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23 Oct 2026
Targeted funding needed for GPs to manage rising levels of diabetes
Researchers say more funding is needed for general practices which serve patients with high needs, after their study of...
20 Oct 2026
Alcohol guidelines need updating – study reveals
Aotearoa New Zealand’s low-risk drinking guidelines from 2011 are outdated and no longer reflect what is known about the...
20 Oct 2026
Writer 2026 winners named
A periodontist – and now award-winning writer. Associate Professor Tino Mercado of the Department of Oral Sciences in Ot...
07 Oct 2026
Kids in healthy homes less likely to be hospitalised
Children living in houses which have been improved through the Healthy Homes Initiative have been found to be 30 per cen...
07 Oct 2026
Early career researchers making their mark
Five Otago researchers working in areas ranging from how housing affects health and wellbeing to learning more about imm...
01 Oct 2026
Using multi-viral RATs in primary care could reduce spread of winter bugs
Multi-viral rapid antigen tests (RATs) have received the thumbs up from GPs, nurses and their patients in a study by the...
11 Sep 2026
Otago researchers celebrated for advancing knowledge and improving lives
From improving health outcomes and strengthening communities to exploring the frontiers of science and technology, Unive...
07 Sep 2026
New podcast puts health of Māori leaving prison in the spotlight
The TIAKI podcast launches today: a six-episode series on the health and wellbeing of Māori who leave prisons, and on wh...
04 Sep 2026
The Wellington Dean who led a campus through Covid, a building closure, fires & floods
As Wellington Dean and Head of Region Professor William Levack prepares to leave for a new role as Head of the Faculty o...
28 Aug 2026
Lack of data contributing to ‘women’s health gap’
Chronic health conditions that primarily affect women are under recognised and are not prioritised for funding because o...
28 Aug 2026
Survey gives politicians ‘public mandate’ on cancer action
New Zealanders overwhelmingly back evidence-based cancer policies - from prevention and screening to early detection, tr...
18 Aug 2026
Past learning creates a hopeful future
More than seven years after first enrolling, Paul Kane will graduate this weekend with a PhD and a deep sense of pride,...