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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.
Māori health researcher receives first grant

17 July 2023

The Health Research Council (HRC) of New Zealand is the government’s principal funder of health research, in the latest funding round a young wahine Māōri doctoral candidate has secured a quarter of a million dollars for her latest research project.
Debunking the misleading myths about gout

17 July 2023

Gout is not an affliction of wealthy men overdoing food and alcohol. It more commonly affects Māori and Pacific men from a surprisingly young age.
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.
Can an AI robot help with loneliness?

6 July 2023

Professor Elisabeth Broadbent talks about how AI integrated with companion robots might help with an epidemic of loneliness.
Eliminating the virus you didn't know you had

5 July 2023

In this video Adjunct Professor Ed Gane on the campaign to rid Aotearoa New Zealand of the virus Hepatitis C.
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.
University partners with hapū to build freshwater knowledge

3 July 2023

Waipapa Taumata Rau and Winiata marae are working together to improve freshwater quality in the rural town of Taihape.

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