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Save antibiotics for serious infection - and future generations
16 January 2020
Opinion: Antibiotic use in NZ is high. This must be reduced, writes Mark Thomas, but at the same time balanced against health needs of specific communities.
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The WHO Vaccine Safety Summit – from someone who was actually there
16 January 2020
Opinion: A YouTube conspiracy theorist claims the World Health Organization questioned the safety of vaccines at a recent summit. Dr Helen Petousis-Harris attended, and debunks the new conspiracies.
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Brain blood flow discovery holds clue to dementia, hypertension, migraines
14 January 2020
Scientists have made the remarkable discovery that the brain has its own blood pressure sensors, opening the way to new possible treatments for dementia, high blood pressure, migraines and other conditions.
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Loneliness: a global challenge
13 January 2020
International experts, including researchers from the University of Auckland, have published a letter in The Lancet medical journal calling for a unified approach to address the global challenge of loneliness.
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Why we need to abandon cultural competency
8 January 2020
Opinion: It's time for urgent transformation to make real, lasting change for Māori health, argues Elana Curtis.
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Time to recognise midwives
20 December 2019
Opinion: Medical student Emma Espiner confronts her prejudices about midwifery after meeting midwives who are frustrated they are being prevented from providing the care they believe the women of New Zealand deserve.
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Parents want to know if their kids are at risk of obesity
19 December 2019
A new study has shown that most New Zealand parents want to be told if their pre-schooler is at risk of child obesity.
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Would you like some fries with your social media?
18 December 2019
As we enter the season of feasting, a University of Auckland researcher is investigating how social media influences the food choices of young adults year-round.
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Sheep milk more easily digested than cow milk
18 December 2019
Sheep milk’s protein is more readily digested and its fats are more readily converted into energy compared to cow milk, a New Zealand study has shown.
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The human element
17 December 2019
Briana Northey is a people person, and it’s this “human element” of medicine that has helped drive her to graduate from the University of Auckland with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery.
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Three of our academics in running for New Zealander of the Year
16 December 2019
Three of the ten semi-finalists for the 2020 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year are academic staff at the University of Auckland.
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Stars plus warnings for healthier food choices
16 December 2019
A compulsory health warning, health star rating, or both on packaged food would make it easier for us to eat better and nurture our own and our families’ health, experts say.
