The latest news from the Wellington Faculty of Health, including its two schools and research centre.
While vaping is much less harmful than cigarette smoking it is not harmless. In times of Covid and lung disease we should be especially mindful of this, writes Associate Professor Terry Fleming.
A mihi whakatau was held this week for the new Dean of Health, Professor Markus Melloh. In a particularly meaningful gesture, Markus was presented with a piece of the Berlin wall by Poukairangi Māori Clive Aspin, along with a special stone from Hauraki, to symbolise where he is from and where he has come to.
A study involving Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s Dr Denise Taylor and led by Associate Professor Susan Wells from the University of Auckland calls for separate stroke and heart attack risk predictors to improve understanding of those at risk.
Masters, PhD and doctoral students will have the opportunity to present research and grow their scholarship skills over three days in an upcoming event hosted by the School of Nursing, Midwifery, and Health Practice.
A study undertaken as part of Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s Whānau Manaaki research programme shows that evidence-based medical care is systematically advantaging and privileging outcomes for some women within Aotearoa New Zealand’s maternity system.
