![Baby with food on face](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0019/573004/baby-food-image-650.png)
24 May 2024
Baby food pouches in spotlight
Food pouches are a popular, but contentious, food choice for babies, but new Uni...
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15 May 2024
Improved RHD treatment delivery trial popular
A new way of delivering treatment to prevent rheumatic heart disease progression...
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08 May 2024
Study debunks concerns about baby feeding methods
What, and how, a baby is fed can weigh on a caregiver’s mind. Thankfully, a Univ...
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07 May 2024
NGOs raise concerns about child abuse reporting
Community organisations making child welfare reports to Oranga Tamariki say it’s...
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15 Apr 2024
Cause of rare genetic condition discovered
An international team of researchers has discovered what causes an unusual and i...
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11 Mar 2024
Prestigious scholarship for Otago researcher
A University of Otago researcher will undertake research at two universities in...
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12 Jan 2024
New Year Honour raises women’s health burden to public consciousness
A pioneering researcher on the ‘hidden burden of women’s health’ is among those...
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23 Nov 2023
Liley Medal for Otago-led research to prevent rheumatic fever
Leading epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker and his research team have been r...
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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...
![NZCYES team members](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0027/274716/nzcyes-team-members-0245643.jpg)
15 Jun 2023
Child health under the spotlight
Child health under the spotlight.
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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...
![HRC 2023 recipients collage](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0012/304221/hrc-2023-recipients-collage-0245005.jpg)
24 May 2023
Health Research Council funding success at Otago
The University of Otago has been granted just over $2 million in the Emerging Re...