2376 Results
Defining and measuring drug harm for youth in Aotearoa New Zealand
Drug use (nicotine, alcohol, illicit drugs) is a major cause of health loss and inequities in Aotearoa New Zealand. Youth are more vulnerable to drug harm than adults, with Māori youth disproportionately impacted.Funding proposalsRCT of 1- vs 3-days of oral prednisolone for preschool asthma
Asthma is the most common illness of childhood, and the leading cause for hospital visits. Māori and Pacific children are affected more often and are much more likely to need admission to hospital.Funding proposalsAddressing inequities in colorectal cancer outcomes
Inequities in colorectal cancer have been known for decades but little progress in addressing these has been made.Funding proposalsUsing an imaging drug to reduce brain metastases
Two-thirds of cancer deaths occur when cancers spread around the body. When cancer spreads to the brain (brain metastases), patients have a dismal prognosis with the metastases challenging to treat.Funding proposalsCopy-number variation: a source of missing heritability for heart failure?
Heart failure is a leading cause of hospitalisation in adults over 65 years and one in four patients die within 1 year. Any condition that damages the heart can cause heart failure.Funding proposalsHarnessing tears for diagnosing Pacific PINK1 and idiopathic Parkinson’s disease
Our tears contain tiny biological clues that can help detect diseases early.Funding proposalsUnderstanding occupational health and hazard exposures in rural Pacific meatworkers
Meat processing is a hazardous work environment with multiple health risks. Pacific peoples are overrepresented in this industry with high rates of injury and work-related harm.Funding proposalsA matauranga Māori approach to Health Technology Assessment
This research explores an innovative and novel approach to Health Technology Assessment. This exploratory project aims to draft a new Health Technology Assessment framework inclusive of Equity measures.Funding proposals