Te Reo and medicine combine in Christchurch kura visit
Tuesday, 19 June 2018
Christchurch fifth year medical students gave health checks to children at a Te Pa o Rakaihautu as part of the campus’ Hauroa Māori curriculum.
Karere me ngā mahi
Scientists identify bug likely to cause bowel cancer
Monday, 18 June 2018
New Zealand scientists have identified a toxic bug they believe may cause bowel cancer and could lead to a life-saving vaccine or early detection test for the too-often deadly disease.
Almost $19 million awarded to Otago researchers in Health Research Council funding
Monday, 18 June 2018
A new study investigating for the first time the health of occupants of leaky homes in New Zealand is one of many University of Otago-led projects being funded this year by the Health Research Council to the tune of almost $19 million.
Vitamin C trialled as life-saving treatment intensive care patients with sepsis
Tuesday, 12 June 2018
University of Otago, Christchurch researchers are teaming up with intensive care specialists to study whether intravenous infusions of vitamin C could be a life-saving treatment for patients with sepsis.
Otago researchers help unlock answers about leptospirosis in Africa
Monday, 11 June 2018
University of Otago researchers are helping lead international studies which have discovered that exposure to cattle and rice farming are risk factors for the devastating disease leptospirosis in northern Tanzania.
Medical students striving to be more socially accountable
Tuesday, 5 June 2018
Student representatives from the country’s two medical schools recently met to share ideas on how the medical curriculum can become more socially accountable to ensure medical students become competent doctors, advocates and agents of change in society.
Cannabis: What's the harm?
Friday, 25 May 2018
A researcher of the effects of cannabis says any law change to free up the drug’s availability needs to take account of scientifically-robust data showing regular use in young people is associated with a higher risk of mental health issues, use of other substances, and lower levels of achievement.
$750,000 to Otago researchers for health-related feasibility studies
Tuesday, 22 May 2018
Three University of Otago researchers have successfully secured almost $750,000 between them from the Health Research Council to undertake feasibility studies.
Education key to hauora and success
Monday, 21 May 2018
A Christchurch medical student is playing a key role in a Ngāi Tahu-backed initiative to keep rangatahi (youth) from the West Coast in education.
Otago researcher’s dream of eliminating Tuberculosis among Māori gains HRC support
Monday, 21 May 2018
The goal of eliminating the top infectious disease killer in the world, tuberculosis, among Māori has earned University of Otago researcher Professor Philip Hill $250,000 from the Health Research Council to undertake a feasibility study.
New ideas for detecting cancer get go-ahead from HRC
Thursday, 17 May 2018
A University of Otago researcher focused on the earlier detection of cancer has just secured her first significant grant from the Health Research Council, valued at $249,984, for her novel proposal for diagnosing bowel cancer.
HRC funding enables Otago researcher to investigate early detection test for bowel cancer
Thursday, 17 May 2018
A researcher aiming to develop an early-detection genetic-based test for bowel cancer is one of several University of Otago researchers who have been awarded almost $1.5 million in Health Research Council funding.
Exposure to second-hand smoke doubles rates of asthma and wheezing in infants
Friday, 11 May 2018
In a New Zealand first, University of Otago, Christchurch, researchers have analysed nicotine levels in infants’ hair to get a true measure of the impact of passive smoking on respiratory problems.
Christchurch campus hosts indigenous health leaders
Wednesday, 9 May 2018
Improving health statistics for indigenous populations and more culturally-relevant medical curriculums were topics for discussion at a recent meeting of Australian and New Zealand medical schools at the University of Otago’s Christchurch campus.
Inaugural Christine Winterbourn Lecture
Monday, 30 April 2018
The Department of Pathology and Biomedical Science has established a named, annual lecture in honour of Professor Christine Winterbourn from the Centre for Free Radical Research.
$1 million CT scanner donated to Christchurch campus
Wednesday, 18 April 2018
Global medical technology giant GE Healthcare has donated a state-of-the-art scanner worth $1 million to the University of Otago.
Christchurch campus recognises academic excellence and key values
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
Christchurch campus staff who personify important values such as leadership and integrity were recognised at this year’s Academic Welcome.
Christchurch researchers first to prove specific types of bowel cancer
Thursday, 5 April 2018
A University of Otago, Christchurch, researcher has for the first time identified unique genetic patterns for four different sub-types of colorectal cancer – which respond differently to a variety of cancer treatments.
Christchurch Medical Student President a global volunteer
Tuesday, 27 March 2018
The new Christchurch Medical Student Association President took a year out from her studies to volunteer in a refugee camp and shelter for victims of human trafficking.
Otago researchers reveal childhood predictors of becoming overweight or obese
Friday, 23 March 2018
Childhood predictors of becoming overweight or obese as adults in New Zealand include being male, born into a single-parent family, having parents with larger body size and limited or no breastfeeding, new University of Otago research reveals.
Trade treaty threatens health if climate change not addressed: University of Otago expert
Friday, 9 March 2018
A University of Otago health expert is calling for an independent assessment of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact’s potential impacts on climate change and health.
Make postgrads a priority say award-winning departments
Thursday, 1 March 2018
The three Otago departments which this week won awards for fostering postgraduate research culture share a common approach: they make their postgraduate students a priority.
New study shows when ‘broken hearts’ are most deadly
Tuesday, 27 February 2018
A University of Otago, Christchurch, summer student has identified the days when patients are most vulnerable to dying from a ‘broken heart’.
New Zealand-led heart failure findings debunk world medical view
Tuesday, 27 February 2018
Thousands of New Zealanders can look forward to improvements in treatment and care of heart failure following new research findings that look set to alter the clinical approach and health care planning for heart failure globally.
Christchurch researcher easing the pain of gout
Friday, 16 February 2018
A Christchurch rheumatologist has won Medicines New Zealand's top prize for research into how increasing dosages of gout medicines can dramatically improve patients’ lives.
Christchurch researcher wins top Medicines NZ award
Friday, 16 February 2018
A Christchurch campus researcher has won New Zealand's top prize for using medicines to dramatically improve patients’ lives.
New Associate Dean of Postgraduate Studies appointed
Wednesday, 31 January 2018
Dr Margaret Currie has been appointed at as Associate Dean (Postgraduate Studies) at the University of Otago, Christchurch.
