NorthTec nursing graduates share success with whānau
There was a celebration of success at NorthTec’s Te Puna o Te Mātauranga marae last week (Wednesday 22 July) as nursing students celebrated the end of their study journey.
It was a big week for...
Bowel Screening Programme resumes
The National Bowel Screening Programme is back in action after coming to a halt during the COVID-19 lockdown period.
Dr Nick Tindle, Clinical Lead for the MidCentral DHB National Bowel Screening Programme, said having bowel...
Novel approach enables improved capabilities for autism research in New Zealand
A method for identifying children and young people on the autism spectrum/Takiwātanga using health data within the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI) has been developed.
The A Better Start National Science Challenge’s Big Data method enables...
Paracetamol 500mg tablets in short supply at pharmacies
Paracetamol 500mg tablets for dispensing in pharmacies are in short supply due to global supply issues caused by COVID-19, and work is underway to secure more stock.
“COVID-19 is impacting manufacturing and transportation around the...
Research to help inform Māori decisions ahead of cannabis referendum
Rangatahi Māori are more likely to use cannabis or be dependent on it and more likely to be negatively affected by cannabis laws, compared with their non-Māori peers.
That is the message from a recently...
Rotorua firm futureproofs New Zealand’s hand sanitiser supply chain
Rotorua’s Damar Industries has launched SaniHero, a brand of hand sanitisers and related sanitising products.
The New Zealand-owned business announced today it has the capacity to produce one million litres of hand sanitiser a month...
College students raise funds for Pacific healthcare provider
In June, 68 students from Porirua College raised funds and chose to donate them to public healthcare provider Pacific Health Plus (PHP) by walking circuits of the neighbourhood, laps of their school field, and...
Lighting the way to fight COVID-19 and other viruses
AgResearch and its partners have secured funding to develop a unique technology
that uses different forms of light to kill the virus causing COVID-19 and other harmful
viruses that can linger in commercial and public places.
Scientists...
Research aims to identify COVID-19 cases earlier, within hours of infection
A team led by AgResearch has been funded to develop a new test for COVID-19
that can detect the presence of the infection earlier than current tests and before a
person has symptoms.
The AgResearch scientists will...
Kiwi-led study shows sugar-tax benefit – NZDA
An NZ study published in The Lancet shows different scenarios on consumer taxes for unhealthy products that are worth considering, says the New Zealand Dental Association (NZDA).
The study, by leading New Zealand public health...
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Opinion: Hope is the key
In an example of conventional medicine at its worst, a patient of mine recently had her beautiful hope dashed.
This inspiring young mum of two...
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