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Daily aspirin – yes or no?

17 September 2019

A world-first personalised, 'benefit-harm' calculator developed in Aotearoa New Zealand will help people decide, with their doctors, if they should take a daily aspirin as a preventative against heart disease and stroke.
Vegetarians and vegans: lower heart disease risk but higher stroke risk?

13 September 2019

Vegetarian (including vegan) and pescatarian diets may be linked to a lower risk of coronary heart disease than diets that include meat, a large new study suggests.
University of Auckland regains place in elite global top 200

12 September 2019

The University of Auckland has regained its place in the world’s top 200 Universities, according to the Times Higher Education (THE) International rankings released today.
Calls to regulate fast food in ‘Heart Attack Alley’

10 September 2019

Opinion: The fast food density of a West Auckland road is a barrier to young people making healthy eating choices. Sarah Gerritsen and Michele Eickstaedt explain.
Vaping helps smokers quit

10 September 2019

New evidence from a large New Zealand vaping study suggests that hundreds of thousands more smokers worldwide could successfully quit the killer habit if they used nicotine-containing e-cigarettes (vapes) together with nicotine patches.
Cannabis legalisation and young people

6 September 2019

Opinion: Under-age children in your life? Chances are you will hold crucial decision-power in New Zealand’s upcoming referendum on cannabis legalisation, writes Benedikt Fischer.
Conflicts of interest a threat to health

6 September 2019

Opinion: Trust in the medical profession must be safeguarded from commercial interest. That's why public policy influencers must declare conflicts of interest, writes David Menkes.
Why are vaccinated people getting measles?

5 September 2019

Opinion: Dr Helen Petousis-Harris explains why some of the measles cases in the current outbreak occur in people who are fully vaccinated.
$2 million to tackle heart health inequities

2 September 2019

A $2 million research grant has been awarded to a team led by Dr Corina Grey and Associate Professor Matire Harwood, to improve access to healthcare for Māori and Pacific people.
Watch out Hawaii, here come the legends of waka ama

29 August 2019

The University of Auckland’s entry in the world’s largest outrigger canoe race expect a top three placing, if not first place, at this weekend’s waka ama competition in Hawaii, according to crew member Loukas Banks.
Drug boosts survival for diabetes after pancreatitis

23 August 2019

A University of Auckland-led study has shown for the first time that diabetes drug metformin halves the risk of death in people with the second most common form of adult-onset diabetes.
West Auckland community ready to take action on unhealthy food

22 August 2019

Tired of seeing its children targeted by fast food marketing and suffering the effects of a poor diet, an Auckland community is is gearing up to make its food environment healthier.

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