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Top prize for young researcher investigating health inequities

18 November 2020

Master of Health Sciences student Brodie Elliot has always been interested in health equity, and his research into inequities in accessing appendicitis treatment has earned him a top prize with the Australasian Surgical Research Society (SRS).
Koch’s postulates, Covid, and misinformation rabbit holes

16 November 2020

Opinion: Take a 19th century German scientist, a 21st century disease and add the internet - the result is a dangerous upsurge in Covid-denial nonsense, writes Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles.
Early-career researchers encouraged by Rutherford Foundation awards

14 November 2020

University of Auckland early-career researchers awarded Rutherford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships/ Cambridge-Rutherford Memorial PhD Scholarships in the 2020 funding round.
The astonishing, life-saving power of immunisation

13 November 2020

Opinion: Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles explains why she immunises, and the commitment you make to the community when you do.
The vaccine news is great, but here’s the catch

11 November 2020

Opinion: How would this promised Pfizer vaccine get from the factory to being administered? Does this mean we can stop doing things to stop Covid-19 transmission? And what does 90% effective really mean? Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles takes on some important questions around this promising development.
The link between Covid and Parkinson’s

10 November 2020

Opinion: Victor Dieriks examines concerns that the rapid onset of Parkinson's disease motor symptoms after Covid-19 infection suggests a causal link.
Report reveals unique insight into NZ eight-year-olds

10 November 2020

The latest report from the Growing up in New Zealand researchers looks at the country's eight-year-olds.
$4.1 million in Marsden research funding for medical faculty

10 November 2020

Researchers in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences are getting a $4.1 million boost from the government’s Te Pūtea Rangahau a Marsden, the Marsden Fund.
Where to now for cannabis law reform?

7 November 2020

Opinion: The status quo on cannabis is neither optimal nor desirable. NZ should think long and hard on how it intends to move forward, writes Benedikt Fischer.
Painkillers for kids: a global safety check

5 November 2020

Paracetamol and Ibuprofen are prescribed for kids everywhere. How safe and effective are these drugs?
Priorities for End of Life Choice

3 November 2020

Opinion: The NZ public gave a 'yes' vote in the end of life choice referendum, but now what? Dr Tanisha Jowsey lists the priorities for a new era in patient care.
Nikki Turner: Let's keep our eyes on the ball

2 November 2020

Immunisation expert Dr Nikki Turner says as we wait for a Covid-19 vaccine, there are other diseases to keep in mind.

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