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Health and medicine
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Study finds TikTok videos on gout spread misleading health advice
15 December 2025
New study led by Research Fellow Dr Samuela ‘Ofanoa reveals that TikTok videos about gout frequently contain misleading and inconsistent information.
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Scientists devising new ways to blast cancer
15 December 2025
Developing a way to nuke cancer cells without harming healthy cells is the focus of University of Auckland Associate Professor Paul Harris.
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Will hay fever be better or worse this summer?
12 December 2025
Dr Amy Chan is an expert in allergies and asthma. She gave Joelle Ireland some 'Expert Tips in Two Minutes' about reducing the effects of seasonal allergens.
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One in eight teens experience sexual violence
11 December 2025
A University of Auckland study finds 12 percent of secondary school students have had unwanted sexual experiences.
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Optometry graduate eyes working rurally
10 December 2025
Grace Su is moving to Tauranga after graduation to work in the optometry clinic in which she worked while participating in the University of Auckland's Rural Health Immersion Programme.
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High-school biology sows passion for genetics
10 December 2025
Doctoral graduate Zanetta Toomata was amazed at high school in Hawaii to learn that something as tiny as DNA could hold the blueprint for life, and is now dedicated to genetics.
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Top achiever ready to make his mark in medicine
10 December 2025
Medical graduate Joseph Johnston will be the first doctor in his family, but followed his father's lead in many ways.
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Doctoral graduate champions hearing health for Pacific families
10 December 2025
Dr Linda Palavi crossed the stage to receive her doctoral degree in Population Health on 9 December, dedicating her thesis to her young nieces and nephew.
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Trailblazing Niuean scholar graduates with PhD at 26
10 December 2025
Doctoral research by graduate Dr Jessie Lagaluga Hutchings investigates how community pharmacists - often the most accessible point of care - can act as cultural brokers, building trust and removing barriers to health services.
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Identical twins graduate as doctors on same day
9 December 2025
Identical twins Sanumi and Sanuthi Ranasinghe realised a long-held dream when they graduated as medical doctors on 9 December.
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Pursuing answers for the youngest patients
9 December 2025
Toyin Oladimeji’s path from Nigeria to the Liggins Institute saw her study how glucose levels in the womb shape child health, with Distinguished Professor Dame Jane Harding.
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Tongan study links scabies to rheumatic heart disease
8 December 2025
A new study links scabies to rheumatic heart disease in Tongan children – researchers call for mass treatment.