News from the Department of Medicine
09 Nov 2022
Wednesday 9 November 2022, Repeated childhood fractures could lead to repeated fractures in adulthood
If you were prone to breaking bones as a child, research out of the University o...
08 Nov 2022
Health policy the priority for Rhodes Scholar
Talented Otago medical student Oliver Sutcliffe has been awarded a prestigious R...
27 Sep 2022
Blues nomination just the beginning
Third-year student Corey Symon has experienced his fair share of challenges incl...
09 Sep 2022
Professor Sue Crengle receives Te ORA award
The Te ORA (Māori Medical Practitioners Association) gathered for their awards’...
24 Aug 2022
Six60 scholarship recipients announced
Four musically talented University of Otago students have been selected as the r...
19 Jul 2022
Simple, not embarrassing
As a full-time student and a frontline health worker, Annie Geda has a piece of...
18 Jul 2022
Should we be using BMI as a measure of health?
Professor Jim Mann talks to Newsroom about why we still need to use Body Mass In...
27 Jun 2022
"In our greatest of despairs and weaknesses, we can be stronger beyond measure"
From being told as a young woman she was not cut out to make it as a doctor to l...
17 Jun 2022
Early detection of Alzheimer’s possible – research
University of Otago researchers have discovered molecules in the blood that coul...
16 Jun 2022
Otago research unravels insights into military veterans’ health
New Zealand military veterans experience the same level of anxiety and depressio...
08 Jun 2022
Healthy foods becoming unaffordable for many New Zealanders
The cost of food continues to rise globally, and EDOR is concerned that healthy...
02 Jun 2022
Researcher’s road trip to talk about spiritual care
Researcher’s road trip to talk about spiritual care