Māori directors on district health boards (DHBs) are burdened by the responsibility of being the sole advocates for Māori health, according to new research from a Massey University PhD graduate.
One of the three recipients of the HRC's new Explorer Grants will use his award to test a new technology that could potentially replace the defective genes responsible for disorders like cystic fibrosis.
Research into New Zealand's worrying brain injury epidemic has been given a boost with three scientists awarded HRC grants to help improve the prognosis of Kiwis with brain injuries.
A significant proportion of injuries in the home, costing millions of dollars a year, are related to how a house is built and maintained, according to new research from the University of Otago, Wel