Medicinal Cannabis – harms or benefits? Who decides?
Wednesday, 21 December 2016 9:25am
Wellington researchers are calling for doctors to be more involved in the debate around cannabis as a medicine.
What has art got to do with Public Health?
Tuesday, 13 December 2016 4:40pm
What has art got to do with public health? How can people be “nudged” to better health using behavioural economics? And what emerging infectious diseases should we really worry about?
Māori medical student graduates create history
Wednesday, 7 December 2016 10:56am
The largest number of Māori medical students in New Zealand’s history will graduate from the University of Otago on Saturday 10 December.
Wellington’s new simulation suite to aid obesity research
Tuesday, 6 December 2016 8:44pm
A new environmental simulation suite at the University’s Wellington campus will help researchers test ideas such as whether modern office environments might be contributing to the world’s growing obesity rates.
Values emphasised at Wellington awards ceremony
Thursday, 1 December 2016 2:27pm
Staff and students at the University’s Wellington campus attended a wonderful student awards ceremony on Friday 18 November to finish off what had been a difficult week of earthquakes and floods in the Wellington region.
Medical Evacuation from the South Pole
Monday, 28 November 2016 2:27pm
One of our graduates from the Postgraduate Diploma in Aeromedical Retrieval and Transport at UOW featured recently in a story on Otago alumni. Dr Hamish Wright was the medical physician at the South Pole this winter and he assisted in a world-first medical evacuation of two patients in extreme conditions in the middle of winter this year.
Wellington and Christchurch staff thanked for earthquake efforts
Thursday, 24 November 2016 12:28pm
Staff and students at the University of Otago’s campuses in Wellington and Christchurch are being praised for their patience and hard work following last Monday’s major earthquake.
Amazon humidity and Everest Base Camp altitude...in Wellington
Wednesday, 23 November 2016 10:29am
Researchers can now explore complex health questions in a unique environmental simulation suite at the University of Otago, Wellington.
Major Marsden funding for Otago researchers
Thursday, 3 November 2016 2:38pm
University of Otago researchers have been awarded more than $13.7M in the latest annual Marsden Fund round to undertake 23 world-class research projects that push the boundaries of knowledge in their fields.
Otago health researchers gain career development awards
Thursday, 3 November 2016 4:05pm
University of Otago, Christchurch, MRI expert Dr Tracy Melzer has been awarded $500,000 from the Health Research Council (HRC) to study changes in the brain that could predict dementia.
Akoranga pūtaiao i roto i te reo Māori
Tuesday, 1 November 2016 1:54pm
Viewing eyeballs through a microscope and discovering the huge numbers of cells in a “single eyeball slice” was one of the highlights for Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngā Mokopuna students on a recent visit to the University of Otago, Wellington.
Cost-effectiveness of Herceptin® for early stage breast cancer varies by age and tumour type
Wednesday, 26 October 2016 9:33am
A new study from the University of Otago, Wellington (UOW) found that the cost-effectiveness of the drug trastuzumab (known more commonly as Herceptin®) in treating early stage breast cancer was highly variable depending on the disease characteristics and age of the woman.
University of Otago and Ngāti Toa Rangatira renew partnership
Monday, 17 October 2016 12:22pm
The University of Otago this week renewed an important Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira. The MoU was signed at a ceremony at the University of Otago Wellington by Te Taku Parai, chair of Te Rūnanga, Sir Matiu Rei, Te Rūnanga Executive Director, and John Ward, Chancellor of the University.
Pacific research awarded prize for best peer-reviewed paper by Physiotherapy New Zealand
Saturday, 1 October 2016 11:22am
Pacific research awarded prize for best peer-reviewed paper by Physiotherapy New Zealand
Large Otago study shows New Zealand maternity system needs improvement
Wednesday, 28 September 2016 7:38am
Researchers at the University of Otago, Wellington, have released the findings of a major five-year study of New Zealand’s maternity outcomes.
Pacific art exhibition by Sosefo Havea
Wednesday, 28 September 2016 10:24am
There will be a Pacific art exhibition in Wellington by Sosefo Havea, a Tongan artist on 8 October this year.
BLITZ study: A youth vision for Porirua City
Monday, 19 September 2016 1:38pm
A new study from the University of Otago, Wellington, with a unique angle and focus in Porirua city has found that better facilities and affordable activities for youth are urgently needed to achieve social sector change.
Kids'Cam in Tonga
Wednesday, 14 September 2016 1:03pm
Researchers from the University’s Wellington campus have started working with camera and GPS-wearing children in Tonga.
Cycling and walking in NZ cities
Thursday, 25 August 2016 10:00am
Cities with higher levels of cycling and walking have better overall population health, according to new research from the University of Otago, Wellington.
Most homeless people working or studying
Wednesday, 24 August 2016 2:02pm
More than half of all homeless adults in New Zealand are working or studying, say University of Otago, Wellington (UOW) researchers.
Promoting Health in Aotearoa New Zealand
Wednesday, 24 August 2016 4:11pm
Now available as an e-book... a must-read for all in health promotion.
I whakaputaina he Tirohanga Hauora mō ngā Poari Hauora a-Rohe i roto i te reo Māori
Friday, 8 July 2016 3:02pm
I whakaputaina e Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, he rīpoata whakarāpopoto i ngā tatauranga hauora Māori mō ngā Poari Hauora a-Rohe o te motu nei. Koinei te wā tuatahi kua puta ēnei momo tatauranga i roto i te reo Māori.
New partnership formed to improve health of New Zealanders
Thursday, 23 June 2016 11:39am
A new partnership comprising the Healthier Lives National Science Challenge, the Ministry of Health and the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) has been formed to invest in research that will improve understanding, treatment and prevention of long term conditions.
Funding body gives strong support to Otago’s health research
Wednesday, 15 June 2016 2:30pm
University of Otago researchers have been awarded around $43.8M in new health research funding to support their world-class studies aimed at improving New Zealanders’ health and well-being.
Innovative Tairāwhiti programme scores well
Monday, 13 June 2016 12:35pm
A new study has shown that a rural health professional programme on the East Coast of the North Island near Gisborne is highly successful for students, patients and the local community.
Calls for government restrictions on fast food sponsorship deals
Wednesday, 8 June 2016 9:39am
Calls for government restrictions on fast food sponsorship deals
Homelessness accelerates between censuses
Friday, 3 June 2016 11:54am
At least one in every 100 New Zealanders were homeless at the latest census in 2013, compared with 1 in 120 in 2006, and 1 in 130 in 2001, say University of Otago, Wellington (UOW) researchers.
Novel nicotine inhaler doubles smoking quit rates
Tuesday, 17 May 2016 9:46am
A study by researchers at the University of Otago, Wellington shows that smokers who used a nicotine inhaler were twice as likely to quit smoking as smokers using a placebo inhaler.
Latest Lottery grants fund wide range of Otago health research
Thursday, 14 April 2016 10:28am
University of Otago researchers have been awarded around $1.7M in funding from the Lottery Grants Board to support studies focusing on improving New Zealanders’ health.
Improving the breast cancer journey for women with experience of mental illness
Monday, 11 April 2016 2:13pm
Researchers at the University of Otago, Wellington are seeking participants for a study to investigate the breast cancer care journey for women with mental illness in order to improve their care.
University and Kura experiment with science in te reo Māori
Monday, 4 April 2016 3:07pm
Experiments that extract DNA from saliva and use disclosing tablets to look at plaque on teeth may not be new, but the University of Otago, Wellington, and Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngā Mokopuna are doing these experiments in te reo Māori.
Barriers to contraception for indigenous Māori teenage mothers
Thursday, 31 March 2016 3:20pm
A new study from the University of Otago, Wellington, has found that there are health system barriers for young Māori mothers when trying to access timely contraception.
2015 UOW Pasifika Prize recipients
Thursday, 17 March 2016 2:34pm
We are delighted to announce the 2015 UOW Pasifika Prize recipients.
A new take on supporting very large patients
Monday, 7 March 2016 12:52pm
Devising ways to better support very large patients is the focus of a collaboration between researchers at the University of Otago's Wellington campus, Victoria University and the health care industry.
Lecturers’ teaching excellence rewarded
Monday, 29 February 2016 4:25pm
Four outstanding lecturers have been honoured in this year’s University of Otago Teaching Excellence Awards, presented at a ceremony at the Clocktower building this afternoon.
Antipsychotic drug clozapine found to have significant gastrointestinal side effects
Wednesday, 24 February 2016 11:36am
New research from the University of Otago, Wellington, and Capital and Coast Health District Health Board (CCDHB) shows that the antipsychotic drug clozapine dramatically slows bowel function. Rarely, this can lead to serious or life-threatening consequences.
Is austerity bad for your health?
Thursday, 18 February 2016 8:52am
Austerity measures are seriously bad for our health, according to Oxford University Professor David Stuckler, visiting Wellington this week as part of the University of Otago, Wellington Public Health Summer School.
Response to global crisis in indigenous mental health
Tuesday, 16 February 2016 3:23pm
Innovative approaches to address traumatised indigenous communities will be described by Australian educators Barbara Wingard and Dr David Denborough from the Dulwich Centre for Narrative Therapy in Wellington tomorrow.
Promising advances in prevention of rheumatic fever
Tuesday, 9 February 2016 12:45pm
Leading health researchers and practitioners are meeting today to work towards preventing and controlling rheumatic fever across New Zealand and Australia. The experts are gathering at a one-day seminar at the 20th Public Health Summer School run by the University of Otago, Wellington.
Working to improve public health in New Zealand
Monday, 1 February 2016 1:32pm
Leading international and New Zealand health experts will descend on Wellington throughout February to participate in the 20th Public Health Summer School run by the University of Otago, Wellington.
Government failing to adequately address tobacco harm for Māori
Tuesday, 12 January 2016 12:38pm
Māori smoking rates have barely changed since 2011, and the Government is not doing enough to address tobacco-related harm amongst Māori, say leading tobacco researchers and public health advocates.
