08 Jun 2022
Study shows strong link between COVID‑19 and worsening mental health
The past two years have caused widespread disruption, anxiety, loss and grief wo...
31 May 2022
Dr Jemma Geoghegan only the second woman to win Prime Minister’s Emerging Scientist Prize
The University of Otago’s Dr Jemma Geoghegan is only the second woman to have ev...
17 May 2022
Long COVID could cast a decades-long shadow, symposium organiser says
The shadow of lasting illness could be with us for decades once the acute phase...
12 May 2022
Decline in the number of people diagnosed with HIV in New Zealand
The number of people being diagnosed with HIV in New Zealand continues to declin...
08 Apr 2022
Dunedin Study sheds light on New Zealand’s successful vaccination rates
Vaccine resistance often reflects a lifetime of mistrust, suggests new research...
04 Apr 2022
Dying alone: heartbreaking stories of death during COVID‑19 lockdowns
Families have shared heartbreaking and poignant stories with researchers about t...
25 Mar 2022
25 March 2022 Regenerative tourism a focus for Queenstown Lakes District
Lake Wānaka Tourism General Manager Tim Barke gave the first update on the Queen...
23 Mar 2022
Otago study finds travel restrictions most undesirable lockdown feature
Public health experts find not being able to travel within Aotearoa or overseas...
25 Feb 2022
Vaccination programme failing those with mental health and addiction issues
New Zealand’s COVID-19 vaccine roll-out is failing to reach those with mental he...
01 Feb 2022
Urgent investment needed in deadly disease
Researchers are calling for urgent investment in the prevention of a devastating...
18 Jan 2022
Kiwi scientists develop method to disinfect PPE for potential reuse in pandemic
Kiwi scientists have developed a shipping container-based unit to disinfect N95...
07 Apr 2020
University of Otago lab unravelling COVID-19
A high-security Physical Containment Laboratory (PC3) at the University of Otago...