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Government shouldn't sit on $7.5b surplus while families need help

18 October 2019

OPINION: The Government's surprise surplus offers a clear opportunity to make real improvements in the health and lives of all of our children, writes Professor Innes Asher.
Study leads to global rethink of how to prevent fractures in older people

17 October 2019

A team of New Zealand researchers have been recognised for their groundbreaking paper that could help reduce the number of older women presenting with fractures by up to half.
Ngāpuhi doctor honoured for advancing Māori health

17 October 2019

Dr Matire Harwood has been recognised for excelling in a clinical research career that has improved Māori health in key areas such as asthma, stroke, heart disease and diabetes.
PM previews cancer research

16 October 2019

New Zealand Prime Minister the Right Honourable Jacinda Ardern was introduced to some of the innovative cancer research underway at the University of Auckland during a visit in October.
Why the ‘love science’ behind MAFS is completely bogus

16 October 2019

Is it possible to predict attraction and how successful a relationship will be before two people meet? Health Psychology PhD candidate Holly Dixon explains why the entire Married at First Sight franchise is based on bunk science.
Immersed in the Centre for Brain Research

15 October 2019

This year's Brain Bee winners had the opportunity to experience the Centre for Brain Research for a day.
An area where we can’t neglect nutrition

15 October 2019

Opinion: Given the vast impact poor diet is having on global health, the deficit in nutrition education in medicine is a big problem, writes Dr Jennifer Crowley.
Who should we trust about 5G?

11 October 2019

Opinion: As concerns arise about perceived health risks of 5G, Mark Elwood explains how we can decipher the conflicting messages coming out of extensive research.
“We’re not invisible, we’re not senile” - short film

10 October 2019

University research into loneliness and social isolation among older New Zealanders has helped create an animated short film running in the Show Me Shorts film festival.
Having a ball: Medical student wins Sports Blue

10 October 2019

From hospital wards to the futsal court, Maxine Cooper is having a ball and now has a Blues Award to boot.
Giving us heart

4 October 2019

Research into how much sodium and potassium New Zealand children eat, engineering long-lasting tissue heart valves in the lab, and developing a vaccine for rheumatic fever have all received a boost from Heart Foundation grants.
Side-sleeping in late pregnancy best for baby’s growth

3 October 2019

Pregnant women have another reason to settle to sleep on their side in the final weeks – new evidence that this position is best for the baby’s growth.

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