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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,...
04 May 2023
Māori public health competencies developed
These competencies for public health teaching institutions have been developed w...
10 Mar 2023
10 March 2023 Aotearoa’s work-related deaths – the real cost
Work contributes to at least a quarter of all fatal injuries in New Zealand – su...
07 Dec 2022
Postpartum diabetes testing low for women with gestational diabetes
Women with gestational diabetes are seven times more likely to develop type 2 di...
30 Nov 2022
Wednesday 30 November 2022, Excessive television viewing in childhood is a risk factor for later smoking and gambling disorders
Excessive television viewing as a child can lead to a higher risk of tobacco use...
27 Sep 2022
Events
Upcoming events at the Dunedin School of Medicine's Department of Preventive and...
09 Sep 2022
Professor Sue Crengle receives Te ORA award
The Te ORA (Māori Medical Practitioners Association) gathered for their awards’...