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Members of the CeleBRation Choir, an initiative of the University of Auckland’s Centre for Brain Research. Simon Young, CC BY-SA When people are first diagnosed with a brain condition, they may not consider joining a choir to improve their wellbeing and regain their voice. But as our research shows,...

Maskot/Getty Images Visits to a new doctor, physio or specialist often begin with: “Do you mind if I use AI?” According to Off the Record, a new report by Digital Rights Watch, more than 40% of Australian doctors are now using AI scribes. These tools listen to consultations, feeding what they hear i...

Imagine going to work knowing you will experience some form of workplace violence on a daily or weekly basis. It would have obvious impacts on your health and wellbeing, not to mention job satisfaction. But according to my latest research, nearly 80% of New Zealand’s vital support workers in home an...

The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched a new report assessing progress in implementing the Global Health Sector Strategies (GHSS) on HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) for 2022–2030. Released during the 26th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2026) and a...

Mayte Torres/Getty It may sound surprising – even a little shocking – but the very first thing many babies encounter when they’re born is their mother’s poo. If they’re born vaginally, head down, with the face against their mother’s rectum, the pressure can expel faecal material just as they are bor...

Tim Clayton/Getty Images Some of the strongest parental instincts happen without conscious thought. The urge to check on a sleeping baby. To stay close. To pick them up when they cry. Becoming a mother also brings about an extraordinary shift in priorities. As the late British psychotherapist and au...

Matt Bennett/Unsplash Partners do not simply grow old together, they often grow more alike. Decades of shared routines, environments and experiences leave couples with increasingly similar health profiles, a pattern long recognised for obesity, diabetes and heart disease and stroke. Could dementia n...

Zachary Kadolf/Unsplash It happens just when you need to leave. Bags are packed. Shoes are on. Then your child decides a jumper is impossible. You say, “put your jumper on”. They say, “I’m not cold”. Do kids really not feel the cold like adults do? Or are they just expressing their independence? And...

Fajrul Islam/Getty Electromagnetic waves are everywhere. They’re the reason you can hear music when you turn on the radio, use wi-fi, find your way using satellite navigation, and make calls on a mobile phone. They are a form of electromagnetic radiation and sit at the weaker end of the spectrum, m...