16 Nov 2023
Study highlights discrimination of mental health patients due to clinician bias
A survey, carried out by University of Otago researchers, reveals a significant...
02 Nov 2023
Otago 2023 Marsden recipients announced
Established and emerging Otago researchers have won prestigious research funding...
27 Oct 2023
Fellowships awarded to five Otago researchers
Five University of Otago researchers are being celebrated with Royal Society Te...
26 Oct 2023
Early career researchers committed to making a difference
Areas ranging from pain management to the rise of pseudolaw are the focus for th...
20 Oct 2023
WWI study reveals true toll on Kiwi soldiers’ health
New Zealand soldiers serving in the First World War endured much higher rates of...
06 Oct 2023
Minimising harms from COVID‑19 and other respiratory infections
Aotearoa New Zealand should implement a comprehensive respiratory infectious dis...
02 Oct 2023
Action on alcohol produces significant health gains, modelling shows
Increasing taxes on alcohol, reducing its availability and banning alcohol marke...
29 Sep 2023
New Zealand teens’ physical activity: what can it tell us about staying active for longer?
The level of physical activity among young people in New Zealand varies widely b...
28 Sep 2023
Two pandemics more than 100 years apart – comparison reveals best strategies for the future
A vigorous elimination strategy should be considered and equity needs to be top...
22 Sep 2023
A sound junkie working for the public good
Department of Public Health epidemiologist Associate Professor Amanda Kvalsvig h...
19 Sep 2023
Otago researchers rewarded for excellence
The breadth and strengths of University of Otago research were on display when t...
21 Jul 2023
Vaping regulations failing children and young people – research letter
As the number of vape retailers in Aotearoa continues to grow – there are now mo...
07 Jul 2023
Kids spending one-third of after-school time on screens, study finds
Regulations are urgently needed to protect children from harm in the unregulated...
04 Jul 2023
HRC grants $51 million to Otago researchers
Otago researchers have received a significant $51 million funding boost from the...
12 Jun 2023
Promoting physical activity in young adults
Encouraging adolescents to develop good physical activity behaviours is the focu...
25 May 2023
Why high school kids are saying ‘yeah, nah’ to alcohol
Striking differences in the way high school students socialise may be one of the...
10 Mar 2023
Cloak of protection against infectious diseases needed for schools
A group of health and education experts have published seven key goals in a miss...
07 Feb 2023
NZ one of few island nations with potential to produce enough food in a nuclear winter
New Zealand is one of only a few island nations that could continue to produce e...
02 Feb 2023
Locating for recovery: acute mental health units remain in the shadows
Acute mental health care units remain in the shadows, neither fully integrated i...
19 Dec 2022
Sovereign rights to health and wellbeing
A passion for upholding sovereign rights to health and wellbeing for tangata whe...
15 Dec 2022
Housing the homeless is the first step
Providing unconditional access to housing is the first step towards improving th...
14 Dec 2022
Wednesday 14 December 2022, New smokefree policy will improve Aotearoa health: Otago experts
University of Otago experts welcome a new smokefree legislation which they say w...
28 Nov 2022
Otago researchers set to tackle health issues with Career Development Awards
From a global health crisis to Aotearoa’s health inequity – University of Otago...
23 Nov 2022
Two more prestigious awards for Otago researchers
Two of the University of Otago’s leading researchers have been honoured for thei...
09 Nov 2022
Youth support for smokefree generation policy
Young people have shown strong support for the Government’s proposal to introduc...
28 Oct 2022
Local councils inadequately fluoridating water over past 30 years, researchers find
Local councils have only achieved fluoride targets for drinking water 54 per cen...
06 Oct 2022
Call to end harmful marketing after study reveals children’s exposure
An end to outdoor marketing of gambling, alcohol and junk food is urgently neede...
04 Oct 2022
Greater proportion of public housing in communities supports tenant health, researchers find
Arbitrarily limiting the proportion of public housing in new housing development...
22 Sep 2022
Government urged to start official inquiry into pandemic response
Leading University of Otago academics are calling for the launch of an official...
07 Sep 2022
Respiratory diseases lower in homes with retrofitted insulation
Retrofitting home insulation can reduce the onset of chronic respiratory disease...
05 Aug 2022
What does poverty look like from a child’s perspective?
New research has revealed the “shameful” extent of child poverty in Aotearoa New...
27 Jul 2022
New Bill marks the beginning of the end for cigarettes and tobacco in Aotearoa
Researchers from the University of Otago’s ASPIRE 2025 Research Centre, which ca...
17 Apr 2020
Otago researchers making major contribution to Covid-19 response
Otago researchers making major contribution to Covid-19 response...
30 Jan 2020
Damp and mouldy housing new measure in latest deprivation index
Damp and mouldy housing new measure in latest deprivation index...
01 Jun 2018
New Zealand leads call to improve health for indigenous people globally
New Zealand leads call to improve health for indigenous people globally...
30 Mar 2017
Archives
Archived media releases from the Department of Public Health, University of Otag...
04 May 2015
Reducing salt in food good for the heart and health budgets
New Otago University research shows that introducing strategies that reduce the...
11 Mar 2013
Lowering salt intake in diets important and very feasible
A newly published study has found that it would be relatively easy for New Zeala...
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