Breadcrumbs List.
Health and medicine
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Daily heat stress sending children to hospital
3 October 2024
Hospital admissions for kids rise for all sorts of ailments when the temperature exceeds 24.1 degrees Celsius, University of Auckland research shows.
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Research Symposium celebrates Niue’s 50th anniversary
2 October 2024
Niue Research Symposium launches 5 October celebrating 50 years of self-governance.
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Heart Foundation funds world-leading research on heart efficiency
1 October 2024
A team from the Auckland Bioengineering Institute will use cutting-edge equipment to test whether increasing the efficiency of the heart could improve or even prevent right-heart failure.
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New Zealand must rethink how it pays for aged care
27 September 2024
Analysis: New Zealand’s aged care sector faces a growing crisis with urgent funding, staffing, and equity issues demanding attention, writes Claire Dale.
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The quiet injuries we don’t hear about
27 September 2024
Opinion: ACC could be bumping up ballet levies by 1000 percent. Why? Patria Hume looks at why ballet is so dangerous, and how it compares to, say, rugby.
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How gestational diabetes can affect mental health
26 September 2024
Analysis: NZ should consider adopting Germany’s approach of routinely screening for mental health problems in women who get gestational diabetes writes Phyllis Ohene-Agyei
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New research targets end-of-life decision making
25 September 2024
Researchers will work closely with clinicians, older patients, outpatients and whānau to better understand and improve end-of-life decision making and care.
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There are microplastics in your body
25 September 2024
Opinion: Joel Rindelaub describes what the science does and doesn't know about the potential dangers of the plastics in our bodies, and the chemicals in the plastics getting into our bodies.
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ABI scholarship winner Ella Thomas to build on a legacy of love
24 September 2024
Fired by their own challenges with cerebral palsy, a couple’s bequest to the Auckland Bioengineering Institute is set to transform disabled children's leg braces – and more.
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Why family violence is a wider health issue
23 September 2024
University of Auckland researchers say intimate partner violence is a wider health issue that comes at a cost of many billions each year.
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Why violence is a health problem
23 September 2024
Opinion: Violence and trauma are costing our health system between $4 to $7 billion each year. If we don’t start seeing violence as more than just a justice issue, that burden will only worsen says Janet Fanslow.
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From a pony to a professorship: an unexpected journey
20 September 2024
Jude McCool left school wanting to work with horses. Now she’s a global expert in public health – and a new professor.