Breadcrumbs List.
Health and medicine
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$1.4m for research on childhood wheeze
12 February 2025
An HRC grant of $1.4m will support research into a promising new oral medicine for childhood wheeze.
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Covid strategies ‘fell short’ for Pacific people in NZ, research finds
11 February 2025
Research on the impacts of Covid-19 notes high death rates among Pacific people in Aotearoa and the need to provide better support in the future.
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Survey on what makes New Zealand teens tick
10 February 2025
A survey aiming to uncover what shapes the well-being of today’s teenagers starts this month.
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Lets ditch the junk food ads on public transport
6 February 2025
Opinion: Making buses and trains junk food-free spaces protects children from early exposure to unhealthy food and drink promotion, and also an easy low-cost measure for councils to implement. says Kelly Garton.
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Do public health measures really make us happier?
4 February 2025
Do policies aimed at making us healthier also make us happier? And to what extent do they infringe on personal autonomy? A new book by Martin Wilkinson from the University of Auckland examines the evidence.
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Research examines links between human and planetary health
3 February 2025
Health workers need to be prepared for new health problems resulting from climate change and environmental degradation, says research fellow Dr Eileen Gilder.
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New health minister's unpromising track record
30 January 2025
Opinion: The recent track record of Simeon Brown, the former Minister of Transport and the new Minister of Health, is somewhat at odds with the Hippocratic Oath argues Kirsty Wild and Alistair Woodward.
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Time to reconsider device use in schools?
29 January 2025
Kids need digital skills, but new New Zealand research shows frequent device use can harm children’s education.
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Groundbreaking research offers hope for obesity
29 January 2025
Discovery of a new type of fat cells, made possible by state-of-art genetic technology, raises hopes for new personalised obesity treatments.
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National brain tumour register could offer patients hope
28 January 2025
University of Auckland brain researcher Dr Thomas Park has been volunteering his time to set up a national brain tumour register.
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International experts offer insights to prevent falls
28 January 2025
Falls are a pressing issue for older New Zealanders that will be addressed at a symposium at the University of Auckland on 5 February.
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First child receives potentially life-changing brain sensor
24 January 2025
Doctors and researchers in Auckland are leading a groundbreaking human trial for a wireless brain implant that allows families to monitor life-threatening pressure changes caused by hydrocephalus.