21 Nov 2023
Making sure older patients are taking the right medication at the right time
New resources have been developed to guide medication reviews for older people o...
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...
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...
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...
11 Oct 2018
Researchers call for end to fat stigma
Researchers call for end to fat stigma...
18 May 2018
Obesity a tough topic for GPs, Otago research reveals
New research highlights the difficulties for GPs of discussing obesity with pati...
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...
17 Jan 2018
Talking about diabetes – improving health, one sentence at a time
Primary care physicians can improve their communication to newly-diagnosed diabe...
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...
13 Apr 2017
Turning healthcare around: Health professionals learning together makes for better healthcare
To improve communication between clinicians, the University of Otago, Wellington...
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...
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...
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...