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07 Sep 2023

Research studying community pharmacy-led advice and care for knee osteoarthritis


A Health Research Council-funded study is trialling the effectiveness of providi...

16 Dec 2022

Study highlights need for primary care funding overhaul


A new study shows the disparity of patient need across general practices and bac...

09 Aug 2022

Interprofessional healthcare education boosts early career skills


Health professional students who attended a five-week interprofessional educatio...

29 Mar 2021

University of Otago sets up new health training course on West Coast


University of Otago sets up new health training course on West Coast...

23 Mar 2021

Honest answers, clear communication valued by pregnant patients


Honest answers, clear communication valued by pregnant patients...

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25 Feb 2021

From hippie to GP academic: Ben Gray on activism, general practice and mojo


Ben Gray retired from general practice late last year, after 35 years....

03 Dec 2020

Travel Medicine in a time of COVID


Travel Medicine in a time of COVID...

05 Jun 2020

University offers training in refugee and migrant health


A post-graduate course on refugee and migrant health being run by the University...

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11 May 2020

COVID-19 catalyst for significant change in general practice: Otago experts


COVID-19 may well be the catalyst for significant change in how general practice...

17 Apr 2020

Otago researchers making major contribution to Covid-19 response


Otago researchers making major contribution to Covid-19 response...

11 Mar 2020

Misinformation on vaccines readily available online, study finds


Parents researching childhood vaccinations online are likely to encounter signif...

26 Nov 2019

Real world focus for postgrad primary health care curriculum


Real world focus for postgrad primary health care curriculum...

14 Nov 2019

Call for a new funded palliative care model as more Kiwis admitted to rest homes to die


Increasing pressure on both public hospitals and hospices is resulting in more p...

07 Jun 2019

Study points to need for care in inappropriate use of stigmatising terms in weight management


Study points to need for care in inappropriate use of stigmatising terms in weig...

22 Jan 2019

‘Choosing Wisely’ reduces unnecessary tests and antibiotic use, study finds


‘Choosing Wisely’ reduces unnecessary tests and antibiotic use, study finds...

30 Nov 2018

Pain common and increasing in prevalence in New Zealand


Pain common and increasing in prevalence in New Zealand...

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11 Oct 2018

Researchers call for end to fat stigma


Researchers call for end to fat stigma...

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18 May 2018

Obesity a tough topic for GPs, Otago research reveals


New research highlights the difficulties for GPs of discussing obesity with pati...

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09 May 2018

Gaps in patient care pathway may perpetuate high rates of sexually transmitted infections


Gaps in patient care pathway may perpetuate high rates of sexually transmitted i...

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17 Jan 2018

Talking about diabetes – improving health, one sentence at a time


Primary care physicians can improve their communication to newly-diagnosed diabe...

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27 Oct 2017

No smokefree signs at New Zealand racecourses, study shows


A survey of New Zealand racecourses and sports grounds with stands has found no...

09 Oct 2017

New research shows NZ children are surrounded by junk food ads


New Zealand children are exposed to around 27 unhealthy food advertisements per...

22 Sep 2017

New study shows General Practices at health training capacity


22 September 2017 - New study shows General Practices at health training capacit

13 Sep 2017

Professor Tony Dowell interviewed for RNZ Documentary on Mental Health


NZ's Mental Health at Breaking Point? - Professor Tony Dowell interviewed for RN...

28 Aug 2017

Helping healthcare practitioners to work with language interpreters


Media Release - Helping healthcare practitioners to work with language interpret...

11 Aug 2017

'Big data' study shows high impact of childhood respiratory illnesses on primary care practices


A study has found that childhood respiratory illnesses, especially during the fi...

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13 Apr 2017

Turning healthcare around: Health professionals learning together makes for better healthcare


To improve communication between clinicians, the University of Otago, Wellington...

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14 Dec 2016

Otago academics made full professor


Seventeen leading academics from across the University of Otago’s Dunedin, Chris...

13 Jun 2016

Innovative Tairāwhiti programme scores well


A rural health professional programme on the East Coast of New Zealandnear of gr...

21 Oct 2015

Otago study links midwifery experience to survival chances of babies


University of Otago researchers have found strong evidence that levels of midwif...

16 Sep 2015

Growing public support in the USA and Canada for smokefree outdoor laws


A new study has found increasing support in the United States and Canada for smo...

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15 Sep 2015

Unlocking ‘Big Data’ medical information


New Zealand researchers have developed a new way of extracting and classifying i...

16 Jun 2015

Otago study highlights at-risk group leaving hospital without contraception


Women with near-fatal illnesses during pregnancy have been leaving New Zealand h...

12 Nov 2013

Clinicians influence patients’ attitudes to back pain


Although people with low back pain consult with the Internet, family and friends...

04 Jul 2013

Carl Smith Medal awarded to leading ecology researcher


Dr Shinichi Nakagawa, a behavioural ecologist, is the latest recipient of the Un...

03 Jul 2013

Otago lecturers present fresh approach to role of doctors


University of Otago lecturers Hamish Wilson and Wayne Cunningham present a fresh...

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06 Mar 2013

Demystifying Addiction – An Online Educational Resource


A new free online educational resource has been developed by health researchers...

09 Sep 2011

Lack of trained interpreter use may affect patients and doctors


Two studies by the University of Otago, Wellington, have shown that the use of t...

23 May 2011

Acute heart drugs should be reconsidered for Maori and Pacific Islanders


10 Aug 2009

Primary Care and General Practice successful in helping those with mental health problems


GPs and other primary health care professionals can provide effective care to pe...

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