09 Dec 2021
New Smokefree Action Plan will transform tobacco policy, Otago researchers say
Researchers from the University of Otago’s ASPIRE 2025 Research Centre, which ca...
15 Nov 2021
$2.9m HRC funding for Otago
Two Otago researchers have been awarded prestigious Sir Charles Hercus Fellowshi...
22 Oct 2021
Clearing the air: make more outdoor pedestrian spaces smokefree, researchers urge
Creating large smokefree outdoor pedestrian spaces would aid the health sector’s...
18 Oct 2021
Vaping with nicotine more common than smoking among NZ teens
More than a third of New Zealand high school students have tried vaping, with 10...
30 Sep 2021
Urgent need to tackle smoking rates in Pacific adults and youth
New Zealand needs to take urgent action to reduce smoking in Pacific adults and...
09 Sep 2021
More innovative measures needed to achieve smokefree goal - study
New Zealand needs more innovative stop-smoking measures if it is to achieve its...
06 Sep 2021
Physiotherapy’s vital role in treating long COVID
As more about the effects of long COVID is learnt, it is apparent that cardio-re...
01 Sep 2021
A call for New Zealanders – reach out to protect the health of the elderly with the move to Level 3
A University of Otago geriatrician and researcher is calling on neighbours and e...
13 Aug 2021
Dual treatment increases risk of heart attack – study
People using two different inhalers for common chronic lung diseases are more th...
12 Aug 2021
COVID-19 antibodies and heart health, focus of new study
Christchurch researchers are aiming to get a handle on the number of Kiwis expos...
08 Jun 2021
Progress in the Pacific on sugary drink taxes - research
Pacific nations are leading the way regionally with taxes on sugary drinks in a...
25 May 2021
Misunderstanding may be obstacle to hitting Smokefree 2025 target
A lack of understanding about the aims of New Zealand’s Smokefree 2025 goal – 10...