MedicAlert® Foundation has succeeded in having a copycat Medical ID provider removed from online reseller platform ‘Wish’ for violating the Foundation’s intellectual property, claiming to be a MedicAlert® Medical ID and misleading consumers by giving the impression they provide an equivalent service supported product. Keep Reading
MedicAlert® Foundation International (MAFUS) has won a major concession from Google, the US-based internet company. Google will no longer accept advertisements from copycat Medical ID providers using MedicAlert® Trademarks including its emblem on its platform. This is a significant breakthrough that protects MedicAlert® Foundation’s... Keep Reading
MedicAlert® Foundation, the registered charity committed to saving lives by providing medical information in emergencies, has appointed two new directors to its Board; Katy Wilkinson and Dr Lallit Rajpal. Keep Reading
Last Wednesday evening the Upper Hutt Mayor Wayne Guppy officially launched a scholarship fund that will provide financial support to those working on harm prevention initiatives. The ‘Harish Rajpal MedicAlert® Scholarship’ has been conceived by the MedicAlert® Foundation in partnership with the family of Dr Harish Rajpal, as a living... Keep Reading
Public Safety Notice: Copycat Medical IDs pose serious risk to patients and first responders MedicAlert® Foundation is becoming increasingly concerned about a number of copycat unsupported medical IDs being advertised as Medical Alert Medical IDs. Copycat medical IDs pose a serious risk to both patients and first responders in the event of... Keep Reading
The Ancestral Health Society of New Zealand is hosting a public event on Saturday, 8 September at Massey University’s Wellington campus bringing together two of the world’s leading researchers in the field of Food, Mood, and Nutritional Psychiatry. The keynote speakers at the Food & Mood event, Professor Felice Jacka and Professor Julia... Keep Reading
Drs Michelle Thunders and Jeremy Owen have been appointed to Research For Life’s Research Advisory Committee. The Research Advisory Committee evaluates applications for funding in terms of their scientific merit, methodology, likely outcomes and outputs. They replace Prof Brett Delahunt, Professor of Pathology and Molecular Medicine at the... Keep Reading
Research For Life (RFL) invites Wellington-based medical researchers to apply for research and travel grants. The closing date for RFL’s next round of grant applications is Friday, 21 September 2018. Keep Reading
Thirteen Wellington-based medical researchers received grants in the first funding round of the year from the Research For Life. Nine research grant applicants received a total of $120,602 to undertake innovative medical research and four travel grants totalling $11,070 were approved to assist local researchers meet the cost of presenting... Keep Reading
Dr Lisa Connor joins Research For Life’s Research Advisory Committee Dr Lisa Connor, a lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington’s School of Biological Sciences and former Senior Research Fellow at the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research, has joined Research For Life’s Research Advisory Committee. The Research Advisor... Keep Reading
Dr Rebecca Grainger appointed chair of Research For Life’s Research Advisory Committee Dr Rebecca Grainger has been appointed chair of Research For Life’s Research Advisory Committee. The Research Advisory Committee evaluates applications for funding in terms of their scientific merit, methodology, likely outcomes and outputs. Re... Keep Reading
Nine Wellington-based medical researchers received grants in the second funding round of the year from the Research For Life. Three research grant applicants received a total of $62,914.00 to undertake innovative medical research and three travel grants totalling $8,812.00 were approved to assist local researchers meet the cost of presenting their. Keep Reading
Rethinking Men’s Mental Health: a few blokes, a bar & better health Five members of the Ancestral Health Society of NZ (AHSNZ) including a nutritionist, sociologist, men’s group presenter, psychologist, and naturopath, are giving talks on men’s mental health at the Mac’s Function Centre in Wellington on Saturday, 1... Keep Reading
Dr Lance Lawler joins the Research For Life Board Dr Lance Lawler, the founder and former chief executive of Pacific Radiology Group, has accepted an invitation to join the Research for Life board. Research For Life’s president Prof. John Nacey said, “Lance is a Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist with special interests in ... Keep Reading
Eleven Wellington-based medical researchers received grants in the first funding round of the year from the Research For Life, formerly known as the Wellington Medical Research Foundation. Five Research Grant applicants received a total of $47,095 to undertake innovative medical research and a further six Travel Grants totalling $14,000 were... Keep Reading
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