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Published: 3 May 2021
This May the Heart Foundation is urging New Zealand women to look after their heart health. More than 50 women in New Zealand die each week of heart disease, making it the single biggest cause of death for women in Aotearoa.
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Published: 1 May 2020
This May we’re focusing on Women’s Heart Health and we’re urging all women in New Zealand to look after their hearts. Ask your doctor about heart health and take time to reduce your chances of heart disease.
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Published: 23 September 2024
Women have been historically under-represented in heart research studies. Two researchers from the University of Auckland have been awarded project grants for research that will advance heart health equity for women in New Zealand.
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Published: 26 September 2024
This first network grant from the Global Cardiovascular Research Funders Forum will support transformative research up to a value of US $10 million.
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Published: 30 April 2019
Heidi Harty-Eugster’s ten-year-old daughter Coco ran alongside her mum at the Jennian Mother’s Day Run/Walk event in Christchurch on Sunday 12 May, as the pair helped to raise awareness about women’s heart health.
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Published: 1 May 2023
As part of our focus on women’s heart health this month, our Medical Director, Dr Gerry Devlin, addresses the issue of heart disease risk factors and menopause.
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Published: 13 May 2020
Eating well and keeping physically active is important for all women. Here are some healthy tips for women at all ages and stages to keep your heart in top shape.
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Published: 30 April 2019
On Mother’s Day Denise Quinney, together with her son, Bronson, will be walking the streets of Palmerston North in memory of her mum who died suddenly of a heart attack in 2013.
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Published: 20 May 2015
No two heart attacks are the same, and women can experience different symptoms to men. Dunedin woman June Aerakis knows that all too well.
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Published: 25 May 2020
About 21,000 years of life are lost by women to heart disease each year, and research shows heart attacks are misdiagnosed more often in women than men.
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Published: 6 May 2020
May 2020 has turned out to be a bit different than expected for Air Force Sergeant Daphne “Daff” Pringle. She was set to compete at the Invictus Games in the Netherlands, as part of a 22-strong New Zealand Defence Force team.
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Published: 29 September 2024
Trialling smartphones to monitor heart conditions, investing in cardiac nurses to enable better patient outcomes, and addressing equity gaps in women’s heart research are just three of the many research projects and training grants awarded funding by the Heart Foundation today.
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