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06 Nov 2023
MedSafety Week
From 6 to 12 November 2023, Medsafe and other medicines regulators from around t...
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07 Dec 2022
Postpartum diabetes testing low for women with gestational diabetes
Women with gestational diabetes are seven times more likely to develop type 2 di...
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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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24 Aug 2021
Type 2 diabetes treatment pathways in New Zealand
A nationwide study by a medical student, Joyce Guo, and researchers from the Pha...
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13 Aug 2021
Dual treatment increases risk of heart attack – study
People using two different inhalers for common chronic lung diseases are more th...
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05 Aug 2021
Low adherence to diabetes medication concerning – Otago study
Groups who suffer the highest burden of type 2 diabetes have the lowest level of...
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28 Jul 2021
Researchers receive funding to investigate use and safety of anti-nausea drug in pregnancy
Associate Professor Lianne Parkin and colleagues from the Pharmacoepidemiology R...
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08 Jun 2021
What helps and hinders metformin adherence and persistence
University of Otago research into what helps and hinders people with type 2 diab...
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19 May 2021
Study tracks antidepressant use during pregnancy
Almost half of New Zealand women who take antidepressants in the months before g...
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09 Feb 2021
The Science of Medicines – a programme for tamariki
NTMHRU, medicine, science, tamariki
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27 Jan 2021
Long-acting bronchodilator use by patients with chronic lung disease and risk of acute coronary syndrome in real-world clinical practice
The use of two long-acting bronchodilator inhalers to treat chronic obstructive...
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26 Nov 2020
Many Kiwis not taking cholesterol medication consistently
Many Kiwis not taking cholesterol medication consistently