Breadcrumbs List.
Health and medicine
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The Liggins legacy
22 July 2024
Hundreds of thousands of babies worldwide owe their lives to the modest scientist who gave his name to the Liggins Institute.
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Success for Pacific professionals upskilling through micro-credentials
17 July 2024
Course designed to smash the ‘brown ceiling’ has produced its first successful cohort of students.
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Liggins researcher tackles cerebral palsy and ageing
16 July 2024
Cerebral palsy is the most common physical disability in New Zealand children. As those with the condition age they often discover a lack of knowledge and information.
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WHO Regional Director to visit University of Auckland
14 July 2024
WHO Regional Director Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala to attend seminar at the Fale Pasifika.
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University of Auckland athletes off to France for the pinnacle of sport
11 July 2024
It's bonne chance to University of Auckland student athletes heading to France to compete against the best in the world.
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You say equality, I say inequity
10 July 2024
Opinion: One size clearly doesn't fit all when it comes to healthcare in Aotearoa, says Simone Watkins
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Researchers offer advice on screen use in schools
5 July 2024
Researchers warn of harms to children's physical and mental health with overuse of screens in New Zealand schools.
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Spike in serious eating disorders during pandemic
2 July 2024
Hospital admissions for eating disorders went up by 50 percent during Covid-19 lockdowns in New Zealand.
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Kiwi patient first in world to test new gene therapy
1 July 2024
The first person in the world has just been dosed in a New Zealand trial of a revolutionary new genetic therapy.
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‘Brainiest’ students compete for Brain Bee glory
27 June 2024
Almost 200 senior school students were abuzz with excitement when they visited the Centre for Brain Research and competed in the Brain Bee challenge.
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Whooping cough is settling in for the winter
25 June 2024
Opinion: The combination of frequent, painful coughing episodes and struggling to breathe can turn critical quickly – luckily there is a vaccine, though uptake rates are very low.
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Value of disclosing donor conception explored
18 June 2024
Survey explores whether parents have told children who were conceived thanks to sperm, egg and embryo donations.