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How committed are food companies to health?

26 March 2018

A new study ranking the nutrition commitments of 25 of New Zealand's largest food companies has found large variations with some companies leading the way, but many are not doing nearly enough to reduce the biggest cause of ill health in New Zealand, unhealthy diets.
Fewer Pacific and Māori babies survive with heart condition

26 March 2018

New research shows the survival rates of babies with a rare but potentially fatal heart defect is lower for Pacific and Māori compared to European babies.
Robots helped patients with drug and exercise routines

22 March 2018

A pilot randomised controlled trial using robots to help people at home with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease has found that the robots helped patients take their medication, carry out exercises, and keep them company.
Come behind the scenes at the Auckland Medical School Open Day

15 March 2018

Robots, science labs and medical displays will be on show at the University of Auckland's Grafton Campus this Saturday.
Too many children still exposed to family violence in their home

13 March 2018

New University of Auckland research has found uneven progress has been made in reducing the amount of violence teenagers have been exposed to in their homes.
Anti-Cancer drug secures multi-million funding grant

9 March 2018

Two Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences academics are behind an anti-cancer drug that has secured a multi-million dollar funding grant in Europe.
Govt should move now to ban drug advertising

2 March 2018

Opinion: If the Government is serious about supporting PHARMAC’s mission of getting best value for money in pharmaceuticals, it should take steps now to ban direct marketing to consumers, writes the University of Auckland's David Menkes and La Trobe University's Dr Deborah Gleeson.
New Zealand-led heart failure findings debunk world medical view

23 February 2018

Thousands of New Zealanders can look forward to improvements in treatment and care of heart failure following new research findings that look set to alter the clinical approach and health care planning for heart failure globally.
Breast reconstruction after radiotherapy less risky without implants

23 February 2018

New research from the University of Auckland has found women who use their own tissue in breast reconstruction have fewer post-op complications then women who receive implants.
Family carers under pressure and in the shadows

20 February 2018

Opinion: Professor Merryn Gott (Nursing) argues for recognition of the critical and increasing role played by family and friends in palliative care.
Bay of Plenty receives campus status

20 February 2018

The success of the Bay of Plenty District Health Board (DHB) as a teaching and research facility for the University of Auckland's Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences has resulted in it officially becoming a Clinical Campus.
Mental health and addiction two very different things

9 February 2018

Opinion: Conflating 'addiction' with mental health in the new inquiry could impose inappropriate solutions on a field with very different drivers, argues Population Health's Peter Adams.

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