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All the latest news and media releases from the Health Research Council.
  • No ACC cover delays spinal cord injury recovery

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    A new study on the socioeconomic outcomes for people with spinal cord injury (SCI) has found those not covered by ACC had their income drop by 45 per cent 30 months after the injury, whereas t

  • Injury researcher wins national leadership award

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    The HRC extends its warmest congratulatons to Professor Shanthi Ameratunga, the 2013 recipient of the Injury Prevention Network Te Manaia Leadership Award.
  • Royal College honours top Kiwi paediatrician

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    Former HRC Board member, Distinguished Professor Jane Harding from The University of Auckland, is to be awarded the Howard Williams Medal for 2014 at the Royal College of Physicians Congress in Auckland next May.
  • Study reveals pregnant women's sleeping patterns

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    Nearly a third of pregnant Māori and non-Māori women report sleeping less than six hours in late stages of pregnancy, an HRC-funded study by Massey University sleep scientists has concluded.

  • New breast cancer research intiative announced

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    The HRC, the Breast Cancer Research Trust and the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation have formed a joint research initiative to fund innovative research into breast cancer in New Zealand.

  • The importance of child-focused research

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    In this month's issue of Ethics Notes, Dr Nicola Atwool from Otago University discusses how ethical research allows children to participate not just as data providers but also as social actors capable of influencing how adults think.
  • Effects of vitamin D on bone density questioned

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    An HRC-funded study led by University of Auckland Professor Ian Reid suggests that the widespread use of vitamin D to prevent osteoporosis in healthy adults is unneccessary.
  • Doctor recognised for new bronchiectasis treatment

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    Congratulations to Dr Conroy Wong who has won the $20,000 Value of Medicines Award for his HRC-funded research into bronchiectasis, a debilitating lung disorder with very few effective treatments.