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Checking in for The Check Up

29 July 2019

Take a sneak peek behind the scenes of TVNZ’s myth-busting health series, The Check Up, with co-presenter and FMHS senior lecturer, Dr Mataroria Lyndon.
First New Zealand woman inducted into chemistry’s Hall of Fame

26 July 2019

Distinguished Professor Dame Margaret Brimble will be inducted into the American Society of Chemistry's Hall of Fame.
Why cyclists are the happiest commuters

25 July 2019

A new University of Auckland study reveals that reliability, sensory stimulation, feelgood factor and social interaction are why cyclists are the happiest commuters.
World Brain Day: NZ at leading edge of migraine research

22 July 2019

This year’s World Brain Day today is dedicated to one of the most complex of all neurological disorders that affects millions of people worldwide: migraine.
Midlife career switch: reporter to researcher

22 July 2019

After nearly 25 years as a health journalist, Rajesh Kumar retrained as a public health researcher. He reflects on his experiences, and his masters thesis on barriers to Aotearoa New Zealand becoming smokefree.
Should pokies be funding your local kindy?

18 July 2019

Opinion: The community sector is being propped up by the proceeds of gambling. Professor Peter Adams says we need to find another way to fund our lifeblood organisations that's not profiting off people's misery.
Will climate change create a more unjust world?

17 July 2019

As the Government shapes our climate policy, a University of Auckland researcher and paediatrician shares her hopes and fears with the NZ Herald.
Cancer - stacking the odds in your favour

16 July 2019

Opinion: Healthy living is not a guarantee against cancer – but it does stack the odds in your favour, writes Andrew Shelling, Mark Elwood and Clare Wall.
Sharp increase in stillbirth risk if baby quiet in evening

12 July 2019

Pregnant women who notice their baby is less active than usual in the evenings should call their lead maternity carer straight away, and not leave it to the morning, a midwife researcher says.
Communities struggle against alcohol industry

11 July 2019

Opinion: New liquor laws were meant to give communities more input into licensing decisions, but councils have a battle with the alcohol industry, writes Nicki Jackson.
$6m for new Gisborne MRI research lab targeting concussion, heart disease

11 July 2019

University of Auckland's Dr Samantha Holdsworth heads up Mātai, a new not-for-profit medical imaging research and innovation centre in Tairāwhiti Gisborne.
Māori working with and for Māori in health research, and for better vision

10 July 2019

Dr Jason Turuwhenua of the ABI has successfully led a trial that builds a new model of engagement for researchers working with Māori and Pacific communities.

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