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Bigger babies at risk of obesity in adulthood

8 February 2020

Big, ‘bonny’ babies are traditionally celebrated as pictures of health, but a new international study shows women born heavy were on average nearly 4kg heavier by their mid-twenties, when they were also 50 percent more likely to develop obesity.
Coronavirus fake news echoes century-old polio fears

6 February 2020

Opinion: Confusion, xenophobia and claims made in fake news stories about coronavirus have parallels with another epidemic disease a century ago: polio, writes Heather Battles.
Coronavirus a global ‘misinfodemic’

5 February 2020

Opinion: An unprecedented flow of coronavirus information is reaching almost every community on earth, writes Helen Petousis-Harris. Much true, but also much is false.
Medical cannabis may ease anxiety, chronic pain

5 February 2020

A new study of the first 400 patients in Aotearoa New Zealand assessed for medical cannabis suggests potential benefits for thousands of people beyond currently recognised uses.
Another doctor and nurse in the whare

5 February 2020

When brother and sister Eruera and Tumanako Bidois are back home at their Rotorua marae, Tarimano, they’re getting used to having their aunties, uncles, and kaumātua asking them for medical advice.
The Chinese coronavirus is not the zombie apocalypse

4 February 2020

Opinion: In the midst of the Coronavirus media storm, Robert Bartholomew says it’s time to take a deep breath and dial down the hysteria.
As New Zealand bans arrivals from China, has the coronavirus really infected 100,000?

3 February 2020

Opinion: Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles summarises the latest news and science on the coronavirus.
Just what the doctor ordered: removing barriers to inclusivity

31 January 2020

We need to challenge medical schools everywhere to rethink their attitudes to people with disabilities and their image of the ‘ideal’ doctor, says University of Auckland PhDstudent Neera Jain.
Text tips boost parenting confidence

31 January 2020

Could feeling more confident and connected parenting your teens be as simple as receiving text messages? World-first research from the University of Auckland suggests it can.
CBR celebrates 10 years of amazing achievements

30 January 2020

Turning 10 is a milestone for anyone. It’s double digits and a firm step into the world as a pre-teen ready to make their mark. But we’ve already done that.
Pump up the volume: why we love loud music

29 January 2020

You walk into a club and the music hits you like a wall. You have to yell in your friend’s ear to make yourself heard; the intensity is almost painful, but it swallows you up and that feels good.
Coronavirus: don’t panic yet – the global medical world is responding

28 January 2020

Opinion: Much action has already been taken globally to address the Wuhan-originated coronavirus, Dr Helen Petousis-Harris explains.

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