Almost 10,000 hectares of ocean off the West Coast of the South Island will be protected from damaging commercial fishing. […]
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Chocolate linked to lower heart attack and stroke risk – Expert reaction
A large new study has added weight to claims that there are cardiovascular benefits to eating chocolate. But – before […]
Continue readingUPDATED: MERS outbreak in South Korea – Expert reaction
The latest reports from South Korea confirm that 16 people have died in an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). […]
Continue readingClimate change and extreme weather in the news
Crazy surf at Lyall Bay – awesome stuff #whywellington pic.twitter.com/w3y9f3R2yZ – Mike Cousins (@orbzuc) June 14, 2015 Flooding in Dunedin, […]
Continue readingCall off the Hunt – Fiona Fox on Tim Hunt
Fiona Fox, Director of the UK Science Media Centre, writes on her blog about the recent scandal around Nobel laureate […]
Continue readingTrade deals and healthcare – Prof John McMillan
On the university of Otago Bioethics Centre blog, centre Director Prof John McMillan writes about the leaked details of the […]
Continue readingCannabidiol as a seizure treatment – Expert reaction
Health authorities have approved the use of hemp derived medication Elixinol – on a one-off basis – to treat a […]
Continue readingUPDATED: Single dose HPV vaccine – Expert reaction
New international research indicates that just one dose of the Cervarix HPV vaccine – currently unavailable in New Zealand – […]
Continue readingNo slowdown in global warming – experts respond
The widely reported slowdown of global warming since the start of the millennium – often called the ‘hiatus’ – is […]
Continue readingHRC funding for the health of New Zealand
Female infertility, better housing and kicking the smoking habit are just some of the health issues to be tackled by […]
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