While there has been a decline in carbon monoxide deaths in New Zealand, the number of deaths relating to poisoning remain high with new research revealing a surprising number of deaths involving two prescription medicines, ...
Mar 12, 2019
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Easier access to e-cigarettes containing nicotine is highly likely to lead to health gains and cost savings in the health sector, Australian and New Zealand researchers have found.
Mar 11, 2019
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Despite the majority of drownings occurring in open-water, basic aquatic skills are typically taught in swimming pools.
Feb 12, 2019
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A new study shows approximately one third of cases of pregnant women admitted to intensive care units and high dependency units in New Zealand had potentially preventable severe illnesses (often referred to as severe maternal ...
Feb 5, 2019
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A University of Canterbury toxicology study recently published in the New Zealand Medical Journal has concluded that "PFOS residues in eels are likely to be of no concern from a carcinogenicity perspective," which will likely ...
Feb 1, 2019
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Last year, a Danish study reported a link between nitrate in drinking water and the risk of developing colorectal (bowel) cancer. This finding could have important implications for New Zealanders.
Jan 28, 2019
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The first New Zealand study of health professionals' knowledge and understanding about the human papillomavirus (HPV) has identified significant gaps, particularly about the role of HPV testing in the New Zealand National ...
Jan 22, 2019
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Having two or more non-communicable diseases (multimorbidity) costs the country more than the sum of those individual diseases would cost, according to a new study published this week in PLOS Medicine by Tony Blakely from ...
Jan 8, 2019
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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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A new study has highlighted a critical gender gap in interventional cardiology, the medical field specialising in treating blocked arteries in heart disease.
Nov 30, 2018
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