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Unexpected benefits from free school lunches

13 June 2023

Researchers are calling for the Government to increase its support for free school lunches.
Changemaker: Professor David Tipene-Leach

12 June 2023

Aotearoa is still plagued by health inequities amongst Maori and Pacific patients, but Dr David Tipene-Leach has found ways to change this.
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.
Peter Adams: repairing damage wrought by rhetoric

1 June 2023

Opinion: Professor Peter Adams asks why it is so hard to purge society of metaphors that he says inflict damaging and out-of-date concepts.
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.
Chloe Fergusson-Tibble reflects on her MAPAS whānau

30 May 2023

Chloe Fergusson-Tibble reflects on her journey to becoming a doctor and how her MAPAS whānau guided her along the way.
Wide impact of court’s liquor licensing decision

25 May 2023

Opinion: Supermarkets battled Auckland Council over alcohol licensing; now many local authorities have dropped their policies to to avoid costly legal battles. Melissa-Jade Gregan explains why.
Transformative treatments gain $2M HRC funding

24 May 2023

Inventive approaches to persistent health problems gain almost $2 million in HRC funding.
The limits of Artificial Intelligence and why it matters

23 May 2023

The public release of ChatGPT has sparked debate about how Artificial Intelligence (AI) will reshape society. Craig Webster says we need to take seriously the foundational limitations inherent in the technology.
Age is a gift to irrepressible Waiora Port

23 May 2023

If you’re thinking of returning to study late in life, take a leaf out of Dr Waiora Port’s book.

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