3+ hour, 36+ min ago   (764+ words) In an emotional chat with RNZ’s Afternoons, Brown said she’s just begun radiation treatment following a recent breast cancer diagnosis and mastectomy. TV personality Jaquie Brown had radiation treatment on Monday following her breast cancer diagnosis and it was a…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (80+ words) RNZ MDMA offered as mental health treatment for cancer patients In 2023, Shannan Gleeson was a 33 year old corporate lawyer with her life all mapped out; when she received a diagnosis of Stage 4 breast cancer. Alongside conventional treatment, she took part…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (687+ words) A petition asking for cancer drug Keytruda to be funded for early-stage breast cancer has received more than 17,000 signatures. A group of survivors, those currently in treatment, and their supporters gathered on the steps of Parliament on Tuesday morning to…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (849+ words) Knowing what's living in our beauty tools might be the motivation we need to clean them more often. Cleaning my makeup brushes is one of those chores I file under: I know I should, but probably won't. And I'm not…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (883+ words) "Biology does not pause for a cyclone warning." That was one of the key messages from this year's Let's Talk Periods! Festival in Fiji, where around 200 people gathered to discuss a growing concern across the Pacific - ensuring menstrual health is…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (979+ words) The one-round provincial election held on Sunday in New Caledonia has produced a few surprises, but essentially maintained the existing blocs between pro-independence and pro-France parties. In the Southern Province (New Caledonia's most affluent and populated, including the capital Nouméa),…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (504+ words) A New Zealand oncologist and researcher says the country's health system needs to be easily accessible and culturally safe to help narrow inequities in breast cancer care. Dr Olivia Perelini is leading a study looking at timely detection and treatment…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (508+ words) The government says artificial intelligence will be used as a second set of eyes reading breast cancer scans from early next year. RNZ reported earlier this year the government put out a request for information on the topic, assessing the…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (566+ words) Reusable period products are under the microscope, or they would be if researchers could get funding to investigate them. Scientists are on the hunt for some “fairy godmothers” to help fund a year of researching menstrual cups. The reusable cups…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (215+ words) Cristo Fernandez, who played ebullient Dani Rojas on Apple TV's "Ted Lasso" will transition to real-life football after signing with United Soccer League Championship side El Paso Locomotive. The second-tier club said that Mexico's Fernandez, 35, who played fictional footballer Rojas…...