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Gestational diabetes: Research suggests improvements in care
18 August 2022
Changing the way diabetes developed during pregnancy is diagnosed could reduce harms for mothers and babies.
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If you've recently had Covid, look out for shingles
16 August 2022
There is growing evidence that shingles is occurring at a greater rate in people shortly after being infected with Covid. Helen Petousis-Harris
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Breakthrough in search for tinnitus cure
9 August 2022
University of Auckland scientists are excited by results from a trial of a new treatment for tinnitus.
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IVF risks low in large study
8 August 2022
Concerns about effects of fertility treatment on children’s development are unwarranted, large study suggests.
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Serotonin and depression link not that simple
5 August 2022
Research that questions the evidence for a link between low levels of brain serotonin and depression does not address the wider context of the illness and its impact, writes Frederick Sundram.
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Young people ask for help only once
5 August 2022
Psychiatrists are experiencing a perfect storm they fear will have lasting impacts on young people’s mental health, new research shows.
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Dylan Asafo: a quiet voice for justice
1 August 2022
Dylan Asafo doesn’t shy from sharing his opinion on health inequity and institutional racism in the justice system.
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Medal for Māori health advocate
29 July 2022
Associate Professor Matire Harwood’s passion for reducing inequities and improving hauora Māori has been recognised with an award.
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Almost all Kiwi preschoolers eating junk food
27 July 2022
A study of thousands of Kiwi preschoolers finds almost all eating hot chips and other fatty foods and insufficient fruit and veges.
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Hope for better cerebral palsy outcomes
22 July 2022
Work to bring forward cerebral palsy diagnoses in babies has had a boost with $200k funding from CP Australia.
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Loneliness in older NZers: always, often, sometimes, never?
21 July 2022
Opinion: Loneliness in older New Zealanders is something that can and should be addressed, writes Roy Lay-Yee.
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Scientists work on Aotearoa’s own wellbeing diet
18 July 2022
A team of scientists is developing an Aotearoa wellbeing diet targeting metabolic diseases, such as diabetes.
