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The canary in the coal mine for inequality

1 May 2019

Opinion: Rising rheumatic fever rates among Māori and Pasifika children show scare tactics don’t work in bringing health equality to all NZers, writes Dr Julie Spray.
NZ’s potential cannabis policy pitfalls

22 April 2019

Opinion: The future prospects of cannabis control in NZ remain murky and undefined at this point. We need clarification ahead of this important decision.
Two is better than one when quitting

19 April 2019

Smokers have a better chance of quitting if they use nicotine gum or another short-acting nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) together with a patch, rather than just one or the other.
Breakthrough for children with serious epileptic seizures

18 April 2019

Emergency medicine doctors around the world now have a better way to treat severe epileptic seizures in children, thanks to a New Zealand-Australian study.
Moderate meat-eaters still at risk of bowel cancer

17 April 2019

People who eat moderate amounts of red and processed meat are still at increased risk of bowel cancer, according to a major new study.
Legacies of trauma passed on through genes

16 April 2019

Opinion: Could poor health outcomes among some populations be the result of persistent biological traces of past trauma? Dr Tatjana Buklijas takes a detailed look.
‘Postcode lottery’ for weight loss surgery

15 April 2019

A ‘postcode lottery’ is denying people with obesity access to weight loss surgery through the public health system in some parts of Aotearoa New Zealand, researchers say.
Aged-care residents open-up about living well

15 April 2019

What gives older people meaning and happiness in aged-care?
Best thesis places children as participants in their own health

12 April 2019

Dr Julie Spray spent a year back at primary school for her PhD in Anthropology, which has been awarded a Vice-Chancellor’s Prize for Best Doctoral Thesis.
Two in five kids have teeth cavities by age five

12 April 2019

A new University of Auckland study shows two in five (41 percent) children living in Auckland and Northland have one or more decayed, missing or filled tooth when they start school.
Four tactics the pro-gun lobby can be expected to employ

10 April 2019

Opinion: Professor Peter Adams outlines four tactics we can expect the pro-gun lobby to lift from the playbook used by big tobacco and others.
Could mum’s bacteria help c-section babies?

8 April 2019

In what’s believed to be a world-first, scientists from the Liggins Institute will investigate the role of mothers' bacteria in newborns in a randomised, controlled study.

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