Behind the betel nut smile: the quiet epidemic of oral cancer in Papua New GuineaNerida Bun, The University of Papua New Guinea
How singing in a choir hits the right note for people living with brain conditionsAlison Talmage, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Good things take time – but new research suggests mindfulness can make the wait easierAmy Errmann, Auckland University of Technology
The brain rewires itself for motherhood. We now know more about howRosie Brown, University of Otago; Jenny Clarkson, University of Otago, and Michael Perkinson, University of Otago
AI can’t replace mental health therapists. But here’s where it might make a differenceDushanthi 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
Is there really a global loneliness epidemic? Research reveals a more complex pictureDennis Wesselbaum, University of Otago and David Leblang, University of Virginia
Moral distress: for primary care doctors, ‘doing the right thing’ can feel impossibleJames Greenslade-Yeats, Auckland University of Technology and Tago Mharapara, Auckland University of Technology
Blood biomarkers could detect earliest signs of Alzheimer’s disease – and slow its progressionAshleigh Barrett-Young, University of Otago
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
NZ’s health spending isn’t enough for current, let alone future needs – we’ve calculated the shortfallTim 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
Could psychedelic therapy have a place in end-of-life care? We asked doctorsDavid Menkes, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Mixed messages: why media advice about teen sleep can leave parents fatiguedMary Breheny, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University; Leigh Signal, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University, and Rosie Gibson, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic could work for addiction too – and we finally know howRobert Munn, University of Otago
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
Foreign-trained doctors sustain NZ’s health system – we weren’t always so welcomingBarbara Brookes, University of Otago
Patient consent is a barrier to training junior doctors on the job – a rule change is neededBen Gray, University of Otago
