Otago University to trial effectiveness of ketamine in treating depression
The university is seeking 60 patients to trial using ketamine as an anti-depressant.
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Highlanders beaten by Brumbies
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Man accused of murdering Gurjit Singh named in Dunedin court
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Queenstown drink-driver jailed after head-on crash with pregnant woman
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Dunedin man arrested as guns and drugs seized
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Dunedin drug trafficker ‘middleman’ pleads guilty
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International drug cartel fixer admits role in $27m cocaine plot
His co-defendant Australian stripper Matthew Hodder was jailed last week.
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Lightning strike over Calton Hill
Lightning strike over Calton Hill in Dunedin. Video / Bruce Munro