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Medical schools release updated informed consent statement

21 July 2023

An updated informed consent statement is set to be introduced by Aotearoa’s two medical schools, Auckland and Otago.
Supporting rangatahi to uplift their hauora

20 July 2023

A mana-enhancing app makes it easy and engaging for rangatahi to learn techniques for supporting their mental health and wellbeing.
Social media: The kids are not alright

19 July 2023

Opinion: We should change our approach to the experiment of social media now we know just how harmful it is to young people, writes Samantha Marsh.
Shaken baby syndrome needs a rethink

16 July 2023

Opinion: The term Abusive Head Trauma (Shaken Baby Syndrome) presupposes an action with malicious intent. These emotive labels should have no place masquerading as a medical diagnosis, says Felicity Goodyear-Smith
Could AI-powered 'companion' robots combat loneliness?

13 July 2023

COMMENTARY: Professor Elizabeth Broadbent and co-authors say AI 'companion' robots might one day reduce loneliness and the ills it brings.
Researchers launch long-Covid registry

12 July 2023

Researchers hope a newly launched registry will quantify the burden of long Covid in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Scientists seek children with Cerebral Palsy for anti-gravity walk

5 July 2023

Anti-gravity training could help children with neurological and physical impairments improve their muscle coordination, strength and mobility.
Inside out and outside in - the quest to measure intracranial pressure

4 July 2023

Two University of Auckland projects exploring out-of-the-box methods to measure brain pressure are driving ahead with funding from the latest HRC funding round.
When pain relief becomes an addiction

4 July 2023

Opinion: Because opioids are a prescribed drug, many may not be aware of the problems that can arise with long-term use, but people should be alert to them, cautions Carina Walters
$15M funding over five years for major health research programmes

4 July 2023

Waipapa Taumata Rau, the University of Auckland welcomes $15M government funding to research better, faster and more equitable patient care.
Research excellence recognised with $12M funding

28 June 2023

Research on a quit-vaping product and Māori views on assisted dying are among health research projects at Waipapa Taumata Rau to win millions in government funding.
Passion, energy, excellence recognised with Liggins’ top role

28 June 2023

The newly appointed Director of the Liggins Institute, Professor Justin O’Sullivan hopes to lead an energised and engaged research group.

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