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Compassion: It’s not all about the doctor

9 May 2019

Opinion: Compassion is expected in the medical profession but there are many factors at play, not the least of which can be the patient.
An app, to quickly diagnose brain injury, including mild brain injury

8 May 2019

Dr Vickie Shim, of the Auckland Bioengineering Institute, aims to develop an App to quickly diagnose if a knock to the head could have long-term health consequences.
University awards celebrate excellence at all stages of research

8 May 2019

The high quality of work and contribution of 19 researchers and teams across the faculties and institutes at the University of Auckland has been acknowledged in the 2019 Research Excellence Awards.
A family operation

8 May 2019

In his 36 years with the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Stuart Glasson has seen thousands of students graduate. But this autumn, one beaming young face stood out in the cap and gowned crowd: his own daughter.
Asthma rivals malaria’s death toll

7 May 2019

Malaria is recognised as a killer – particularly in low-income countries, but less known is that worldwide asthma has a similar death rate and affects nearly one of every 20 people.
Health crisis - What will it take to break through?

6 May 2019

Opinion: A new book exposes how vested interests and political inertia have repeatedly cheated us of positive changes for prevention that could save and improve thousands of lives every year.
Sugar in drinks more dangerous – study

5 May 2019

Sugar in drinks is more dangerous than sugar in foods, according to a major new review of international evidence.
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.
We lack the 'policy space' to properly debate the big issues

26 April 2019

Opinion: For anybody with a belief in the public interest benefits of evidence-based policy, the shelving of a comprehensive capital gains tax (CGT) after a short debate is a setback. It suggests we do not have the "policy space" to take on big issues in New Zealand.
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.

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