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Low HIV infections in drug-users point to needle exchange success

27 February 2020

New Zealand has avoided the high HIV rates seen among high-risk groups in other countries, a new study shows.
A Chinese international student’s plea to NZ

27 February 2020

Opinion: An international student grapples with how she might return to NZ amid the coronavirus outbreak, and what challenges she will face if she makes it back.
It’s not the apocalypse, but yes, you should care

27 February 2020

Opinion: When will there be a vaccine? What can we do and how do we stay up to date? Helen Petousis-Harris gives an update on the COVID-19 global health emergency.
Stanford and MIT beckon for young health researchers

26 February 2020

An emerging expert on the nocebo effect and a promising young heart researcher have won prestigious scholarships, funded by entrepreneur Andrew Bagnall, to study at Stanford and MIT.
Sleep protects at-risk children from obesity

24 February 2020

A University of Auckland study has identified a key factor in protecting at-risk pre-school children from becoming overweight or obese and the elixir is sleep.
Period poverty contributing to inequity

20 February 2020

New research has shown that a significant number of New Zealand teenagers are missing school because they cannot afford menstrual products, contributing to inequity in New Zealand.
Fertility clinics’ ‘success rates’ like apples and pears

19 February 2020

Couples seeking help to have a baby cannot meaningfully compare advertised ‘success rates’ between fertility clinics in New Zealand and Australia, a new study shows.
No-brainer: New Zealand’s top female neuroscientists on why we need more women in science

18 February 2020

Every secondary school student in New Zealand will have access to a book debunking gender stereotypes in science thanks to Brain Research New Zealand and a best selling science writer.
Coronavirus update: spread outside China and a new name

17 February 2020

Opinion: With over 69,000 confirmed cases and 1,600 deaths, here’s Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles' round-up of the latest coronavirus news.
The Coronavirus and the search for scapegoats

13 February 2020

Opinion: During times of crisis, people look for scapegoats to blame for their problems, and a surge in racist, anti-Chinese sentiments is currently sweeping social media, writes Robert Bartholomew.
Could an app lower your blood pressure?

12 February 2020

We all know that less is more when it comes to salt, but who has the time to check the sodium in every food item they buy?
Inaugural Chair in Health Law appointed

11 February 2020

Auckland Law School is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Jaime King as the inaugural John and Marylyn Mayo Chair in Health Law.

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