A Request for Proposals has been released for a joint initiative that will fund a number of research projects investigating rheumatic fever in New Zealand.
The world's first clinical trial treating pregnant mums carrying babies struggling to grow in the womb with Sildenafil (Viagra) will soon get underway with funding from the HRC and Gravida.
Early results from a study into the occupational health of emergency workers shows they played a vital role during the Christchurch earthquakes and aftershocks.
The Health Research Council of New Zealand would like to advise interested New Zealand researchers who have demonstrated collaborations with China-based researchers that funding opportunities
John Sluyter from The University of Auckland will use his Pacific health research fellowship to explore whether it's possible to predict the risk of cardiovascular disease in Pacific communities.
Ten Pacific health researchers will receive a share of $1.09 million in funding from the HRC, with two top awards focusing on Pacific peoples and heart disease.
Māori podiatrist Steve York's decision to embark on a research career has resulted in the first detailed account of the state of diabetes-related lower limb amputations in Northland.
A new fast-track cardiac diagnostic tool trialled at Christchurch Hospital is already cutting down the number of unnecessary hospital admissions involving people presenting with chest pain.