Clearing the air: make more outdoor pedestrian spaces smokefree, researchers urge
Friday 22 October 2021
Creating large smokefree outdoor pedestrian spaces would aid the health sector’s efforts to help people quit smoking, researchers say.
Otago researchers solve 58-year medical mystery
Friday 22 October 2021
University of Otago academics have solved a decades-long medical mystery which saw a Dunedin child undergo eight years of unnecessary chemotherapy treatment.
Helping each other PASS
Friday 22 October 2021
Peer Learning Programmes such as Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) and Peer Assisted Numeracy (PAN) are weekly interactive study sessions aimed at supporting student success, facilitated by second or third-year students. The programmes are offered through the Student Learning Development, part of the University’s Higher Education Development Centre.
Students shave for a cause
Friday 22 October 2021
This year, ten students took on the Shave for a Cure campaign, saying goodbye to their locks and raising more than $18,000.
Dr Erik Wibowo, Dr George Wiggins and Dr Tim Chambers: recipients of Accelerator Grants
Wednesday 20 October 2021
In August this year, 15 early and mid-career researchers received an Accelerator Grant from the Division of Health Sciences.
‘Number 8 wire’ skills needed for Pathology collection
Tuesday 19 October 2021
The Otago Medical School’s Drennan Pathology Collection in Dunedin is a valuable teaching resource and a popular attraction during open days.
Vaping with nicotine more common than smoking among NZ teens
Monday 18 October 2021
More than a third of New Zealand high school students have tried vaping, with 10 per cent vaping regularly and six per cent vaping weekly or more often, researchers have found.
Data confirms rural areas falling behind in COVID‑19 vaccination rates
Wednesday 13 October 2021
COVID‑19 vaccination rates in rural areas in New Zealand are significantly lower than in urban areas, an analysis of data by University of Otago researchers reveals.
Dr Simone Bayer, Dr Matthew Jenkins and Dr Mike Pankhurst: recipients of Accelerator Grants
Wednesday 13 October 2021
In August this year, 15 early and mid-career researchers received an Accelerator Grant from the Division of Health Sciences.
Māori dished out pills to mask chronic pain, study finds
Friday 8 October 2021
Māori adults who experience chronic pain are being prescribed painkillers at the expense of best practice treatments and are not being offered referrals to specialists, research from the Māori community health provider, Tu Kotahi Māori Asthma and Research Trust and the University of Otago, Wellington has found.
Canterbury Medical Research Foundation grants for Christchurch researchers
Friday 8 October 2021
Two University of Otago, Christchurch, researchers have been awarded Canterbury Medical Research Foundation grants.
Life-changing diabetes technology targeted at greatest need
Thursday 7 October 2021
An Otago Medical School study may pave the way to make life-changing ‘artificial pancreas’ technology available to people living with Type 1 diabetes who have the greatest need.
Significant psychological toll from COVID lockdown for people with histories of mental illness – study
Thursday 7 October 2021
New research suggests more priority needs to be given to support the health of New Zealanders struggling with mental illness during COVID-19 lockdowns – with findings showing many people with mental health histories struggle and are disproportionately affected.
Professor Sue Crengle appointed to new Māori Health Authority
Wednesday 6 October 2021
Otago Medical School Professor Sue Crengle will play a central role in what she describes as “the biggest opportunity for Māori health in my career”.
Urgent need to tackle smoking rates in Pacific adults and youth
Thursday 30 September 2021
New Zealand needs to take urgent action to reduce smoking in Pacific adults and youth if the country is to achieve its goal of reducing the number of smokers to less than five per cent of the population by 2025 according to a new report.
Some common childhood behaviours may lead to anxiety disorders in later life – study
Wednesday 29 September 2021
New research from the University of Otago has helped identify which specific child behaviours may raise the likelihood of anxiety disorders developing in adulthood and conversely, which ones might give parents, whānau and childhood experts less cause for concern.
It takes a village — addressing obesity and type 2 diabetes as a community
Tuesday 28 September 2021
EDOR advisory board member and endocrinologist Dr Ole Schmiedel calls for more work on reducing obesity in Aotearoa New Zealand to prevent type 2 diabetes.
Bioethics essay wins Trans-Tasman prize
Friday 24 September 2021
An essay by Otago Medical School Bioethics student Mike Smith has won a significant Trans-Tasman prize.
Wellington Activity Passport
Tuesday 21 September 2021
The pocket-sized Pōneke Puka Mahi passport offers students the chance to tick off 32 of the capital’s best attractions.
A road map to ending diesel vehicle pollution
Friday 17 September 2021
Researchers have developed a road map to accelerate the removal of light diesel vehicles, including cars, utes and vans, from New Zealand roads in a quest to clear the air.
Student-led te reo Māori classes popular with peers
Thursday 16 September 2021
An eight-week te reo Māori class for medical students, set up by fellow students, was so popular it will be repeated in future years.
Symposium organisers Zoom into action
Tuesday 14 September 2021
A primary healthcare symposium hosted by Otago Medical School was a success despite having to be hastily moved online because of the COVID‑19 lockdowns.
More innovative measures needed to achieve smokefree goal - study
Thursday 9 September 2021
New Zealand needs more innovative stop-smoking measures if it is to achieve its 2025 smoke-free goal, a University of Otago study says.
He Kete Kōrero – Spring 2021
Wednesday 8 September 2021
Welcome to the Spring 2021 edition of He Kete Kōrero with the latest news from the Wellington campus.
Staff and students help in fight against COVID-19
Monday 6 September 2021
The University of Otago’s staff and students continue to serve on the front lines of New Zealand’s COVID-19 response.
Cataract surgery top target for reducing emissions in health care
Friday 3 September 2021
When it comes to reducing the country’s carbon emissions, most of us will be looking to the energy and transport sectors, or to agriculture.
Shay-Ruby Wickham
Thursday 2 September 2021
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.
PhD research comes with a personal toll
Friday 20 August 2021
For Brodie Fraser the hardest part of completing their PhD was how personal their topic was to their lived experience.
Staff honoured by College of General Practitioners
Friday 13 August 2021
Three Otago Medical School staff have been honoured by the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners.
Dual treatment increases risk of heart attack – study
Friday 13 August 2021
People using two different inhalers for common chronic lung diseases are more than 50 per cent more likely to have a heart attack than those on just one, new University of Otago-led research reveals.
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.
Meet some of EDOR's postgraduate students
Wednesday 11 August 2021
Meet some of EDOR's postgraduate students, who are conducting a range of research trials and projects as part of their PhD studies.
Global eradication of COVID-19 should not be dismissed – new analysis
Tuesday 10 August 2021
Eradicating COVID-19 across the globe is theoretically more feasible than for polio but much less so than it was for smallpox, according to an analysis by New Zealand researchers.
$500,000 for study of environment’s link to children’s mental health
Tuesday 10 August 2021
Is there a connection between the mental health of young people and the physical environment in which they grow up?
Football team makes history
Tuesday 10 August 2021
The Otago University Football Club recently made history as the first Otago team to progress to the quarter final of the Chatham Cup.
Ones to Watch: Indira Fernando
Tuesday 10 August 2021
Just by being here as a sick, queer, woman of colour I make it easier for other people. This is what I would say to other students from minority backgrounds who want to pursue studies here.”
Inaugural Division of Health Sciences Accelerator Grants awarded
Monday 9 August 2021
Fifteen early and mid-career researchers (EMCR) have received a boost from the Division of Health Sciences after being awarded their share of about $53,000.
Ones to Watch: Nic Sinnott
Friday 6 August 2021
A career that serves others is the dream for a medical student who believes that health care can be adapted to better reach high-risk communities.
Low adherence to diabetes medication concerning – Otago study
Thursday 5 August 2021
Groups who suffer the highest burden of type 2 diabetes have the lowest level of adherence to effective medication to control it, a University of Otago study has found.
“Māoritanga” not a factor in becoming homeowner
Wednesday 4 August 2021
New research from the University of Otago Christchurch debunks the myth that culture is possibly tied to home ownership.
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.
Study recommends better sun protection for young rowers during competition
Friday 30 July 2021
High school rowing uniforms should include sun protective headwear and sunglasses to better shield rowers from the harmful effects of the sun, a University of Otago study recommends.
EDOR members gain HRC funding for diabetes and obesity research
Thursday 29 July 2021
EDOR members have been successful in gaining research funds from the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC)
Researchers receive funding to investigate use and safety of anti-nausea drug in pregnancy
Wednesday 28 July 2021
Associate Professor Lianne Parkin and colleagues from the Pharmacoepidemiology Research Network have been awarded $1.2 million from the Health Research Council of New Zealand to investigate the use and safety of an anti-nausea drug during pregnancy.
Otago proud to pledge to openness in animal research
Tuesday 27 July 2021
The University of Otago is proud to be an inaugural signatory of an agreement which pledges openness in animal research and teaching.
Otago researchers receive more than $13m in Health Research Council funding
Tuesday 27 July 2021
Investigating the impact of diabetes on access to cancer services, improving the health of Māori affected by psychosis, and a new stomach cancer drug delivery system are just some of the areas of University of Otago research to receive new Health Research Council funding.
Otago researchers receive more than $13m in HRC funding
Tuesday 27 July 2021
Thirteen projects have been given Project Grant funding totalling more than $13 million, while Dr Allamanda Faatoese is one of just five researchers to receive a $1.1m Pacific Project Grant.
