Overjoyed. That's not a word epidemiologists normally use, but that's how I felt after hearing Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's announcement about New Zealand's COVID-19 shutdown of everything except essential services for ...
Mar 24, 2020
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Doctors are under increased pressure today—with hospitals and health settings under strain, extra COVID safety protocols in place, and patients fraught with worry.
Nov 3, 2021
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Recent research undertaken by University of Otago Cure Kids Professor Paediatric Genetics, Stephen Robertson, highlights the world-leading discoveries he is making regarding rare genetic disorders affecting children and the ...
Jul 17, 2018
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An international research team has analyzed the health records of more than 45,000 people with diabetes in New Zealand over approximately 25 years—exposing the full extent of the health disparities experienced by people ...
Oct 16, 2020
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New Zealand on Sunday marked 100 days since it stamped out the spread of the coronavirus, a rare bright spot in a world that continues to be ravaged by the disease.
Aug 9, 2020
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Medical professionals have a range of tools at their disposal to care for patients. New University of Otago research delves into the ethical dilemma of adding the internet to their choices.
Dec 19, 2017
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The U.K. conducted world-leading COVID-19 research and was the first country to find a treatment that worked, so why did it also have such a high death rate?
Sep 27, 2022
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Nitrate contamination of drinking water could cause up to 100 cases of bowel cancer in New Zealand every year, leading to 40 deaths, New Zealand research has estimated.
Nov 8, 2021
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The impact of a high level of sugar intake on heart health will come under scrutiny this year in a new research project probing the link between fructose and diabetes.
Jul 12, 2016
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Pain is an extremely common condition and increasing in prevalence in New Zealand, University of Otago researchers say.
Nov 30, 2018
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