Postpartum diabetes testing low for women with gestational diabetes
Wednesday, 7 December 2022 9:29am
Women with gestational diabetes are seven times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those without, yet over a ten-year period only half of these women were tested for diabetes within six months of giving birth, a new University of Otago study reveals.
Excessive television viewing in childhood is a risk factor for later smoking and gambling disorders
Wednesday, 30 November 2022 9:09am
Excessive television viewing as a child can lead to a higher risk of tobacco use and gambling disorders in adulthood, a new University of Otago study shows.
Professor Sue Crengle receives Te ORA award
Friday, 9 September 2022 11:31am
The Te ORA (Māori Medical Practitioners Association) gathered for their awards’ night at the end of July.
Otago research unravels insights into military veterans’ health
Thursday, 16 June 2022 9:20am
New Zealand military veterans experience the same level of anxiety and depression as the general population, but have more problems with pain and mobility, new research shows.
Researcher’s road trip to talk about spiritual care
Thursday, 2 June 2022 2:39pm
Spiritual care can be an important part of patients’ recovery but is often overlooked, a University of Otago researcher says.
Decline in the number of people diagnosed with HIV in New Zealand
Thursday, 12 May 2022 11:01am
The number of people being diagnosed with HIV in New Zealand continues to decline, figures released today by the University of Otago’s AIDS Epidemiology Group show.
$900,000 funding for Otago health researchers
Thursday, 12 May 2022 10:51am
An apple a day keeps the doctor away – so will 12 weeks of free, healthy food delivered to a patient’s door keep the cardiologist at bay?
Long-term cannabis use damages lungs, but in a different way from tobacco
Thursday, 3 February 2022 11:24am
Smoking cannabis leads to lung damage, but in a different way from tobacco, new University of Otago research has found.
Urgent investment needed in deadly disease
Tuesday, 1 February 2022 3:29pm
Researchers are calling for urgent investment in the prevention of a devastating emerging disease that kills tens of thousands of people each year
