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No evidence mobile phones cause brain cancer – new study

Sarah Diepstraten, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research) and John (Eddie) La Marca, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research)

AI can’t replace mental health therapists. But here’s where it might make a difference

Dushanthi Madhushika Manamalage, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Frederick Sundram, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Partha Roop, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau, and Reza Shahamiri, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic could work for addiction too – and we finally know how

Robert Munn, University of Otago

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Many elite athletes live with health impacts long after they retire. Should they carry all the costs?

Hoani Smith, Lincoln University, New Zealand; Dion Enari, UNITEC Institute of Technology, and Phil Borell, University of Canterbury

Former All Black Sonny Bill Williams holding a fist against his heart

COVID, flu and RSV: who should be thinking about vaccination in NZ this winter?

Peter McIntyre, University of Otago; Joan Ingram, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau, and Nikki Turner, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

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Blood biomarkers could detect earliest signs of Alzheimer’s disease – and slow its progression

Ashleigh Barrett-Young, University of Otago

Time is critical when someone’s heart stops – portable defibrillators could save more lives

Sarah Maessen, Auckland University of Technology; Bridget Dicker, Auckland University of Technology, and Heather Hutchinson, Auckland University of Technology

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NZ’s health spending isn’t enough for current, let alone future needs – we’ve calculated the shortfall

Tim Tenbensel, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Bill Rosenberg, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Jacqueline Cumming, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington, and Paula Lorgelly, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

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Could psychedelic therapy have a place in end-of-life care? We asked doctors

David Menkes, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

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Mixed messages: why media advice about teen sleep can leave parents fatigued

Mary Breheny, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University; Leigh Signal, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University, and Rosie Gibson, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University

Teenage boy sleeping in bed with arms curled around his pillow

Babies with older siblings have a higher infection risk, but are less protected through vaccination

Thomas Schober, Auckland University of Technology

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Budget investment in health signals continued austerity without long-term vision

Robin Gauld, Bond University

Foreign-trained doctors sustain NZ’s health system – we weren’t always so welcoming

Barbara Brookes, University of Otago

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Patient consent is a barrier to training junior doctors on the job – a rule change is needed

Ben Gray, University of Otago

Can Wegovy move the needle on NZ’s obesity crisis, or simply treat its symptoms?

Julie Trafford, Auckland University of Technology

‘Technostress’: why many older people feel shut out by the digital world

Melanie Stowell, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau