cough in adults (R)
Deafness (R)
Epilepsy and contraception (U)
Epilepsy and pregnancy (U)
Erectile dysfunction (R)
Eye injuries (R)
Foetal anticonvulsant syndrome (U)
Foetal anticonvulsant syndrome prevention (U)
Food safety – tips for summer (U)
Fungal nail infections (R)
Gastro-oesophageal reflux (U)
Gout (U)
Haemophilia (R)
Haemophilus influenzae (R)
High energy high protein diet (N)
Hospital – preparing for (R)
Keratosis pilaris (N)
Knee arthritis (U)
Low FODMAP diet (N)
Medical tourism (N)
Meningitis (U)
Molluscum contagiosum (viral skin infection) (R)
Pain – non-medication management (R)
Parenting styles (U)
Pelvic inflammatory disease (U)

Poor appetite (N)
Restless legs syndrome (U)
Salmonella (R)
Skin infections in children (R)
Social isolation – tips for avoiding (R)
Supporting people with dementia – tips from personal experience (N)
Threadworms (R)
Unintentional weight loss and poor appetite management (N)
Xanthoma (R)

Medicines

Antihistamines for allergy (U)
Cefalexin (U)
Diabetes – type 2 medications (R)
Docusate and senna >> Laxsol (R)
Excipients in medicines (U)
Febuxostat (R)
Fulvestrant (N)
Meclozine (R)
Medicines – how do I know my medicines are working? (R)
Medicines and sexual problems (U)
Metoclopramide (R)
Osteoarthritis medicines (N)
Polio vaccine (R)
Sodium valproate >> Epilim (R)
Statins (R)
Testosterone therapy for women (N)
Topiramate (R)

Videos

October 2025

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

Health topics

Apps

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)
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

September 2025

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

Health topics

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

Videos

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)

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