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Why primary healthcare should be free

26 June 2021

Opinion: The high cost of a GP visit means hospital A&Es are often overwhelmed. Collin Tukuitonga and Grace Shaw make the case for free primary health care.
How a virtual placenta could help with early detection of at-risk babies

23 June 2021

Opinion: The placenta is the cause of problems in 1 in 10 pregnancies—but it's one of the least studied organs. Associate Professors Jo James and Alys Clark explain how a virtual placenta is helping them pick up at-risk pregnancies.
Children’s screen time and the impact on cognitive development

15 June 2021

New research sheds light on how Kiwi pre-schoolers’ use of screen media may affect the development of executive functions, such as inhibitory control which helps children to manage their impulses and behaviour.
Research now backs routinely offering pregnant women the mRNA Covid-19 vaccine

10 June 2021

Opinion: Obstetrician Dr Michelle Wise comments on an update in vaccination advice for pregnant women.
Sir Bill, Dame Judy: honours list recognises FMHS leaders

9 June 2021

The Queen’s Birthday Honours list was not short on recognition for leaders from the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, including Sir Bill Denny and Dame Judy Kilpatrick.
Bill Denny becomes Knight Companion

8 June 2021

Distinguished Professor Bill Denny has been named a Knight Companion in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours.
Diabetes breakthrough may help millions avoid unneeded meds

3 June 2021

Millions of diabetes patients may avoid unneeded medication thanks to research led by a University of Auckland epidemiologist and published in top journal The Lancet.
Housing deprivation for school kids revealed by Youth19 survey

2 June 2021

Housing deprivation is common among New Zealand secondary school students, according to a large-scale survey.
Malvindar Singh-Bains: hunting for a cure for hereditary brain disease

1 June 2021

Dr Malvindar Singh-Bains from the Centre for Brain Research would like greater awareness of how the hereditary brain disease Huntington’s affects families.
Shehnaz Hussain cooks up idea to raise funds for Indian orphanage

1 June 2021

Med student Shehnaz Hussain is putting out a cookbook to help children in India. She answers a few questions about how it came about.
Drilling into the data on vitamin D

1 June 2021

It’s winter so do we need to take vitamin D supplements? Professor Robert Scragg sheds light on the subject.
A benchmark Budget for Māori housing

29 May 2021

Opinion: Funding for Māori housing announced in the Budget will go a long way towards a radical scaling up of Māori housing delivery, writes Fred Astle.

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