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Cloak of protection against infectious diseases needed for schools
Aotearoa’s work-related deaths – real cost
NZ’s smokefree law will reduce the number of tobacco retailers – here’s what people who smoke think of that
Otago Tourism Policy School back in person for its fifth year
Robot provides unprecedented views below Antarctic ice shelf
It’s been 3 years since COVID entered New Zealand — here are 3 ways to improve our response
Better targeted prediabetes care needed
The wellbeing ‘pandemic’ – how the global drive for wellness might be making us sick
Seaweeds in a changing world: International Seaweed Symposium comes to Hobart
To prepare for future pandemics, we can learn from the OECD’s top two performers: New Zealand and Iceland
Pharmacy Clinic offers free medicine assessment for LGBTQIA+
NZ’s health system has been under pressure for decades. Reforms need to think big and long-term to be effective
NZ one of few island nations with potential to produce enough food in a nuclear winter
Researchers call for prescription charge to be cut
Bacteria use life’s original energy source to thrive in the ocean’s lightless depths
Locating for recovery: acute mental health units remain in shadows
Marketers are targeting teens with cheap and addictive vapes: 9 ways to stem rising rates of youth vaping
Inaugural New Zealand Hydrogen Symposium
Collaborative effort finds cause of hoiho chick deaths
The costly lesson from COVID: why elimination should be the default global strategy for future pandemics
New species of gecko: What’s in name and why it matters
Six minutes of intense exercise boosts key brain protein
Can customary harvesting of NZ’s native species be sustainable? Archaeology and palaeo-ecology provide some answers
Insects and spiders make up more than half NZ’s animal biodiversity – time to celebrate these spineless creatures
Otago-led study makes significant breast cancer findings
Mental blocks: how better design of acute mental health units could aid recovery
Otago’s sustainable business qualification receives global recognition
Communities set to benefit from Indigenous-led international grant with rangatiratanga at heart
Later brand reveal in advertisements leads to better sales
New Zealanders still not making enough effort to be “sun safe” – study
University of Otago wins Australasian sustainability award
Study highlights need for primary care funding overhaul
Childhood Bone Breaks Double Odds of Adult Injury: Study
Housing homeless is first step
Scientists propose system redesign to improve access to clinical trials
Extinct ‘monkey lemur’ shows similarities to fossil humans
Nano ‘capsule’ to target cancer cells
Environmental and social change focus for investors
Warming seas’ negative impact on giant kelp starts in early life – Otago study
Simple intervention may encourage accessing of mental health services
Postpartum diabetes testing low for women with gestational diabetes
Fresh understanding of ice age frequency – Otago study
Why sponges may be ‘canary in coal mine’ for impacts of marine heatwaves
Climate change risks to property values
New committee established to drive better public health outcomes
Banning menthol cigarettes and more health warnings are only start
Neuroscientist’s dedication to community and science recognised
Excessive television viewing in childhood is risk factor for later smoking and gambling disorders