public health

Reflections on Science | Published: 02 July 201502 July 2015

Stuff.co.nz’s Katie Kenny reports on an online furore over vaccination kicked off by actor Jim Carrey, but further fuelled by […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 23 June 201528 March 2016

Climate change threatens to unravel the last 50 years of health gains, but also presents an opportunity to boost global […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 12 June 2015

On the university of Otago Bioethics Centre blog, centre Director Prof John McMillan writes about the leaked details of the […]

In the News | Published: 18 March 201528 March 2016

Superbugs and vaccines are high on the agenda this week at the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) conference, an […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 13 March 201528 March 2016

A group of health experts led by New Zealanders have laid down the global challenge of the world being tobacco-free […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 09 March 201528 March 2016

Nelson Dentist Rob Beaglehole’s campaign against sugar-sweetened beverages is the focus of a segment on TVNZ’s Sunday current affairs show. […]

In the News | Published: 05 March 201528 March 2016

New Zealand air quality is good but could be better, says the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, calling on the […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 24 February 201504 March 2015

Experts are challenging claims that water fluoridation is linked to higher than expected rates of hypothyroidism. A new study published […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 12 December 201412 December 2014

Consumption of raw milk has been implicated in the death of an Australian three-year-old, drawing the raw milk debate back […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 05 December 201405 December 2014

Public health researchers are calling for greater integrity in policy making and an end to the attack strategies which have […]