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All the latest news and media releases from the Health Research Council.
  • Exploring heart disease in Pacific communities

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    John Sluyter from The University of Auckland will use his Pacific health research fellowship to explore whether it's possible to predict the risk of cardiovascular disease in Pacific communities.
  • Heart disease targeted in Pacific awards

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    Ten Pacific health researchers will receive a share of $1.09 million in funding from the HRC, with two top awards focusing on Pacific peoples and heart disease.
  • Podiatrist's journey to make a difference

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    Māori podiatrist Steve York's decision to embark on a research career has resulted in the first detailed account of the state of diabetes-related lower limb amputations in Northland.
  • Supporting whānau bereaved by suicide

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    Drs Tepora Emery and Candy Cookson Cox have delved into Te Arawa’s ancestral history to help develop a suicide ‘postvention’ tool that can support whānau who have lost loved ones to suicide.
  • New partnership projects tackle major health challenges

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    The Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) has offered more than $650,000 in funding for four research partnership projects that will benefit New Zealand’s health care services in the sh

  • Low-cost home alterations prevent falls

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    Falls in the home could be reduced by a quarter according to the results of a new HRC-funded study just published online in top international medical journal The Lancet.

  • Coalition to identify potential vaccines for rheumatic fever

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    The Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) has announced the funding of a trans-Tasman research coalition to accelerate the development of a vaccine against Group A Streptococcus (GAS) infect

  • Emerging virologist identifies new flu weapon

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    University of Otago virologist Dr Matloob Husain has identified a potential new weapon in the battle against the flu.