Health news

Beyond the dental chair

If dental professionals use inclusive language and focus on quality of life, it can make a huge difference for people who live with cerebral palsy.

The danger of AI therapy

People thinking of turning to a general AI chatbot for therapy or emotional support, would do better to look at other ways they can meet their needs.

1000 reasons to love AUT Millennium

At AUT Millennium research informs how athletes train, industry partners collaborate with AUT experts and students can apply evidence across sport.

Weight loss drug warning to bodybuilders

Weight loss drugs like Wegovy are now making their way into the competitive bodybuilding space, prompting caution from an AUT expert.

Sporting memories club helps connections

The success of New Zealand’s first Sporting Memories Club is a powerful example of the healing powers of connection and fun, says AUT’s Richard Wright.

Beyond attendance: why kids miss school

To lift academic achievement schools should help every child feel safe, supported and that they belong.

GPs' ‘moral distress’ over patient care

Doctors say they feel ‘guilty’ and ‘inadequate’ because of patient care choices that come from circumstances beyond their own control.

Q & A: Feet Matters

Professor Matt Carroll explains how to care for your feet; whether it’s choosing the right running shoes, managing pain or avoiding bad smells.

Airborne asbestos in kids’ play sand

AUT research led by Associate Professor Terri-Ann Berry finds airborne asbestos in children’s play sand.

Improving cardiac arrest survival rates

More lives could be saved if community responders were equipped with portable automated external defibrillators (AEDs), a new study shows.