Breadcrumbs List.
Health and medicine
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The problem with women and middle-aged drinking
19 December 2023
Opinion: Alcohol is embedded in middle-aged women's everyday lives, but it's likely having a significant impact on their health, says Kate Kersey and Antonia Lyons
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Graduate has vision for Māori eye-care
15 December 2023
A medical graduate has a vision of improving eye healthcare for Māori people.
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Mother of five graduates with PhD
15 December 2023
Lucy Hardie has graduated with a doctorate based on youth vaping research, all while raising five kids.
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Graduate’s passion for rural medicine has roots in field trip
15 December 2023
A rural background and University placements nurtured Kate Dunstall's enthusiasm for rural medicine.
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Nursing graduate follows grandparents’ dream
14 December 2023
Nursing graduate Elijah Muaiava’s (Samoa: Faleula, Faleatiu and Vailu’utai) plan B may well turn out to be an ‘A’ choice.
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Theatrical performance: does music work for surgery
9 December 2023
Opinion: Anantha Narayan, trainee surgeon and musician, investigates the impact of music on surgeons in the operating theatre.
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Barriers persist for Māori and Pacific medical students
8 December 2023
New research shows Māori and Pacific medical students remain underrepresented in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Medical imaging research centre launches
6 December 2023
A Medical Imaging Research Centre has just launched in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences with goals of improving healthcare in the community.
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Pregnant women missing vital nutrients
5 December 2023
Pregnant women are not getting the essential nutrients they and their babies need, scientists say. They warn the situation will likely worsen as more people turn to plant-based foods.
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HRC grants $15M to support careers in research
4 December 2023
Addressing inequities and fostering the next generation of researchers are aims of Health Research Council awards totalling $15M.
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Medical and health research proposals awarded $900k
30 November 2023
Seven researchers have been successful in the latest funding round from the Auckland Medical Research Foundation
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Newborn genomic sequencing offers hope for hundreds of sick babies
30 November 2023
Two black boxes the size of a small loaf, and newly arrived at the Liggins Institute, hold the key for rapid diagnosis of more than 100 babies born each year with rare diseases.