3+ hour, 7+ min 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+ week, 3+ day 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 Noum'a),…...

3+ week, 1+ day 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…...

1+ mon, 1+ 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…...

1+ mon, 3+ 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…...

1+ mon, 3+ 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…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (822+ words) As the beloved Kiwi film returns to cinemas for its 10th anniversary, Wellington composers Sam Scott and Lukasz Buda reflect on its eclectic soundtrack. "Hey, man. Jean-Michel Jarre in the New Zealand bush - what do you reckon?" read an out-of-the-blue 2am text…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (808+ words) Patients caught up in the Canopy Health data breach are furious that it took the company six months to tell them about it. On Monday, it was revealed the leading private provider doing breast cancer diagnosis and treatment took six…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1237+ words) An Auckland woman who is self-funding treatment for her rare, aggressive breast cancer is fed up after years of asking the government to fund a "life-saving" medicine for more patients. Catherine Cook, 54, was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer (TNBC)…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (405+ words) France's first lady Brigitte Macron has apologised for using a slur against activists that sparked a feminist backlash, trying to quell an incident that generated a social media trend against her. "I am sorry if I hurt women victims," the…...