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Covid-19 is now officially a pandemic: Here’s what you need to do about it.

13 March 2020

Opinion: It is not a time for panic. It is, however, a time to draw up a pandemic preparedness plan. Not sure where to begin? Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles explains.
Evidence clearly favours taxing sugary drinks

13 March 2020

New Zealand should follow the UK and more than 30 other countries in introducing a tax on sugary drinks to tackle obesity and reduce deaths from chronic diseases, leading researchers say.
Morphine change could lead to more heroin overdoses

13 March 2020

A change in the supply of pharmaceutical morphine could inadvertently lead to more overdoses by people who inject opioids such as morphine and heroin, a University of Auckland expert warns.
Courts no place for fetal alcohol victims

10 March 2020

People with fetal alcohol syndrome are still being punished by the criminal justice system, despite the Teina Pora case, writes MBChB student Emma Espiner.
Inia Tomas: ‘Get your arse back into the fight’

6 March 2020

IIn this interview with E-Tangata author Dale Husband, MBChB alumnus Inia Tomas explains some of his aims and efforts as a Māori doctor at Counties Mankau DHB, and the influence of his late mother, Associate Professor in Law Nin Tomas.
NZ must protect Pacific nations from Covid-19

6 March 2020

Opinion: Pacific Island nations are extremely vulnerable to Covid-19. Inaugural Associate Dean Pacific at FMHS Colin Tukuitonga explains why NZ must protect them.
Research focus on interventions in the workplace

5 March 2020

Funding for research on interventions to improve employee wellbeing in small and medium-sized organisations has been awarded to the University of Auckland’s Dr Lixin Jiang.
Can you catch Covid-19 from someone without symptoms?

5 March 2020

The recent confirmation of coronavirus cases in New Zealand is an an important reminder that we should be mindful of our behaviour, but there is no strong evidence of asymptomatic transmission, writes Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles.
Dangerous Decibels: protecting hearing in wired kids

5 March 2020

The charity Hearing New Zealand has teamed up with experts from the University of Auckland to deliver ‘Dangerous Decibels’ training in schools around the country so children can learn how to protect their hearing.
Sir Peter Gluckman leads think tank focused on critical global issues

4 March 2020

Countering the global rise of misinformation and declining public trust with robust research and evidence-based advice is the fundamental goal of a new think tank at the University of Auckland.
Māori and Pacific babies bigger and leaner, Asian babies ‘thin-fat’

4 March 2020

The facts and fictions of baby fat have been revealed in the first-ever study of Aotearoa New Zealand newborns’ body composition, including a surprise that could refocus early healthcare.
Fear and loathing of women’s bodies

4 March 2020

Opinion: Women are declining a lifesaving cancer screening test because of shame about their bodies. Final year medical student Emma Espiner looks at the reasons why.

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