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Taming Delta: leading US scientist Eric Topol on what's needed

20 August 2021

Taming the Covid-19 pandemic is going to be a long haul, says Dr Eric Topol, but there are simple missteps Aotearoa can avoid.
Shopping for nutrition: here's how to get value for your money

17 August 2021

Cash-strapped shoppers can find advice on getting nutritional value for money in a University of Auckland study.
Appetite for convenience: how the surge in online food delivery could be harming our health

17 August 2021

Australians and New Zealanders are spending more money on online food delivery now than they did before the Covid-19 pandemic. But the convenience of food delivery comes at a perilous price.
Is NZ ready for what comes after RSV?

13 August 2021

Opinion: The RSV experience is a powerful reminder that childhood immunisations are critical and we must be ready for future outbreaks, writes Cameron Grant.
When will global heating make the summer Olympics untenable?

4 August 2021

As athletes prepare for the most gruelling event of the summer Olympics, the marathon, scientists ponder what climate change will mean for the games.
National Māori Pandemic Group wins recognition for Covid-19 response

4 August 2021

A pandemic health initiative won the top award at a celebration of Māori excellence.
New Zealand's hard-won Covid-19 lessons applied to RSV, flu

2 August 2021

New Zealand’s expertise tracking Covid-19 is being applied to influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in a $9.8 million project to learn how to stop the spread of respiratory viruses.
New technology to take temperature of the feet of diabetics

2 August 2021

Researchers at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) have received funding to trial a portable temperature-sensing technology to detect the early signs of complications of the feet among people with Diabetes 2.
Getting pre-schoolers on board with the science of vision testing

30 July 2021

A technology designed by researchers at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) to test the eyesight of pre-schoolers has been awarded $1.2 million by the Health Research Council (HRC), which will enable the researchers to put it to the test in childcare centres in south Auckland.
University of Auckland leads international study researching early childhood brain development

29 July 2021

Professor Sir Peter Gluckman-led consortium awarded a multi-million dollar contract as part of programme to predict critical aspects of children’s brain development.
Feast of funding for health research from gout to measles to critical care

28 July 2021

The University of Auckland's medical faculty won a big share of the latest research grants from the government.
Nikki Turner gets backing for vaccine hesitancy project

28 July 2021

A new tool will gauge why some New Zealanders are refusing or delaying vaccinations.

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