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When every second counts

19 October 2018

The stroke unit at Auckland City Hospital is one of just a few centres in the world – and one of the most active – in implementing a new treatment that is preventing deaths and transforming lives for people who have strokes caused by clots.
Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences Reunion Weekend

8 October 2018

From 5-7 October, the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences hosted a 50th Anniversary Alumni Reunion.
Antenatal scans save heart disease babies’ lives

4 October 2018

Babies with life-threatening congenital heart disease are more likely to survive if their mothers have had access to high quality ultrasound scans.
Treatment shown to reduce fractures in older women

2 October 2018

Researchers from the University of Auckland have shown that a treatment known to reduce fractures in women with osteoporosis is equally effective in reducing fractures in women over the age of 65 who have only mild bone loss.
New admissions test for healthcare students

24 September 2018

A group of leading universities in Australia and New Zealand, including the University of Otago and the University of Auckland, are embarking on an exciting new collaboration with similar universities in the United Kingdom.
Endometriosis: from hysteria to research-based care

17 September 2018

Opinion: Age-old stereotypes about female bodies and suffering are still cheating women of effective, respectful care.
Father’s blindness leads to son’s vision for eye disease cure

14 September 2018

An Auckland bioengineer has made research into screening for eye diseases his life’s obsession in honour of his father who went blind as a boy.
Farewell to Professor Donna Rose Addis

7 September 2018

Last week we said farewell to Professor Donna Rose Addis who is moving to the University of Toronto to take up the highly prestigious role as Canada 150 Research Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory and Aging.
Auckland asthma expert leads global fight against the disease

3 September 2018

In New Zealand more than 521,000 people are taking medicines for asthma − one in nine adults and one in seven children. It causes a death here every week.
Tackling diet-related disease in New Zealand

3 September 2018

Unhealthy diet is the leading preventable risk for poor health in New Zealand. Diet-related diseases (and how we manage them) is becoming a pressing issue for the country.
HIV prevention drug could be hindered by slow roll out

31 August 2018

A promising new drug that almost entirely eliminates the risk of contracting HIV might fail to control the epidemic in New Zealand if not enough people are using it.
Academics work together to uncover mass scientific fraud

30 August 2018

Three University of Auckland academics worked tirelessly for over five years to uncover one of the biggest scientific frauds in history.

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