Breadcrumbs List.
Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
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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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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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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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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
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School speed limits create safety lottery
21 August 2023
Auckland Transport’s safe speed proposals will lead to a postcode lottery for child safety, say public health advocates.
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Magnesium research set to inform preterm care
18 August 2023
Giving magnesium to mothers just before early birth, at 30 to 34 weeks, may help babies’ brains develop, but more research is needed.
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How food delivery apps want to control your diet
16 August 2023
Opinion: Opinion: From cleverly placed ads on Instagram to eye-catching promos on food delivery apps, our digital lives are nudging us toward specific food choices, and most of them unhealthy, says Rajshri Roy