News from the Department of Medicine
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18 May 2022
College of learning inspires PhD journey
College of learning inspires PhD journey
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12 May 2022
Decline in the number of people diagnosed with HIV in New Zealand
The number of people being diagnosed with HIV in New Zealand continues to declin...
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11 May 2022
Using continuous glucose monitors for managing type 1 diabetes: a meta-analysis
EDOR reseachers conducted a meta-analysis to see if continuous glucose monitorin...
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06 May 2022
Knighthood for EDOR Co-Director Professor Jim Mann
Professor Jim Mann receives his Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Mer...
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21 Apr 2022
Gavin Bishop - Mixing it up in medicine
Medical student Gavin Bishop is taking a year out from the traditional medical s...
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18 Mar 2022
Watch Professor Alister Neill's World Sleep Day presentation
EDOR celebrated World Sleep Day 2022 with a presentation by Professor Alister Ne...
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14 Mar 2022
Prevalence of chronic kidney disease “alarmingly” high
Chronic kidney disease is “alarmingly” more prevalent among Auckland’s Pacific p...
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17 Feb 2022
Professor Christine Jasoni following leadership trend
Many EDOR researchers hold leadership positions at the University and around the...
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14 Feb 2022
Otago appoints new Dean to Dunedin School of Medicine
Professor Joanne Baxter has been appointed as the new Dean of Dunedin School of...
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10 Feb 2022
Otago appoints new Dean to Dunedin School of Medicine
Professor Joanne Baxter (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Mamoe, Waitaha, Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō)...
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03 Feb 2022
3 February 2022 Long-term cannabis use damages lungs, but in a different way from tobacco
Smoking cannabis leads to lung damage, but in a different way from tobacco, new...
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01 Feb 2022
Urgent investment needed in deadly disease
Researchers are calling for urgent investment in the prevention of a devastating...