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Walking v running: Which consumes more energy?

They affect the body in different ways - here's the science behind it.

What happens when you eat a 1960s diet for a week?

Spam, cake, roast beef and lard - that's apparently how we stayed in shape 60 years ago.

Three simple ways to test your fitness

New York Times: Try these tests to evaluate your strength and cardiovascular fitness.

Funding to critical research to close gap between Māori and non-Māori cancer deaths

Te Oranga Pūkahukahu has received a $5 million fund boost from the Health Research Council

Focus: Heart drug funding plea

Cardiologists are urging Pharmac to fund life-saving SGLT2 inhibitors for heart failure. Video / NZ Herald

The target of 13,000 pairs of pyjamas donated in June was well surpassed

Dame Val puts in huge support for the Middlemore Hospital Foundation.

Study finds 'notably higher' amputations for people living in most deprived areas in region

Audit of five major hospitals show amputations were common for Māori and Pasifika.

Cardiac 'crisis' in hospitals, plea for Pharmac to cover heart failure drugs

Heart drugs that add more than eight years of additional life aren't funded.

Opinion: Five reasons why the Govt should slow down on raising speed limits

OPINION: The case for lower speeds is compelling: lives are saved, pollution is reduced.

21 minutes left! England star's selection slammed over season time limit

Star's selection set to breach player welfare minute limit – player safety group hit-out.

Pre-pay for your GP: Hawke's Bay clinics say lack of funding starting to bite

Tōtara Health and Taradale Medical Centre have called out a lack of Government funding.

What to do when the doctor says your disease is just stress but you know it’s more than that

There's a complex relationship between sickness and stress itself.

'Horrified': Insurance shock after IUD 'just breaks' during removal

'It broke inside my body. Why in the world does it matter why I got it?'

How two developers gazumped Government plans for Auckland's housing 'flood'

Developers have fought for years to create new townships on outskirts of Auckland.

Kris Jenner opens up about her 'emotional' health battle

Kardashians matriarch breaks into tears in front of the cameras.

Lie down, sit still, take a break: Your brain needs a rest

Breaks as short as 10 minutes can boost vigour and reduce fatigue, one analysis found.

Sam Neill reveals 'grim' times during cancer battle

The star is in remission after fighting stage three angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma.

'New screen-time limits needed' in schools - excessive use of devices linked to poor health

The risks existed whether a child was doing homework or watching TikTok.