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Let the children play, science says

1 January 2021

Opinion: Was 2020 a struggle for your children? Samantha Marsh says a healthy dose of play could be the way back to safety, bringing joy and resilience too.
How to make New Zealand water safe

29 December 2020

Opinion: Knowing how to respond to a drowning is critical, writes Jonathon Webber. He gives advice on life-saving actions and comments on NZ’s lax water rules.
What to expect in the vaccine rollout

23 December 2020

Opinion: With vaccines on the way, next year may see the pandemic beaten back. But what do these vaccines entail? And who gets them first? Helen Petousis-Harris explains.
Dementia Prevention Research Clinics send blood samples to Sweden for biomarker analysis

22 December 2020

University researchers involved with Brain Research New Zealand's Dementia Prevention Research Clinics are celebrating an exciting success.
How the Sydney cluster grew – and what it could mean for New Zealand

22 December 2020

Opinion: The speed at which Sydney’s new Covid-19 outbreak has spread should be a lesson in the dangers of complacency, says Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles.
Just how worrying is the new Covid-19 strain for Britain – and the rest of us?

21 December 2020

Opinion: A new, more infectious strain of the Covid-19 virus has reportedly emerged in the UK, prompting the prime minister, Boris Johnson, to announce new restrictions to try to curb its spread. Dr Siouxsie Wiles explains.
What you need to know about New Zealand’s big vaccine play

18 December 2020

Opinion: New Zealand has agreed to buy four Covid-19 vaccines, in volumes that are more than enough for everyone in New Zealand and for some of our Pacific neighbours too. Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles explains what comes next.
Researchers sound alarm on sugary drinks

18 December 2020

Almost 80 percent of drinks in New Zealand supermarkets are sugary, swelling health risks and indicating industry self-regulation is failing, researchers say.
Out with the ‘gay blood ban’

18 December 2020

Opinion: Excluding gay and bisexual men from donating blood is seen as unjust, unscientific and inconsistent with HIV prevention approaches, writes Peter Saxton.
PM thanks staff at launch of historic vaccine campaign

17 December 2020

Prime Minister and ministers announce nationwide Covid vaccine campaign at Grafton campus.
Five of a kind: medical degrees run in this family

16 December 2020

Miriam Karalus, 32, is the fifth sibling from one family to graduate from the University of Auckland’s medical school.
Stronger rules needed for unhealthy food ads

15 December 2020

Opinion: Two new studies expose the failure of NZ’s advertising industry regulator to stop children being targeted for junk food, write Fiona Sing and Bruce Kidd.

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