Breadcrumbs List.
Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
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Threat to walking and cycling a threat to health
21 December 2023
Far from being a ‘waste of money’, as Transport Minister Simeon Brown has suggested, walking and cycling projects are some of the ‘best buys’ in health, says Kirsty Wild and Alistair Woodward
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Māori-centred models for kaumātua care
20 December 2023
VIDEO: Dr Joanna Hikaka takes a kaupapa Māori approach to health services and gerontology.
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Sir Collin Tukuitonga: international recognition
20 December 2023
New roles recognises Sir Collin's contribution to promoting science and public health.
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The problem with women and middle-aged drinking
19 December 2023
Opinion: Alcohol is embedded in middle-aged women's everyday lives, but it's likely having a significant impact on their health, says Kate Kersey and Antonia Lyons
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Living library of breast cancer cells
19 December 2023
VIDEO: Dr Emma Nolan is building an innovative research platform, a library of breast cancer tumour cells, to build models to test how cancer grows and behaves.
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Exploring the menstrual cycle link to epilepsy
19 December 2023
VIDEO: Dr Rachael Sumner's research focuses on the link of the menstrual cycle to the 40 percent of women with epilepsy. She received an 2023 early career research award.
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Graduate has vision for Māori eye-care
15 December 2023
A medical graduate has a vision of improving eye healthcare for Māori people.
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Mother of five graduates with PhD
15 December 2023
Lucy Hardie has graduated with a doctorate based on youth vaping research, all while raising five kids.
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Graduate’s passion for rural medicine has roots in field trip
15 December 2023
A rural background and University placements nurtured Kate Dunstall's enthusiasm for rural medicine.
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Nursing graduate follows grandparents’ dream
14 December 2023
Nursing graduate Elijah Muaiava’s (Samoa: Faleula, Faleatiu and Vailu’utai) plan B may well turn out to be an ‘A’ choice.
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Theatrical performance: does music work for surgery
9 December 2023
Opinion: Anantha Narayan, trainee surgeon and musician, investigates the impact of music on surgeons in the operating theatre.
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Barriers persist for Māori and Pacific medical students
8 December 2023
New research shows Māori and Pacific medical students remain underrepresented in Aotearoa New Zealand.