Research Review NZ

08/04/2026

Professor Jeremy Krebs (The Wellington Hospital , Health NZ – Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley, University of Cambridge) provides expert commentary on the latest issue of Diabetes and Obesity Research Review, where "more than 1.6 million women across the globe describe the adverse outcomes associated with low and high gestational weight gain, for both mothers and infants alike."

Read your copy HERE: https://tinyurl.com/2mw9ztdd
Diabetes NZ Diabetes Foundation Aotearoa

06/04/2026

Expert commentary is provided by Dr Michelle Wilson (Health NZ - Te Toka Tumai Auckland, Royal Aust & NZ College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists RANZCOG) for our latest issue of Gynaecological Cancers Research Review.

Read your copy HERE: https://tinyurl.com/4b982a9n

02/04/2026

Associate Professor Jim Reid (University of Otago) provides expert commentary on the latest GP Research Review, including; a meta-analysis that finds beta-blockers do not reduce the incidence of myocardial infarction (MI), heart failure or all-cause death in post-MI patients with LVEF ≥50%.

Read your copy HERE: https://tinyurl.com/2tkuebw2
Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ , The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP)

30/03/2026

Expert Professor Lutz Beckert (University of Otago) provides experts commentary on the latest issue of Respiratory Research Review, with a focus on venous thromboembolism (VTE) and pulmonary hypertension (PH).

Read your copy HERE: https://tinyurl.com/2f2d5xez
Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ TSANZ - Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand

26/03/2026

Nau mai, haere mai ki a Arotake Hauora Māori.
Associate Professor Matire Harwood Ngāpuhi (ACC New Zealand , Papakura Marae, Health NZ - Waitematā, University of Auckland - Waipapa Taumata Rau) comments on a study featuring the inadequacy of ethnicity reporting in New Zealand clinical trials, in the latest copy of our review.

Read your copy HERE: https://tinyurl.com/2v2cjb2j
The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) NZ College of Primary Health Care Nurses - NZNO Hauora Taiwhenua Rural Health Network Te Rau Ora

25/03/2026

Dr Leigh Searle provides expert commentary on a NZ survey exploring discussions parents have with their donor-conceived children. This latest Fertility Research Review also features useful information for fertility counselling with transgender and gender-diverse individuals.

Read your copy HERE: https://tinyurl.com/4jfnc9ky
Fertility Associates, University of Otago, Royal Aust & NZ College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists RANZCOG, The Wellington Hospital, The Royal Women's Hospital

21/03/2026

Monique Findlay (Tauranga Hospital) presenting the opioid prescribing patterns at BOP DHB

21/03/2026

21/03/2026

17/03/2026

Associate Professor Jim Reid (University of Otago) provides expert commentary on the latest GP Research Review, including; a randomised clinical trial which revealed substantial improvements in IBS symptoms with the Mediterranean diet compared to traditional dietary advice.

Read your copy HERE: https://tinyurl.com/ky258r3k
Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ, The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP)

12/03/2026

Dr Alex Popadich (Boulcott Hospital, The American Society of Breast Surgeons ) and Dr David Okonji (Bowen Hospital, University of Otago) provide expert commentary on the latest issue of Breast Cancer Research Review.

In this issue, findings show that adding adjuvant carboplatin to an anthracycline-taxane chemotherapy backbone improves overall survival in early triple-negative breast cancer.

Read your copy HERE: https://tinyurl.com/26sptuae
New Zealand Society for Oncology Australasian Society for Breast Disease

08/03/2026

Expert Professor Lutz Beckert (University of Otago) provides experts commentary on the latest issue of Respiratory Research Review, focussing on asthma.

In asthma care, we are moving beyond symptom control toward prevention, remission and, for some, cure. The evidence is strong. The guidance is thoughtful. The momentum is real.

Read your copy HERE: https://tinyurl.com/2e7u239k
Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ TSANZ - Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand