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A team working in Northland, Auckland, and at Middlemore Hospital has published important research which gives significant insights into managing chronic pain, especially among Maori. In Aotearoa, one in five adults experiences chronic (long-term) pain, and Maori are more likely to experience this kind of pain than the rest of the population. However, till now little research has looked at how pain services can best be provided for Maori.
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Yuggera, Warangoo and Wiradjuri doctor Kristopher Rallah-Baker says it’s important others ‘see they won’t be brought down if they complain about racism’
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Family of young Indigenous woman who took her own life in Melbourne hospital call for investigation.
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Peter Mellow's insight:
Link thanks to @DrAndrewHuang
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