Breadcrumbs List.
Health and medicine
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Sir Collin Tukuitonga to chair WHO Advisory group
11 June 2024
Māori and Pacific people will have a stronger voice with Sir Collin Tukuitonga's new appointment as WHO Strategic and Advisory group Chairperson.
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Same barriers exist for Māori and Pacific heart health care
10 June 2024
Major study finds same barriers exist for Māori and Pacific receiving heart health care, stifling better outcomes.
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Ageism isn't always a bad thing
8 June 2024
Opinion: Unlike other ‘isms’, ageism can have detrimental, favourable, or neutral outcomes. Stephen Buetow explains the nuances.
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Strong Māori workforce needed in cancer treatment
6 June 2024
Dr Kimiora Henare is addressing workforce challenges in the delivery of precision oncology for Māori.
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Breakthrough offers hope for aggressive leukaemia
5 June 2024
Researchers at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland are working on an innovative way to treat an aggressive blood cancer, called acute myeloid leukaemia.
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Scientists zero in on gene linked to motor neuron disease
30 May 2024
A tiny piece of the motor neuron disease puzzle comes into focus thanks to University researchers.
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AI set to check older Kiwis’ meds
24 May 2024
An early career researcher plans to use HRC funding to develop an AI tool to review older New Zealanders' medicines.
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Emerging researchers get HRC grants
24 May 2024
Twelve emerging researchers from Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland have just been granted HRC First Grants.
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Emerging Māori and Pacific health researchers receive funding boost
22 May 2024
The Health Research Council has awarded three University of Auckland researchers Māori and Pacific Emerging Leader fellowships.
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Older Māori have lower rates of ACC cover, research shows
21 May 2024
Māori over 50 have far lower rates of ACC claims than other Kiwis.
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Born too soon: Liggins public lecture May 2024
17 May 2024
Almost one in 10 babies in Aotearoa are born prematurely, a significant risk factor for death and lifelong disability. Liggins Institute researchers Professor Katie Groom and Dr Lisa Dawes explore how social, ethnic and geographic inequity play a big role in outcomes for babies, and discuss what needs to be done.
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Health's 'back office' crucial to modern healthcare
15 May 2024
Opinion: Our health system problems don’t stop at the front line – New Zealand would do well to invest in the power of remote and digital techniques, says Peter Davis