Breadcrumbs List.
Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
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Cluster spotlights need for more Pacific medics
2 September 2020
Opinion: The Auckland Covid-19 cluster has highlighted the "unacceptable" representation of Pasifika and Māori health workers in our system, writes Collin Tukuitonga.
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University of Auckland lecturer is supreme winner of 2020 Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards
1 September 2020
University of Auckland's Dr Rhys Jones, (Ngāti Kahungunu), Te Kupenga Hauora Māori, is the recipient of the Prime Minister’s Supreme Award in the 2020 Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards.
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Here's what people are asking about Covid-19 and pregnancy
31 August 2020
Dr Michelle Wise, an obstetrics and gynaecology specialists fields common questions from pregnant women living in a pandemic.
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Covid control a marathon, not a sprint
31 August 2020
Opinion: Kirsty Wild and Alistair Woodward suggest changes to our urban environments that would help us prepare for living with Covid for what could be some time.
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What is the Covid-19 ‘triangle’?
31 August 2020
Opinion: With over 24 million confirmed cases and more than 820,000 people dead, Covid-19 is playing out differently in various parts of the world. To understand this a little better, Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles explains the Covid-19 ‘triangle’.
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Why the numbers of Covid cases don't speak for themselves
31 August 2020
Opinion: Paediatrician and PhD candidate Dr Jin Russell explains why understanding the risks of Covid-19 in New Zealand requires local knowledge of our population and healthcare system.
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Tribute to Sir Bob Elliott
27 August 2020
Obituary: Sir Bob Elliott was an outstanding paediatrician, researcher and advocate for children. His passing, following a period of ill-health, is a sad loss, but we remember his major contributions to child health.
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Why Covid elimination remains the best game-plan
25 August 2020
Opinion: Despite the re-emergence of the virus, and the sacrifices our response demands, elimination remains absolutely the best approach for us, writes Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles.
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Contacts, community transmission and clusters explained
24 August 2020
Opinion: With the re-emergence of Covid-19 in Aotearoa, here’s a reminder from Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles of what some of the most important epidemiology terms we’re hearing actually mean.
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Covid and ethnicity: ‘a difficult balancing act’
24 August 2020
Opinion: There’s been much debate about identifying the ethnicity of the Pacific family at the centre of the new Covid-19 outbreak. Dr Collin Tukuitonga explains why he thinks that decision was, on balance, the right call.
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University labs and staff help tackle Covid testing surge
21 August 2020
University laboratory staff have been working seven days a week to tackle Covid test surge.
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Vaccine race just not the same for children
21 August 2020
Opinion: Healthy adults are being tested in trials for Covid-19 vaccines. Only when proved safe will any new vaccine be given to children, writes Helen Petousis-Harris.