More than a third of New Zealand high school students have tried vaping, with 10 percent vaping regularly and six percent vaping weekly or more often, researchers have found.
Oct 18, 2021
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A University of Otago researcher has discovered a brain signal that will help improve the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety disorders.
Oct 7, 2021
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New research suggests more priority needs to be given to support the health of New Zealanders struggling with mental illness during COVID-19 lockdowns—with findings showing many people with mental health histories struggle ...
Oct 7, 2021
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Māori adults who experience chronic pain are being prescribed painkillers at the expense of best practice treatments and are not being offered referrals to specialists, research from the Māori community health provider, ...
Oct 7, 2021
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New Zealand needs to take urgent action to reduce smoking in Pacific adults and youth if the country is to achieve its goal of reducing the number of smokers to less than 5 percent of the population by 2025, according to ...
Sep 30, 2021
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New research from the University of Otago has helped identify which specific child behaviors may raise the likelihood of anxiety disorders developing in adulthood and conversely, which ones might give parents, whānau and ...
Sep 29, 2021
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Pregnant women now have a scientific reason for skipping the gym during pregnancy; the same hormone gearing up the body for breastfeeding is also telling the brain to relax rather than run.
Sep 23, 2021
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Patient harm is common in New Zealand, but mostly not preventable, a new University of Otago study has found.
Sep 20, 2021
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People would rather give information to other people, although an anonymous avatar might be preferred if the information being shared is embarrassing, University of Otago research has found.
Sep 6, 2021
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As more about the effects of long COVID is learnt, it is apparent that cardio-respiratory physiotherapists have an essential role in helping people recover from the virus, a University of Otago physiotherapy specialist says.
Sep 6, 2021
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