Changing consumer habits silver lining from pandemic
Friday 10 September 2021
One silver lining to come from the pandemic may be how much more mindful we are about money, a new University of Otago report reveals.
Physiotherapy’s vital role in treating long COVID
Monday 6 September 2021
As more about the effects of long COVID is learnt, it is apparent that cardio-respiratory physiotherapists have an essential role in helping people recover from the virus, a University of Otago physiotherapy specialist says.
Lockdown “fear” and money worries saw patients miss vital medications – study
Wednesday 1 September 2021
The swift move to electronic prescribing during the early months of the first COVID‑19 pandemic saw a number of general practices struggling to adapt, with some patients and whānau too scared or cash-strapped to pick up their medications, a new University of Otago study has found.
A call for New Zealanders – reach out to protect the health of the elderly with the move to Level 3
Wednesday 1 September 2021
A University of Otago geriatrician and researcher is calling on neighbours and extended family to reach out to support older New Zealanders potentially struggling with their physical and mental health, with the imminent shift to Level 3 lockdown for much of the country from Wednesday.
Otago survey provides insights into working from home
Monday 30 August 2021
The shift to working from home was relatively easy this lockdown, but some people are not coping as well as others, preliminary results from a University of Otago study reveal.
Tracking COVID‑19 and variants of concern in wastewater around the globe
Wednesday 18 August 2021
An international team of researchers led by the University of Otago and Western University, Canada, is investigating how wastewater can provide an accurate picture of COVID‑19 cases in a population and detect emerging variants of concern.
COVID-19 antibodies and heart health, focus of new study
Thursday 12 August 2021
Christchurch researchers are aiming to get a handle on the number of Kiwis exposed to COVID-19 and how long antibodies to COVID-19 may last as part of a Government-funded study.
Otago backing new Communicable Diseases Research Centre in Fiji
Monday 2 August 2021
The University of Otago’s Global Health Institute and Dunedin’s Mercy Hospital are supporting the establishment of a new Communicable Diseases Research Centre at Fiji National University.
No two days the same working on the COVID-19 response
Thursday 22 July 2021
Working at the coalface of Aotearoa New Zealand’s COVID-19 response, every day brings new challenges for Otago alumna Tara Swadi.
Critical post-COVID issues on agenda at Foreign Policy School
Friday 25 June 2021
Challenges and opportunities faced by New Zealand because of the COVID-19 crisis is the topic of the upcoming 55th University of Otago Foreign Policy School.
The psychosocial impact of Mycoplasma bovis on Southern farmers
Tuesday 22 June 2021
A poorly managed government response to the 2017 Mycoplasma bovis outbreak inflicted significant and lasting trauma on farmers whose stock was culled, a University of Otago study has found.
