The Rheumatic Fever Research Partnership has announced funding for four research projects that aim to reduce the incidence and effects of rheumatic fever in New Zealand.
A study involving researchers at Otago University has found that teenagers who use cannabis daily are 60 per cent less likely to complete high school or get a degree compared with non-users.
The next round of funding for the Research Partnerships for New Zealand Health Delivery will be outlined in a Request for Proposals, due to be released in February 2014.
The HRC will launch a new online submission system called HRC Gateway for the 2015 funding round. HRC Gateway will replace the current system (known as EASY), which has been in place since 2005.
A study to identify and better understand risk factors for rheumatic fever – one of New Zealand’s most mysterious and serious illnesses – starts recruiting participants in Auckland this week.