Women's and Children's Health Research Seminar - Dr Sara Boucher
Thursday, 5 March 2020
Managing Diabetes in a 'Flash'
Be aware of potential for complications following tongue-tie surgery in babies, paediatrician warns
Tuesday, 19 November 2019 12:30pm
Complications following a procedure to treat tongue-tie in babies are occurring that can result in admission to hospital, something a University of Otago paediatrician says needs to be better understood by both health practitioners and parents.
Otago researchers recipients of inaugural $3m Marsden Fund Award
Tuesday, 5 November 2019 9:42am
University of Otago researchers are the recipients of an inaugural Marsden Fund Council Award worth $3 million to investigate genetic predisposition to metabolic diseases like diabetes and gout among Pacific people.
Fellowship fund flies PhD students to the United States
Thursday, 22 August 2019 11:04pm
Three PhD students will be winging their way to the United States next year to study and collaborate, thanks to a University of Otago fellowship.
Simple Otago invention could reduce barriers to contraception
Friday, 26 July 2019 12:44pm
A device that could help decrease the global burden of unwanted pregnancy has been invented by University of Otago academics.
Kiwi teens have little knowledge of most effective contraceptives, Otago research reveals
Friday, 18 January 2019 10:11am
New Zealand adolescents have little knowledge of the most effective form of contraceptives, like implants and IUDs, and support the concept of an education programme about these long-acting reversible contraceptives to help prevent unintended teen pregnancies, University of Otago research has found.
Otago researchers discover information about a gene that helps define us as humans
Thursday, 6 December 2018 9:11am
University of Otago researchers have discovered information about a gene that sets primates – great apes and humans – apart from other mammals, through the study of a rare developmental brain disorder.
Department staff member helps organise Suffrage Day event
Thursday, 13 September 2018 4:45pm
Amanda Phillips of the Department of Women’s and Children’s Health has been busy working with the Staff Women’s Caucus to organise Suffrage Day events.
DSM's palliative care education in the spotlight
Tuesday, 3 July 2018 2:48pm
Lis Latta
Otago scientists make breakthrough in childhood kidney cancer
Tuesday, 3 July 2018 7:44am
A world-first discovery by University of Otago scientists may change the way children suffering from a rare form of kidney cancer are treated.
$4.4 million awarded to DSM researchers in HRC funding
Monday, 18 June 2018 1:21pm
Dunedin School of Medicine warmly congratulates our outstanding researchers on their HRC funding success
Pelvic pain a major issue for women nearing mid-life, Otago research reveals
Tuesday, 22 May 2018 10:12am
Many women nearing mid-life suffer some form of pelvic pain like period pain, or pain with sex however, pregnancy and childbirth appears to offer some protection, latest findings from the University of Otago's Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study reveal.
Otago reveals concerning prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Southern New Zealand women
Monday, 22 January 2018 12:07pm
New Zealand women and their babies are at greater risk of vitamin D deficiency and current health guidelines fall short of curbing this detrimental trend, new University of Otago research shows.
2017 Graduates' Oath Reading Ceremony
Tuesday, 12 December 2017 1:52pm
Otago Medical School graduates undertook their oath on 9 December 2017 as part of their graduation ceremonies.
Dean's Bequest recipients 2018
Tuesday, 31 October 2017 3:22pm
DSM warmly congratulates recipients of Dean's Bequest Round 2018
Close-knit department supports beary good cause
Wednesday, 30 August 2017 9:30pm
Experienced and beginner knitters from the Department of Women’s and Children’s Health got their needles out for a good cause this winter – knitting more than 50 teddy bears for children at Dunedin Hospital.
Positive outlook for couples with fertility difficulties
Wednesday, 30 August 2017 11:01am
Young couples who fear they are infertile may just need more time rather than costly treatments, University of Otago research shows.
Departmental recipients at Health Research Excellence Awards night
Monday, 10 July 2017 2:50pm
Departmental recipients at Health Research Excellence Awards night
Department staff create distraction bears for children in ED
Wednesday, 28 June 2017 11:39am
Staff in the Department of Women's and Children's Health have been knitting distraction bears for children in ED.
Otago research suggests child obesity can be tackled by simple sleep interventions
Tuesday, 7 March 2017 12:34pm
Families who receive brief interventions about how to improve their children’s sleep have infants who are much less likely to be overweight, a University of Otago study has found.
Study finds babies are relatively safe in Wahakura, woven flax bassinets
Monday, 9 January 2017 4:19pm
Infants sleeping in wahakura (flax bassinets) are relatively safe when compared with bassinets, a joint study between the University of Otago and Otago Polytechnic has found.
