Breadcrumbs List.
Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
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Team working on superbug vaccine
21 March 2022
A team of scientists is harnessing mRNA vaccine technology developed for Covid-19 to conquer a common superbug.
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Call for ban on insurers accessing genetic test results
11 March 2022
A large group of patient advocates has banded together to call for a ban on insurers accessing Kiwis’ genetic test results.
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Resuscitation skills need reviving
11 March 2022
Many health professionals have to meet less stringent requirements for CPR training than workplace first-aiders, according to a paper in the New Zealand Medical Journal (11 March).
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Let's hear it for tinnitus research
3 March 2022
Opinion: On World Hearing Day 2022, Grant Searchfield talks about tinnitus and hearing loss and the importance for young people to “listen with care”.
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Hossein Jahedi: doctoral research and dance moves
1 March 2022
The loss of his grandmother to pancreatic cancer fuels Hossein Jahedi’s drive to help solve the challenges of this aggressive, challenging disease.
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The perils of extended screen time: why decent guidelines are needed
1 March 2022
Ophthalmology researcher Dr Alex Müntz says guidelines are needed for safe screen use, especially in education.
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New research director for NZ's largest longitudinal study
23 February 2022
Growing Up in New Zealand’s new Research Director comes to the study with a passion for the health and wellbeing of mothers and children.
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Inside the distrust of vaccine science
21 February 2022
Opinion: Amy Chan explores why many of us distrust medical evidence and highlights the importance of having the right information for future vaccine decision-making.
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‘Bionic’ pacemaker reverses heart failure
18 February 2022
A revolutionary pacemaker that re-establishes the heart’s naturally irregular beat is set to be trialled in New Zealand heart patients this year.
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Genetic research offers hope for preventing Parkinson’s disease
15 February 2022
There’s new hope for treating Parkinson’s disease with the publication of groundbreaking genetic research from the Liggins Institute.
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Time to close the book on ‘Havana Syndrome’
11 February 2022
Opinion: Robert Bartholomew takes apart the theory US and Canadian diplomats were the target of a mysterious new weapon in Cuba and gives a more likely explanation.
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Covid-19: Kiwi scientists develop method to disinfect PPE for safe reuse
10 February 2022
Kiwi scientists have developed a method of disinfecting PPE, so it can be safely reused and recycled.