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Psychedelic-assisted therapy trial aims to help cancer patients

27 June 2023

Researchers hope MDMA (ecstacy) will help people with late-stage cancer at a difficult time in their life.
The cancer patient who changed my approach to medicine

24 June 2023

Opinion: Along with penicillin and morphine, asking and listening are among the most essential tools in our medicine cabinets, says Thomas Swinburn
New research sheds light on long Covid

22 June 2023

Genetic research out of the Liggins Institute sheds light on how serious Covid-19 infections can activate other health conditions.
How and why exercise works on the brain

21 June 2023

Opinion: Research shows the potential for exercise to delay the onset and slow the progression of disorders such as MS, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, but Victor Dieriks wonders if we could get the benefits without working out.
Research centre forges closer ties with Kiribati to tackle health issues

20 June 2023

Health researchers to work with Kiribati health officials and clinicians to lift health outcomes for the people of the Pacific nation.
University celebrates increase in funded medical students

15 June 2023

Today’s announcement that more New Zealanders will be trained to be doctors is day of celebration for users of our health system.
Jenny Craig not the only problematic diet

13 June 2023

Opinion: As Jenny Craig folds in New Zealand, Andrea Braakhuis asks how we can best navigate the desire to lose weight alongside the reality that dieting often leads to failure
Unexpected benefits from free school lunches

13 June 2023

Researchers are calling for the Government to increase its support for free school lunches.
The dark side of metaphors

11 June 2023

Opinion: ‘Mental illness’ is no longer seen as a metaphor but a taken-for-granted truth, which limits our ability to consider alternative understandings, says Peter Adams
Kūmara research offers hope for sleep-deprived parents

7 June 2023

Kūmara as a first solid may act as a 'prebiotic' boosting baby's immunity and sleep.
First Sāmoan paediatrician honoured as a dame

6 June 2023

Associate Professor Teuila Percival has been made a Dame Companion of the 2023 New Zealand Order of Merit in the King’s Birthday and Coronation Honours list.
Grant Searchfield: the buzz over tuning out tinnitus

1 June 2023

A novel therapy to deal with tinnitus – an annoying false perception of buzzing in the ears – is sparking interest from around the globe.

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