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It affects at least one in ten New Zealand women, can cause severe abdominal pain and fertility problems, and costs the public health system an estimated $1 billion a year. If you have endometriosis, or know someone who does, you will be familiar with its debilitating and distressing effects. March is Endometriosis Awareness month, but…
Read MoreThe New Zealand Health Research Council (NZHRC) has injected $1.6 million into a research project to study an innovative self-management programme for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes. The programme, known as BetaMe, was developed by software company Melon Health. Pinnacle Midlands Health Network collaborated with Melon Health to pilot the programme in the Waikato in…
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Read MoreIn our last newsletter we estimated, very conservatively, that government underinvestment in health research over the past ten years stands at almost $222m, and referred readers to a think piece here on NZHR’s website. The New Zealand government has recognised the fact of its underinvestment in both its 2015-2025 National Statement of Science Investment and…
Read MoreNZHR’s December newsletter – Health Research Matters – which appears in the publications section of the website, states that NZHR’s most conservative estimate of government underinvestment in health research over the last decade stands at just under $222m. This figure is derived from an analysis of Treasury budget papers for the Ministries of Health and…
Read MoreOn Tuesday, the two feuding parties of the CRISPR gene editing patent fight entered the boxing ring: Attorneys for each side made oral arguments before a three-judge panel, in a case that not only puts billions of potential dollars at stake, but could define the future of genetic engineering. The dispute pits two groups of…
Read MoreWASHINGTON ― Vice President Joe Biden made an emotional return to the U.S. Senate on Monday when it voted to rename part of a major piece of legislation for his late son, Beau. As president of the Senate, Biden presided over the vote on the 21st Century Cures Act, a massive bill that will increase…
Read MoreTrial of daily aspirin use for disease prevention in older Australians will receive part of $483 million in grants for health and medical research announced by the Minister for Health. More than 1900 researchers will share in the funding, which will support 601 grants across four National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) grant schemes.…
Read MoreThe gold standard for modern medicine is the double-blind, placebo-controlled and randomized trial. But there are serious problems with many published studies, unknown to most, but acknowledged by researchers. The modern medical paradigm revolves around two words: scientifically proven. It is this phrase that public health agencies, physicians and researchers use to promote their products.…
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