Breadcrumbs List.
Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
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Government funding set to boost rural doctor workforce
20 September 2023
The number of medical students spending a full year working in a rural or regional community is set to swell, thanks to new funding from Te Whatu Ora.
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Global study assesses background rates for vaccine safety
18 September 2023
The University hosted Global Data Vaccine Network has completed an initial study of global background rates to asess Covid 19 Vaccine safety.
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Health targets good politics, not always good policy
16 September 2023
Opinion: If the National Party interprets health outcomes to mean shorter waiting times and increased rates of immunisation they will succeed, but it's a circular argument, argues Tim Tenbensel
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Gavel Club helps aphasia survivors find their voice again
12 September 2023
The More Than Words Gavel Club, run by the University of Auckland’s Centre for Brain Research, is helping people with aphasia learn to speak again.
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Trial assesses new method of abortion follow-up
8 September 2023
Researchers are set to find out whether at-home pregnancy tests would improve rates of follow-up after an abortion.
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Scientist Cristin Print honoured in Kea Awards
8 September 2023
Medical researcher Dr Cristin Print has been honoured at the 2023 Kea World Class New Zealand Awards.
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Waiora Port at 90: living life like there's no tomorrow
1 September 2023
When Dr Waiora Port was growing up, there was no such thing as Māori Language Week. In fact, quite the opposite. She was even told to stop using her original Māori name.
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Research aims to aid cancer care for Sāmoan patients and their aiga
1 September 2023
A scholarship funded by the Pasifika Medical Association will support research by a Sāmoan PhD student into racism in cancer care.
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Achieving equitable heart health outcomes for Pacific people
1 September 2023
Pasifika Medical Association funds research by Niuean PhD student to explore heart health care for Pacific peoples
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More ‘natural’ method of inducing labour proves safe
28 August 2023
Researchers who studied over 1000 women at ten maternity hospitals in New Zealand found bringing on labour using a specialised balloon offers a safe alternative to current practice.
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Celebrating Research Excellence awards announced
24 August 2023
Premier research awards feature investigators from disciplines across the breadth of the University.
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New Zealand no place for anti-health lobbying
23 August 2023
Calls for public health action have historically been swamped by industry opposition and now this imbalance is even worse, argues Boyd Swinburn