Research

A pollen-monitoring programme led by a Kiwi pharmacist is urgently seeking further funding as the sneezing season is nearly upon us.

A University of Otago study has found patients of pharmacies that offered free prescriptions were less likely to be adherent to their diabetes medicine than patients of pharmacies that did not.

A pollen-monitoring programme led by a Kiwi pharmacist is urgently seeking further funding as the sneezing season is nearly upon us

A University of Otago study has found patients of pharmacies that offered free prescriptions were less likely to be adherent to their diabetes medicine than patients of pharmacies that did not

A University of Otago research team led by specialist GP Sue Crengle hopes to have an equitable lung cancer screening pathway ready to go in four years

A new international study involving the University of Otago, Christchurch, has found that inadequate vitamin C status is significantly linked to increased body weight – raising public health concerns due to the rising prevalence of obesity worldwide

Using artificial intelligence to make prescribing safer for older people is at the heart of research attracting nearly $400,000 in grant funding from the Health Research Council.

The Government’s plan to reinstate the $5 prescription fee for most New Zealanders will lead to an increase in hospitalisations, costing the country tens of millions of dollars a year, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University researchers have found.

New Zealand’s rates of persistent use of opioids may be cause for concern, University of Auckland School of Pharmacy lecturer Jay Gong says.

Health experts are warning Kiwis to be vigilant this winter with new data showing hospital admissions in Auckland for acute respiratory diseases are up 13% on the same time last year.^[1]