Medicine
"A hard-won love" - BIPOC women on their careers in New Zealand (Part 1)
In part one of four conversations, four black women in New Zealand share their experiences of carving out careers for themselves in New Zealand to becoming leaders in their own fields - from… Audio
The Week in Detail: Wool woes, parental leave, and political polls
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
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A 'game changer' in Parkinson's research
New Zealand scientists are celebrating a major advancement in Parkinson's research, which is hoped will improve the diagnosis and treatment of the disease, and even stop full-blown symptoms developing… Audio
Too many patients can't afford prescriptions:
Patients around the country are routinely not taking prescribed medication for serious medical conditions - because they cannot afford the five dollar co-payment prescription fee. That's according to… Audio
Around the motu: Matthew Rosenberg in Gisborne
The main water plant in Gisborne is once again supplying the city with water following Cyclone Gabrielle, but the back-up plant still in use and people are still being asked to conserve. Matthew has… Audio
Shrimp Bandages are saving thousands of lives in Ukraine
Dr Iryna Rybinkina explains how the shrimp shell coated bandages work to treat the wounded in war Audio
How animal science can inform human medicine
Welsh born, Matt Morgan is an intensive care doctor, researcher and author, currently working in Western Australia. Dr Morgan says we can look to nature to provide valuable lessons and solutions to… Audio
Te Puia Springs Hospital staff set for well-deserved break
Health staff at the small hospital in the remote east coast settlement of Te Puia Springs are set to get a well-deserved break today - with medical teams arriving later this morning. Susie checks in… Audio
Pharmac proposes funding spinal muscular atrophy drug risdiplam
The drug-buying agency says it has already received clinical advice to fund it, but wants to hear from the public before locking it in.
Planning for Aotearoa's genomic medicine future
If the future of healthcare is personalised genomics, how can we ensure that it is used to lessen inequities, rather than strengthen them? This week, Our Changing World speaks to two of the co-leaders… Audio
Our Changing World: Improving New Zealand's wellbeing with genomics
The age of personalised medicine is coming. Claire speaks to two researchers building a culturally safe genomic database for Aotearoa, which they hope will enable this health revolution. Audio
'Omicron was not mild for those suffering Long Covid' – immunologist Dr Anna Brooks
The term 'Long Covid' was coined in May 2020 but the virus became a pandemic before the most common post-viral condition was taken seriously. Dr Anna Brooks explores what we now know about it. Audio
Lauren Roche from troubled teen stowaway to GP and author
Author Lauren Roche has lived a life of constant reinvention. She was a high school drop out, who stowed away on a ship to the US at the age of 16. After being deported home she turned to prostitution… Audio
Insights from the lives of animals which assist human health
Cardiologist and evolutionary biologist Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz describes herself as an innovator for human health. She is a professor at Harvard University's department of human evolutionary… Audio
Patients left waiting for biopsy results as med labs struggle
The country's lab workers say they must not be forgotten as the Government looks to boost the health workforce. Many patients, including those waiting for crucial cancer diagnoses, are waiting up to… Audio
What you eat could be stopping your medicines working
US researchers have suggested that some artificial sweeteners could affect the way the body metabolises particular drugs, including antibiotics, antidepressants and antivirals. Dr Ali Hill from the… Audio
Poignant legacy illustrated in new cookbook
The idea behind Sophia's new book, Rob's Kitchen, was to create a special legacy project that would honour her mother, Robyn, who loved cooking with fresh, organic ingredients and sharing her… Audio
Living well after a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis
Professor George Jelinek was 45 and at the peak of a distinguished medical career, when he was diagnosed with MS - the disease which had destroyed his mother's life. At the time, he was a Professor of… Audio
Public Funding for Medicinal Cannabis Company
$13 million dollars of public money will be invested in a medicinal cannabis company. Puro which grows cannabis across 10 hectares at two sites in Marlborough, has started a 5 year 32-million-dollar… Audio
How new eyedrops could improve close-up vision
A new FDA-approved eye drop medicine could replace reading glasses for millions of people who have age-related blurry vision. Dr Sid Ogra joins the show to explain how the eye drops work and what they… Audio
