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Health Research Council Grant Fuels Landmark Study To Transform Treatment Of Pneumonia, Influenza, & Pandemic Infections
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 2:55 pm | Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
The REMAP-CAP (Randomised, Embedded, Multifactorial, Adaptive Platform for Community-Acquired Pneumonia) study, initiated in 2016, is a global research initiative aimed at identifying the most effective treatments for severe pneumonia and influenza, including pandemics. More >>
Asthma Hospital Admissions Coming Down As New Zealand Leads The World In Asthma Management
Wednesday, 29 May 2024, 9:57 am | Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
Recent findings released by the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand (MRINZ) underscore New Zealand’s pioneering role in adopting an innovative asthma management strategy, now recognised as the optimal asthma treatment. More >>
One Vaccination Needle Size Does Not Fit All
Friday, 9 February 2024, 1:29 pm | Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
The Medical Research Institute of New Zealand (MRINZ) has made a major breakthrough in determining what needle length is required to ensure successful intramuscular (IM) deposition of vaccines. ‘ I M Vaccination Needle Length: A Call To Arms ’ ... More >>
Global Platform Study Presents Results To Guide Care Of Severely Ill COVID-19 Patients Using Routinely Available Drugs
Thursday, 26 October 2023, 6:07 am | Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
The world’s largest trial of multiple interventions for critically ill adults with COVID-19 has simultaneously released results about two of its treatments, vitamin C and simvastatin. Published today in JAMA and NEJM, and presented at ... More >>
Study Of Long-term Symptoms In COVID-19 Cases Offers New Insights
Friday, 7 July 2023, 1:30 pm | Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
New research has examined long-term symptoms in COVID cases, looking at the physical and mental health of Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington study participants, almost two years after their COVID illness. The Medical Research Institute of New Zealand (MRINZ), ... More >>
Motivation Is More Important Than Physical Therapy In Stroke Rehabilitation
Friday, 23 December 2022, 12:00 pm | Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
The editorial, ‘ https://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/BP92VZWUUBAEYGTZXEDD/full ' , published this week in Clinical Rehabilitation, argues the need for rehabilitation medicine to move away from its standard physical therapy-intensive approach by incorporating ... More >>
New Zealand Leads Medical Breakthrough In Oxygen Therapy
Wednesday, 25 May 2022, 11:08 am | Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare’s new Airvo™ 3 device with OptiO2™ technology, with support from Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, offers a major breakthrough in the delivery of oxygen therapy to critically ill patients. Landmark clinical research, ... More >>
World-First Results In Continued Exploration Of Combination 2 In 1 ‘Rescue’ Inhaler
Wednesday, 18 May 2022, 10:33 am | Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
A fixed-dose 2 in 1 combination of salbutamol and budesonide, used as an as-needed rescue medicine, has been shown for the first time to significantly reduce the risk of severe asthma attacks. In the MANDALA trial, patients using the investigational ... More >>
MRINZ Receives Independent Research Funding From The Health Research Council Of New Zealand
Tuesday, 10 May 2022, 2:44 pm | Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
Core Independent Research Organisation (IRO) funding has been granted to the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand (MRINZ) by the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC). HRC IRO Funding is awarded through a negotiated process, ... More >>
Landmark Nationwide Study Offers Wake-Up Call For Endometriosis And Chronic Pelvic Pain Healthcare
Friday, 18 March 2022, 9:13 am | Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
A large-scale survey, with respondents across Aotearoa New Zealand, has brought to light the significant impact on quality of life and diagnosis delay for those suffering from endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain. Study ... More >>
Audit Supports Move Towards Primary Health Providers Leading COVID-19 Community Management
Friday, 4 February 2022, 7:23 am | Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
An audit of the management of COVID-19 cases at the Papakura Marae Health Centre during late 2021, co-authored by Professor Matire Harwood and research colleagues at the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, has today ... More >>
New Zealand Data Adds More Pieces To The COVID Puzzle
Friday, 17 September 2021, 9:29 am | Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
While clinicians and researchers worldwide have been looking closely at all aspects of COVID-19, the majority of data has been limited to patients admitted to hospital and intensive care units. This has provided insights in severe COVID, but leaves ... More >>
Blood Thinners An Effective Treatment For Many Patients With COVID-19
Thursday, 5 August 2021, 3:09 pm | Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
The award-winning international trial, REMAP-CAP, led here in New Zealand by Dr Colin McArthur, Medical Research Institute of New Zealand (MRINZ) researcher and intensive care specialist at Auckland City Hospital, has provided a framework that ... More >>
Medical Research Institute Of New Zealand Explores Ground-breaking New Way Of Treating Asthma
Thursday, 15 July 2021, 2:42 pm | Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
The Medical Research Institute of New Zealand (MRINZ) has dedicated much of its research focus over the last two decades to the prevention and management of asthma, both here at home in Aotearoa, New Zealand and around the world. MRINZ’s asthma ... More >>
Landmark International ICU Study Delivers Major Post-Cardiac Arrest Care Finding
Thursday, 17 June 2021, 1:27 pm | Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
The high-profile collapse of Danish footballer Christian Eriksen during a recent European match reminds us how crucial decisions made following cardiac arrest can save lives. In New Zealand, half of those who survive cardiac arrest and reach hospital ... More >>
Landmark Study Delivers Major Stroke Prevention Breakthrough In The Treatment Of A Common Heart Condition
Wednesday, 2 June 2021, 10:27 am | Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
A simple procedure, taking six minutes on average, and performed at the same time as other heart surgery, reduces the risk of stroke by about one third in high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation, according to results of the recently published ... More >>
Medical Research Institute Of New Zealand Wins Big At Australian Clinical Trials Alliance 2021 Trial Of The Year Awards
Friday, 21 May 2021, 1:15 pm | Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
The Medical Research Institute of New Zealand (MRINZ) has received extraordinary recognition at the Australian Clinical Trials Alliance (ACTA) 2021 Trial of the Year Awards, announced in Melbourne last night. MRINZ played a senior role in three clinical ... More >>
