New centre to bridge divide between tech and patients, as COVID accelerates digital health...
The COVID-19 pandemic has lent new urgency to the need for a digitally enabled health system, says the head of a new University of Melbourne...
Research finds increased trust in government and science amid pandemic
New Curtin University research has found a dramatic increase in people’s trust in government in Australia and New Zealand as a result of the COVID pandemic.
Deliberate vaccine misinformation should be held to account – but better information is essential
Social media platforms and those spreading deliberate vaccine misinformation should be held accountable and potentially face criminal sanctions, says Professor Melinda Mills...
Priorities post-COVID-19 outlined at Tourism Policy School
Tourism Minister Stuart Nash says planning is underway for a new-look tourism sector post the COVID-19 vaccination programme and when international borders re-open.
Rapid evolution and host immunity drive the rise and fall of antibiotic resistance during...
Antibiotic resistance poses a serious threat to human health. Resistant infections now cause more than 750,000 deaths per year and are predicted to increase to 10 million deaths per year by 2050.
Rice, Rutgers developing inhalable COVID-19 vaccine spray
Scientists at Rice University’s Center for Theoretical Biological Physics (CTBP) are part of a study to develop an inhalable COVID-19 vaccine.
‘If you want summer, get vaccinated’ – Jacinda Ardern sets the target for re-opening...
In a new article on The Conversation, UC's Professor Michael Plank and UoA's Shaun Hendy say it's simple - the more people vaccinated in Aoteaoa New Zealand, the more freedom we'll enjoy.
No, catching Omicron is not inevitable
Computer scientist Dr David Welch says you don't need to catch Omicron. Here's the evidence.
MIHI awarded Ministry grant to assess Māori COVID-19 vaccine clinic work
A mobile vaccination clinic initiative to improve Māori rates of protection from COVID-19 in Canterbury has been awarded a major Te Whatu Ora grant to assess its future viability.
AI assist for COVID-19 diagnosis
The new AI system uses a deep learning-based algorithm that is able to quickly and accurately distinguish between COVID-19 cases, normal cases, and pneumonia in X-ray images.
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