IMPROVING HEALTH EQUITY FOR PEOPLE OF LARGER SIZE
People living with obesity (PlwO) face many challenges, not the least of which is equity in health services. Researchers Caz Hales and...
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Jul 163 min read
THE VISION OF SIR PETER HUNTER
Sir Peter Hunter, founder of the Auckland Bioengineering Institute, makes the work sound easy: “We use physics and maths to try to...
Jul 91 min read
FUNDING LIFELINE THROWN TO TWO SUCCESSFUL HEALTHTECH INITIATIVES
Article source: Fiona Rotherham, NBR The government has found money in its tightly-held coffers for on-going funding for two initiatives...
Jul 92 min read
NZ'S MEDTECH TRANSLATOR: BRIDGING RESEARCH AND COMMERCIALIZATION
Article source: GFCC New Zealand's MedTech Translator In 2012, Distinguished Professor Sir Peter Hunter and Dr. Diana Siew (pictured...
Jul 81 min read
AFTER WORLD-FIRST BRAIN IMPLANT, KITEA HEALTH RAISING $20M
In a world-first, start-up Kitea Health has successfully implanted a chip under an Auckland patient’s skull that will monitor fluid...
Jul 81 min read
NEW TECHNOLOGY COULD SAVE LIVES AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN HEALTHCARE COSTS
Researchers from the University of Canterbury have developed technology that could get ICU patients off ventilators faster, saving lives,...
Jul 51 min read
NAVIGATING NZ'S MEDTECH START-UP SCENE
It’s an inspiring time for New Zealand’s MedTech industry both at home and on the global stage. In both 2021 and 2022, MedTech was the...
Jul 31 min read
HAVE A KŌRERO AND TAKE TIME TO LISTEN
How a bioengineer and a health advocate are changing the way researchers partner with Māori Article source: Nikki Mandow, University of...
Jul 11 min read
KIWI RESEARCHERS FIND VR HEADSETS HELP WOMEN IN LABOUR MANAGE THEIR PAIN
Source: RNZ A New Zealand study out this morning has found virtual reality headsets can help ease pain and anxiety for women in labour....
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