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27 Feb 2024
Time is right to focus on spiritual care in the health system
Spirituality in healthcare is “coming of age”, says the Otago researcher co-lead...
21 Dec 2023
Funding paves way for spiritual care in health study
An upcoming bicultural study aims to create a national action plan for spiritual...
20 Dec 2023
Relationships vital to success of Aotearoa’s health system
As Aotearoa New Zealand shifts to a more centralised health system, University o...
10 Dec 2023
Grateful for fond memories, lasting relationships
It may not have been completely smoothly sailing for Obreniokibo Ibifubara Amies...
25 Oct 2023
Strong public support for alcohol policy action
There is considerable support from New Zealanders for government to take policy...
04 Aug 2023
Multiple symptoms in veterans could indicate PTSD – study
A pattern of symptoms in veterans has emerged in a University of Otago study tha...
02 Aug 2023
Continuity of care needed from the ‘front of the pathway’ to the back
After undergoing cancer treatment, many survivors deal with a range of psycho-so...
25 Jul 2023
Link found between childhood television watching and adulthood metabolic syndrome
A University of Otago study has added weight to the evidence that watching too m...
12 Jul 2023
Rural residents die at higher rates than those in urban centres – study
People living in rural areas of Aotearoa die at higher rates than those living i...
07 Jul 2023
Study shows extent of health inequities
The first study to use Māori-specific data from a nationwide health-related qual...
04 Jul 2023
HRC grants $51 million to Otago researchers
Otago researchers have received a significant $51 million funding boost from the...
09 May 2023
HIV statistics encouraging, but work not over yet
The number of people diagnosed with HIV in New Zealand last year is encouraging,...