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04 Mar 2024
Study provides rural perspective on COVID-19 vaccination rollout
Health initiatives in rural areas need to be geographically tailored, culturally...
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23 Feb 2024
Rural New Zealanders less likely to be admitted to hospital – study finds
Despite having poorer health outcomes than their urban counterparts, rural New Z...
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14 Feb 2024
Urban-rural vaccination divide underscores need for change
Visible gaps between rural and urban COVID-19 vaccination rates highlights the n...
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10 Nov 2023
Treatment of heart attacks at rural and urban hospitals
Patients who go to urban hospitals after having a heart attack receive more time...
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07 Nov 2022
Med Safety Week
It's Med Safety Week. Watch the video to learn what to do if you experience side...
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05 Aug 2022
Health outcomes for rural communities may be poorer than previously thought
A joint project by the Universities of Otago and Waikato to reclassify what is c...
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22 Jun 2021
The psychosocial impact of Mycoplasma bovis on Southern farmers
A poorly managed government response to the 2017 Mycoplasma bovis outbreak infli...
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04 May 2021
New Chair of Rural Health to be established
The University of Otago is establishing a Chair of Rural Health as part of its c...
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12 Apr 2021
Medication-related harm ‘common’ in New Zealand - Otago study
Medication-related harm ‘common’ in New Zealand - Otago study
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23 Feb 2021
Rural doctor training programme boosting workforce
A programme launched to address a serious rural workforce shortage has helped fi...
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12 Feb 2021
Cannabis provides relief for “desperate” endometriosis sufferers – study
Cannabis provides relief for “desperate” endometriosis sufferers – study
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26 Nov 2020
Turning on a dime – pre and post COVID-19 consultation patterns in an urban general practice
In this study Dr Carol Atmore and Tim Stokes looked at how patients consulted wi...