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Using data in a good way, and making boring breathing exercises fun

27 September 2019

Dr Hamed Minaeizaeim was studying his PhD in Bioengineering at ABI when, in his spare time, he developed a device to make chest physiotherapy exercises prescribed for children with lung disorders a fun thing to do.
Starship doctor becomes Doctor of Music

25 September 2019

Nearly 40 years after graduating as a medical doctor from the University of Auckland, Dr Louise Webster has become a doctor again, this time in music.
'Polypill' could save more people from heart attacks and strokes

20 September 2019

More people would take their heart medications if their pills were combined into a single ‘polypill’, potentially saving hundreds more New Zealanders from heart attacks and strokes.
Dementia doesn’t care what age you are

19 September 2019

Opinion: In World Alzheimer’s Month Brigid Ryan from the Centre for Brain Research explains that dementia isn’t just for the elderly, it affects people of all ages.
Funding shows breadth of research at University of Auckland

17 September 2019

Funding of almost $27 million has been awarded to the University of Auckland for a wide range of research projects affecting the physical and environmental health of New Zealanders.
Daily aspirin – yes or no?

17 September 2019

A world-first personalised, 'benefit-harm' calculator developed in Aotearoa New Zealand will help people decide, with their doctors, if they should take a daily aspirin as a preventative against heart disease and stroke.
Vegetarians and vegans: lower heart disease risk but higher stroke risk?

13 September 2019

Vegetarian (including vegan) and pescatarian diets may be linked to a lower risk of coronary heart disease than diets that include meat, a large new study suggests.
University of Auckland regains place in elite global top 200

12 September 2019

The University of Auckland has regained its place in the world’s top 200 Universities, according to the Times Higher Education (THE) International rankings released today.
Calls to regulate fast food in ‘Heart Attack Alley’

10 September 2019

Opinion: The fast food density of a West Auckland road is a barrier to young people making healthy eating choices. Sarah Gerritsen and Michele Eickstaedt explain.
Vaping helps smokers quit

10 September 2019

New evidence from a large New Zealand vaping study suggests that hundreds of thousands more smokers worldwide could successfully quit the killer habit if they used nicotine-containing e-cigarettes (vapes) together with nicotine patches.
Cannabis legalisation and young people

6 September 2019

Opinion: Under-age children in your life? Chances are you will hold crucial decision-power in New Zealand’s upcoming referendum on cannabis legalisation, writes Benedikt Fischer.
Conflicts of interest a threat to health

6 September 2019

Opinion: Trust in the medical profession must be safeguarded from commercial interest. That's why public policy influencers must declare conflicts of interest, writes David Menkes.

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