Food taxes and subsidies would bring major health gains, study shows
A consumer tax on the saturated fat, salt and sugar content of food, accompanied by a 20 per cent subsidy on fruit and vegetables, would bring major benefits for the health sector, researchers from...
New Zealand Red Cross scaling up to assist foreign nationals affected by COVID-19
New Zealand Red Cross is scaling up at speed to address the urgent needs of people on temporary visas in Aotearoa New Zealand who are experiencing serious hardship due to COVID-19.
From 1 July, people...
Cervical cancer prevention, malaria vaccines receive $2.5m funding
Cervical cancer
A Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington research team led by Professor Bev Lawton (Ngāti Porou) from the Wellington Faculty of Health, partnering with iwi Ngāti Pāhauwera, has received nearly $1.3 million in...
Dementia services set to fail without urgent government funding
New Zealand’s already under-resourced dementia support organisations are at serious risk of going under unless government can step in and make a significant commitment to adequately support people living with dementia.
Lisa Burns, GM Fundraising...
New infectious diseases research secures funding
Infectious diseases expert Professor Michael Baker has received almost $5 million from the Health Research Council for a programme investigating the connection between infectious diseases and long-term conditions, something he was planning well prior...
Fears of increase in fetal alcohol disorder following lockdown
A University of Otago researcher fears the soaring rates of alcohol purchases during lockdown may result in more babies being born with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) next year.
Associate Professor Anita Gibbs says the...
New Zealand lockdown survey reveals economic jolt, but families ‘incredibly robust’
The impact of the global pandemic on New Zealand families has been highlighted in new research from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, which surveyed New Zealanders’ experience under COVID-19 lockdown.
The survey was conducted...
Women’s unit opens at Palmerston North Hospital
Women will now have their own dedicated space in Palmerston North Hospital for surgical recovery and assessments with the opening of the new Women’s Assessment and Surgical Unit (WASU).
Opened with a blessing on Tuesday...
Research results may have implications for animal breeding
Published today in the American science journal PNAS, new University of Otago animal research shows that mating with sterile males early in life increases female growth and subsequent reproductive output, but reduces female lifespan.
Lead...
Health and wellbeing of older New Zealanders must be a focus post-Covid: Otago researcher
As older New Zealanders have borne the brunt of the Covid-19 pandemic, an Otago researcher warns there needs to be an emphasis on addressing older people’s future needs to help reduce ageing inequities.
University of...
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Opinion: Hope is the key
In an example of conventional medicine at its worst, a patient of mine recently had her beautiful hope dashed.
This inspiring young mum of two...
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