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All the latest news and media releases from the Health Research Council.
  • New fund to support research into medicines usage in NZ

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    The new research partnership between PHARMAC and the HRC looks to answer questions that might not otherwise be asked, such as why don't some people get the full benefits of the medicines they take?
  • Kiwi researcher hits 1000 citation mark

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    Biomedical research published by Wellington-based researcher Professor Mike Berridge and his colleague An Tan has achieved the equivalent of a gold medal in scientific circles – it has been cited,

  • Trans-Tasman investment in ICU trials a huge success

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    The Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group is estimated to have saved the New Zealand health care system well over $150 million per year over the past 10 years, and the lives of hundreds of New Zealanders.
  • Tūranga: new ways to reduce smoking

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    It will take radical, fresh ideas and new technology to break some New Zealanders of their smoking habit and for smoking prevalence to be less than the Government’s goal of five per cent in New Zealand by 2025.
  • Precision driven health - call for proposals

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    The Precision Driven Health Research Partnership is creating the capability to optimise the health of each individual and their whānau by combining and learning from all available data.
  • Nicotine inhaler helps double smoking quit rates

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    A world-first therapy for helping smokers quit that uses a nicotine-filled inhaler in combination with a nicotine patch has doubled quit rates compared to smokers using a nicotine patch only.
  • New strategy to shape future direction of health research

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    The government is seeking public input on the development of what will be New Zealand’s first health research strategy.
  • New $97m boost to health research funding

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    The government has today announced that the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) will receive a significant new investment of $97 million over the next four years.