Dr Helen Petousis-Harris from the University of Auckland has been awarded funding to investigate the effectiveness of maternal booster immunisation on the incidence of whooping cough in Kiwi infants.
Researchers at the University of Auckland have discovered that the most common form of vision loss in the elderly – age-related macular degeneration – extends to areas outside the macula.
Three innovative research projects have received a combined total of nearly $600,000 as part of the new Breast Cancer Research in New Zealand Partnership.
Research shows that Waikato District Health Board's START programme reduces the length of stay in hospital for older patients and the risk of readmissions.
The call for abstracts is now open for the International Pacific Health Conference 2014, to be held in Auckland in November. Abstract submissions close at 5pm on 2 June.
Otago researchers have found that people taking a particular type of medicine for reflux and peptic ulcers are at increased risk of a rare kidney disease.