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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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March 2024

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

Health topics

Apps

Diabetic Recipes App & Planner (N)
Knee exercises app (N)
My Knee Guide app (N)
Postnatal Wellbeing (Just a Thought) (R)
Pregnancy Wellbeing (Just a Thought) (R)
Wellen: Exercises for Osteoporosis and Osteopenia app (N)

Medicines

Bisoprolol (U)
Ciprofloxacin (for meningococcal prophylaxis) (N)
Complementary and alternative medicine (R)
COVID-19 vaccine booster (R)
Ear drops (R)
Ethosuximide (U)
Hepatitis B vaccine (U)
Imipramine (U)
Influenza vaccine – children (R)
Influenza vaccine – common questions (R)
Medicines that affect mood (R)
Metformin for PCOS (R)
Migraine medicines (R)
Nose drops and sprays (R)
Phenobarbitone (U)
Steroid nasal sprays (R)
Steroids for preterm birth (N)

February 2024

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

Health topics

Aphasia (R)
Bladder control problems (R)
Blood pressure – high (R)
Body odour (N)
Childhood rashes (R)
Cholesterol - high (R)
Concussion (R)
Concussion information for rugby coaches (R)
COVID-19 – key information (U)
Depression – living well with (R)
Diabetic retinopathy (U)
Dialysis (R)
Dry eye (R)
Fatigue (R)
Lymphoma (N)
Maternal birth injury (N)
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (R)
Personal medical alarms and IDs (N)
Premature labour and birth (R)

Apps

Medicines

January 2024

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

Health topics

Allergies – tips for children starting school (R)
Angioplasty (R)
Anxiety in children (MU)
Arrhythmia (N)
Blood clots (R)
Cirrhosis (R)
Constipation in adults (R)
Continuous glucose monitoring (N)
COVID-19 – key information (U)
COVID-19 – rapid antigen tests (U)
COVID-19 and your mental wellbeing (U)
COVID-19 positive – managing your symptoms (U)
COVID-19 positive – what do I do now? (U)
Exercise – the benefits of walking (U)
Gallstones (R)
Heart attack (R)
Living well on a budget topics (N)
Matariki – celebrate with your whānau (U)
Occupational therapist (R)
Palpitations (R)
Polycystic ovary syndrome (U)
Pulmonary hypertension (N)
Triglycerides (R)
Working from home (U)

Apps

Back and neck exercise apps (U)
Breast self-examination apps (U)
Caregiver support apps (U)
Concussion apps (U)
COPD apps (U)
EverYellow app (N)
Health and Her Menopause app (N)
Mental health and wellbeing apps (for pregnancy and postpartum) (N)
Osteoporosis apps (N)
Postnatal Wellbeing (Just a Thought) (N)
Pregnancy wellbeing (Just a Thought) (N)

Medicines

December 2023

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

Health topics

Breast cancer – about (U)
Campylobacter (R)
Cellulitis (R)
Cows' milk allergy (R)
Cows' milk allergy or lactose intolerance? (R)
Cushing's syndrome (R)
Gastroenteritis (U)
Glycaemic index (GI) (R)
Hepatitis C (R)
Leptospirosis (R)
Nasal polyps (R)
Pleurisy (R)
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection (U)
Roseola (N)
Sore throat in adults (R)
Tattoos and body piercings (R)
Vaccine preventable diseases (R)
Workplace safety (R)

Medicines

Anticoagulants (R)
Clozapine (R)
Dulaglutide (R)
Glycaemic index (GI) (R)
Goserelin (U)
Inhaler devices (R)
Medicines brand changes, factsheets and videos (U)
Metoprolol (U)
Norethisterone >> Primolut N (R)
Oestrogen patch (U)
Paracetamol for adults (R)
Pravastatin (U)
Trastuzumab >> Herceptin Herzuma (R)
Workplace safety (R)

Apps and tools

November 2023

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

Health topics

Back pain (R)
Back pain self-care (N)
Back pain treatment (N)
Bedtime routines for children (R)
Blood pressure – low (R)
Bowel cancer (R)
Breastfeeding – common problems (U)
Conjunctivitis (R)
COVID-19 – key information (U)
Delirium (R)
Diverticular disease & diverticulitis (R)
Drug testing for employment (N)
Ear examination (R)
Healthy eating for children (R)
Heart valve disease (R)
Hiccups (R)
Human papillomavirus (R)
Infant formula feeding overview (U)
Lichen sclerosus (N)
Lipoma (U)
Low blood glucose (R)
Mastitis (R)
Medical help (U)
Neck pain and stiffness exercises (N)
Nutrients (R)
Osteoarthritis (R)
Osteoarthritis – exercise and eating for health (R)
Pancreatitis – acute (R)
Pancreatitis – chronic (R)
Parasomnias (N)

Medicines

Apps and tools

Nymbl app (R)

October 2023

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

Health topics

Abortion (R)
Agoraphobia (R)
Anaemia (R)
Anencephaly (R)
Arthritis and exercise (R)
Bartholin's cyst (R)
Calcium (U)
Chilblains (N)
Crohn's disease (R)
Enduring power of attorney (R)
Guillain-Barre syndrome (R)
Hernia (hiatus) (R)
Isolating when you are immunocompromised (R)
Kidney – acute kidney injury (R)
Molluscum contagiosum (viral skin infection) (U)
Neck pain (R)
Nutrients (R)
Service Directory – Procare (N)
Severe vomiting in pregnancy (R)
Tetanus (R)
Toxoplasmosis (R)
Toxoplasmosis infection in pregnancy (R)
Treatment injury (R)
Urinary tract infection (UTI) in pregnancy (R)

Medicines

Biologics and biosimilar medicines (R)
Carbamazepine (U)
Combined oral contraceptive pill (U)
COVID-19 treatments - antiviral medicines (U)
Crohn's disease medicines (U)
Goserelin (N)

Iron infusion (R)
Migraine medicines (R)
Ocrelizumab >> Ocrevus (N)
Pioglitazone (N)
Salbutamol (U)
Shingrix vaccine (U)
Sumatriptan (injection) (U)
Tuberculosis (TB) medicines overview (N)

Apps and tools

Arthritis apps (U)
Arthritis power app (R)
Atu-Mai (N)
CBT apps (U)
Depression apps (U)
Eczema apps (U)
Headstrong app (N)
Healthy Mind app (N)
Managing insomnia (Just a Thought) course (N)
Meditation and mindfulness apps (U)
Pasifika language and culture apps (U)
RA Monitor app (N)
Sleep apps (U)
Speak Pacific app (N)
Vertex: Vertigo Exercises (U)
VertiGo Exercise (AR) app (U)

September 2023

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

Health topics

Breastfeeding – unable to (R)
Carbohydrates (MU)
Cervical screening (R)
Chest infections (R)
Chest x-ray (R)
Code of Health and Disability Consumers' Rights (U)
Concussion (U)
Cuts and grazes (R)
Diabetes – type 2 food and exercise (U)
Echocardiogram (R)
Ectopic pregnancy (R)
Electrocardiograph (ECG) (R)
Endometrial cancer (R)
Frailty (U)
Heart health and physical activity (R)
Heart murmur in adults (N)
Immunisation – adults (U)
Insect bites and stings (R)
Low blood glucose (R)
Spinal stenosis (R)
Spirometry (R)
Typhoid (R)
Zika virus (R)

Medicines

Apps and tools

August 2023

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

Health topics

Abortion (U)
Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) (N)
Blood and marrow transplant (MU)
Bones – how to keep them healthy (R)
BRCA gene (R)
Caffeine (U)
Chlamydia (R)
COVID-19 – key information (U)
Diabetes – type 2 overview (R)
Goal setting and making changes (MU)
Gout videos (N)
Haemorrhoids (R)
Hearing health – protect your hearing (R)
Medical words explained (N)
Mesothelioma (R)
Preventing poisoning (R)
Rongoā Māori (U)
Screen time and children (N)
Self-management and self-management support (N)
Self-management videos and stories (N)
Soiling (N)
Steam inhalation (U)
Surgical mesh (U)
Teeth – sensitive (R)
Thyroiditis (N)
Transient ischaemic attack (TIA) (R)
Vaccine facts(U)
Vaginal discharge (R)
Vomiting in children (R)

Medicines

Cough & cold medicines – children (U)
COVID-19 treatments – antiviral medicines (U)
Durvalumab >> Imfinzi (R)
Ethambutol (N)
Immune checkpoint inhibitors for advanced NSCLC (N)
Molnupiravir (U)
Moxifloxacin >> Avelox (N)
Opioid medicines overview (R)
Pain relief medicines (U)
Rifampicin (N)
Rifinah (N)
Vaccination – international travel (R)
Vapour rubs (R)

Apps and tools

Adult Self-Report Scale for ADHD (ASRS v1.1) (N)
BPPV app (N)
Health anxiety (Just a Thought) course (N)
Kai ora – food for health (N)
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) – Just a Thought (N)
Positional Vertigo app (N)
SPARX (MU)
Vertigo apps (N)

July 2023

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

Health topics

Cervical ectropion (R)
Cervical screening (R)
CPR – how to do it (R)
Emergency contraception (U)
Foot odour (R)
Fruit and vegetables (U)
Gratitude and wellbeing (R)
Hyperparathyroidism (R)
Hyperventilation (R)
Hysterectomy (R)
Leukaemia (R)
Māori mental health videos (N)
Matariki – celebrate with your whānau (U)
Menopause – early (N)
Motion sickness (R)
Orthoptist (N)
Patient portals – a guide for patients (R)
Pregnancy – early signs (R)
Psychosis (R)
Stuttering (N)
Surgical mesh (U)
Testicular cancer (N)
Thrush in men (R)
Urinary tract infection (UTI) in women (R)
Vaginal thrush (R)

Medicines

Candesartan + hydrochlorothiazide (N)
Driving and medicines (R)
Durvalumab >> Imfinzi (N)
Empagliflozin (R)
Empagliflozin + metformin>> Jardiamet (R)
Famciclovir (R)
Hepatitis B vaccine (U)
Injection and needle phobia (U)
Isoniazid (N)
Pharmacy services (U)

Apps and tools

Ate Food Journal app (N)
Curable app (R)
Digital technology for older adults (N)
Just a Thought (U)
Manawa app (N)
PCOS Tracker app (N)
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) apps (N)
Yummly app (N)

June 2023

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

Health topics

Blisters (R)
Colds (N)
General practitioner (GP) (R)
Health anxiety (N)
Health improvement practitioner (R)
Health screening and immunisation eligibility (N)
Healthline (MU)
Kidney disease (MU)
Medical help videos (N)
Pharmacist (MU)
Post-menopausal bleeding (R)
Pregnancy blood tests – diabetes screening (R)
Preventing type 2 diabetes (R)
Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders (R)
Thyroid nodules (R)
Travel health tips (R)
Whooping cough (R)
Winter – preparing for ills and chills (MU)

Medicines

Apps

AskPCOS app (N)
Nymbl app (N)

May 2023

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

Health topics

Anorexia (R)
Bone scan (R)
Bowel polyps (R)
Children's lunch boxes (U)
Children's nutrition topics (N)
Colonoscopy (R)
Meniere's disease (R)
Metabolic syndrome (R)
Pain relief during childbirth (R)
Pornography - talking to your kids about (R)
Pornography (porn) and young people for healthcare providers (R)
Radiation treatment – side effects (R)
Reducing food allergies in infants (U)
Scabies (U)
Vulval cancer (R)

Medicines

Apps

Nourish app (N)

April 2023

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

Health topics

Apps

Epilepsy Journal app (R)
Nutrition apps – children (N) (updated including Wello, Cookbook Junior, and Recipes for Kids - not recommended)
Oto app (N)

Medicines

Antipsychotics and older people (R)
COVID-19 vaccine and other vaccines (R)
COVID-19 vaccine booster (R)
COVID-19 vaccines overview (R)
Dementia medicines (R)
Donepezil (R)
Galantamine (R)
Glyceryl trinitrate (rectal) (N)
Immune checkpoint inhibitor topics (N)
Immune checkpoint inhibitors for advanced NSCLC (N)
Ivermectin (N)
Memantine (R)
Menopausal hormone therapy (R)
Paliperidone (R)
Pembrolizumab (N)
Permethrin (for scabies) (U)
Phenobarbitone (N)
Rivastigmine (R)
Tecentriq (N)

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