Breadcrumbs List.
Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
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Tongan eruption spurs research on kids’ PTSD
9 May 2024
Dr Patelisio Na’a Patelisio graduates with a masters, thanks to parents Kosilio and Patinia Patelisio who sacrificed to support him through earlier medical training.
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'73 with a PhD’: Meet Dr Te Piere Warahi
9 May 2024
When Dr Te Piere Warahi (Ngāti Maniapoto) embarked on a doctorate about caring for kaumātua, he had no idea it would lead to changing his name and growing personally
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Pacific secondary students on the road to university
3 May 2024
While most secondary students spent the last holidays relaxing, Pacific students from the Manawatū took a road trip to Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland.
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Preterm babies deserve better
1 May 2024
Opinion: Katie Groom on how the government-funded Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee has made a number of preterm birth recommendations over the last 15 years, but we still aren't following them.
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Time to give your heart (and wallet) an oil change
21 April 2024
Opinion: Drs Kathryn Bradbury and Helen Eyles provide a guide to cheaper and healthy alternatives to the increasingly costly olive oil, for drizzling, baking and frying.
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Guardians of the brains
18 April 2024
A remarkable facility situated on the top floor of the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences is helping researchers improve outcomes for people living with neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s diseases.
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Excessive screen-time bad for kids' health
15 April 2024
Kiwi kids spend the most time on the internet in class in the world, with a new study finding multiple health harms.
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New approach to increase Māori and Pacific success
11 April 2024
The University of Auckland has launched a new initiative to improve Māori and Pacific University Entrance pass rates and increase success at tertiary level.
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University of Auckland researchers elected to the Royal Society Te Apārangi
4 April 2024
Six leading researchers from the University of Auckland have been announced as Ngā Ahurei a Te Apārangi Fellows for 2024.
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George Laking: a lifetime of revelations
3 April 2024
When a cancer specialist develops a rare form of cancer and considers it a learning experience, that’s dedication to research. George Laking says his time in hospital also proved his point.
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Shining a light on Pacific health outcomes
31 March 2024
Opinion: Dr Simone Watkins captures what it's like, as an Afakasi Samoan doctor, to experience Pacific health statistics, up close and very personally
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Landmark dementia study focuses on ethnic diversity
25 March 2024
A new study into dementia starts with the shocking premise that we don’t really know how many Kiwis are affected, or their cultural background.