John Lewis

4 days ago | odt.co.nz | John Lewis

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinThere are high hopes New Zealand could be one of the first countries in the world to effectively eliminate cervical cancer, after a new survey found New Zealand women were embracing self-tests for cervical screening. In 2023, the country’s cervical screening programme changed to offer the option of a vaginal swab self-test, or a clinician-taken cervical test.

6 days ago | odt.co.nz | John Lewis

Stepping away from a microscope and taking a look at a much bigger picture will be a welcome sight for Max Yavitt. The University of Otago Christchurch Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering (CReaTE) research group postdoctoral fellow and biomedical engineer is the only young scientist from the Australasian region chosen to attend the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) 2025 Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Future Leaders Programme.

6 days ago | odt.co.nz | John Lewis

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinWhile Otago athletes have recorded the third-highest number of sports-related concussion injuries in New Zealand, the Accident Compensation Corporation says that is not necessarily a bad thing. In 2023, ACC accepted 10,712 claims for sports-related concussion injuries across the country, but that number increased to 12,045 in 2024, costing $80 million to help people recover.

1 week ago | odt.co.nz | John Lewis

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinWork should not hurt — that is the mantra ACC is trying to hammer home for construction workers and tradespeople in Otago and Southland. The message comes after the Crown entity accepted more than 30,900 claims for injuries from New Zealanders working in the sector last year, costing the taxpayer $65 million to help people recover.

1 week ago | odt.co.nz | John Lewis

Typically, siblings are the bane of each other’s existence. But Lucy Bell and her ‘‘big’’ little brother George are so close, they are graduating from Lincoln University together next month. George, 23, has been a professional rugby player for the Crusaders since 2022, and last year made his debut for the All Blacks. Between games and training, he has been studying commerce, part-time, at Lincoln University.