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Abortion law reform: We’re still waiting...

24 June 2019

Opinion: We’ve waited long enough – MPs must read the research, step up with the majority and support decriminalisation of abortion now, says Professor Liz Beddoe.
Nationwide survey finds widespread support for legal abortion

21 June 2019

New Zealanders’ show strong support for legal abortion, particularly if a woman’s life is in danger, according to a new study from the University of Auckland.
Social disadvantage partly behind child obesity gap

17 June 2019

Differences in socioeconomic conditions are a major driver of unequal obesity rates among Māori, Pacific and European children, a new study shows.
Medical school and playdates a day-in-the-life of top graduate

14 June 2019

Graduating top of the University of Auckland’s medical school was particularly meaningful for former nurse and mother-of-two young children Dr Christi Bowern, who completed her degree while raising her family.
How to make good on a mental health promise

14 June 2019

Opinion: Government plans to improve mental health services will only succeed if protected from vagaries of the political environment, writes Professor Peter Adams.
Things that go bump in the night: new ‘normal’ for baby movements

13 June 2019

A new study shows it is entirely normal in late pregnancy for babies to be more active in the evening and bedtime, and that babies’ movements tend to keep getting stronger even as they come to term.
Four speeding myths debunked

10 June 2019

Opinion: Dr Kirsty Wild and Professor Alistair Woodward from FMHS pick out and dismantle four flimsy arguments against reducing speed limits on dangerous roads.
Queen’s Birthday Honours for University of Auckland academics

5 June 2019

The exceptional service of six University of Auckland researchers has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
What it’s really like to grow old – challenged, not threatened

4 June 2019

Enough talk about decline, disability, frailty and disease in advanced age – a new University of Auckland-led study suggests 85-plus New Zealanders view managing their own health as a matter of challenges and adaptation.
Advice, not probiotics, helps pregnant mums gain less weight

30 May 2019

Women gain less weight during pregnancy when given personalised healthy eating advice, but probiotics do not reduce health risks in pregnant women with obesity, a new study has found.
Official opening of new Exercise Sciences facilities at Newmarket

29 May 2019

New state-of-the-art facilities at the Department of Exercise Sciences at the University of Auckland’s Newmarket Campus will be officially opened by Auckland Mayor Phil Goff today.
Petition to tax sugary drinks can’t be ignored (again)

24 May 2019

University of Auckland academic Dr Gerhard Sundborn, on behalf of the New Zealand Beverage Guidance Panel, has launched another petition to the government to introduce a tax on sugary drinks.

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