News from the Department of Medicine
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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...
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08 Nov 2022
Health policy the priority for Rhodes Scholar
Talented Otago medical student Oliver Sutcliffe has been awarded a prestigious R...
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27 Sep 2022
Blues nomination just the beginning
Third-year student Corey Symon has experienced his fair share of challenges incl...
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09 Sep 2022
Professor Sue Crengle receives Te ORA award
The Te ORA (Māori Medical Practitioners Association) gathered for their awards’...
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24 Aug 2022
Six60 scholarship recipients announced
Four musically talented University of Otago students have been selected as the r...
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19 Jul 2022
Simple, not embarrassing
As a full-time student and a frontline health worker, Annie Geda has a piece of...
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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...
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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...
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17 Jun 2022
Early detection of Alzheimer’s possible – research
University of Otago researchers have discovered molecules in the blood that coul...
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16 Jun 2022
Otago research unravels insights into military veterans’ health
New Zealand military veterans experience the same level of anxiety and depressio...
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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...
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02 Jun 2022
Researcher’s road trip to talk about spiritual care
Researcher’s road trip to talk about spiritual care