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Students study vaping and advocate for rangatahi

Posted on August 28, 2023August 28, 2023 by Janette

Teenagers say they know about the dangers of vaping but increasing numbers of them still do it. That’s one of the findings from an ongoing University of Otago, Christchurch research programme focused on understanding what rangatahi know about the health dangers of vaping and developing an education programme to help. The programme is led by […]

Diabetes disparity – Improving type 1 diabetes control in Pasifika children

Posted on December 13, 2022December 13, 2022 by Website Administrator

Growing up in a village near the Fijian city of Lautoka, Dr Isaiah Immanuel witnessed first-hand the poorer outcomes for people living with chronic disease caused by delays in care and treatment. Now, the medical graduate and father-of-five is shining a light on the inequities of care that Pasifika youth in Aotearoa New Zealand are […]