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New Zealand could become a potential relocation destination for many Pacific peoples displaced from their homelands by rising sea levels.

Half the New Zealanders being treated for blood pressure don’t have it under control...

We have an important update for those applying for the Health Research Council’s 2020 Project funding, which opens on 10 June.

Read about the changes we are making to the assessment of impact for Project and Programme applications submitted through the Rangahau Hauora Māori (RHM) research investment stream.

For patients undergoing surgery, could less oxygen be better than more? One of New Zealand’s leading clinical researchers is a step closer to determining whether the conservative use of oxygen during surgery improves post-operative outcomes compared with the liberal amounts recommended now.

An independent study of medicinal cannabis users in New Zealand will begin next month at Massey University with funding from a HRC emerging researcher first grant.

A new fellowship looking at self-care via personalised mobile health has been awarded through the Precision Driven Health and HRC partnership.

A Victoria University of Wellington scientist hopes to bring us a major step closer to a vaccine for drug addiction, with the help of an Explorer Grant from the Health Research Council of New Zealand.