Updated: Apr 16, 2021
An all-new approach for the early detection of rheumatic heart disease will be developed and tested as part of a suite of new research to be carried out by some of New Zealand’s district health boards (DHBs).
Health Research Council NZ
Substandard housing in the Wellington region is being blamed for a spike in rheumatic fever, a preventable disease common in the developing world but almost eliminated from developed countries like Ne
In November 2020, Cure Kids, New Zealand’s leading child health organisaton, announced it would commit more than $3 million over the next three years to help researchers battle rheumatic fever and rhe
