Health
Feature interview: all you need to know about the immune system
The way our immune system fights off malicious bacteria and viruses is pure poetry to John Trowsdale, emeritus professor of immunology at the University of Cambridge. Audio
70 percent of 'new' doctors trained overseas
Overseas-trained doctors made up more than 70 percent of new registrations in New Zealand in the last year, while the home-grown medical workforce is shrinking.
Reversing type 2 diabetes through group approach
An innovative iwi-based approach to tackling type 2 diabetes is having huge success in Tairawhiti, with participants cutting down on medication or even reversing the disease completely. Ruth Hill… Audio
Suicide callouts taking toll on paramedics, study finds
"If you're a human being and you've got feelings, how can you not be traumatised?" one participant said.
Can hairdressers spot skin cancer?
Mike McIntyre folded down his client's ear to get a "clear workspace" for his clippers and spotted an angry-looking skin lesion.
Only systemic change will stop abuse in state care
Opinion - Tuesday marks a long-awaited milestone for survivors of the state care system, writes Jennifer Montgomery of Victoria University of Wellington.
Shower Thoughts: What are dreams?
Dr Rosie Gibson from the Sleep/Wake Research Centre discusses dream characters, lucid dreaming, and whether everyone dreams. Audio
Pharmac to fund at-home testing kit to check pregnancy termination successful
The testing kit confirms a pregnancy has ended following a medical abortion.
Feature interview: The secret to happiness
Dr Elizabeth Dunn and PhD student Dunigan Folk from the University of British Columbia decided to study the studies that claim to understand what makes us happy and found some surprisingly results. Audio
Reversing type 2 diabetes through group approach
The iwi health provider providing the programmes says there is now long waitlists.
Changes to ADHD medication rules welcomed
Changes to ADHD medication rules are about to make life cheaper and easier for people with the condition. ADHD New Zealand spokesperson Darrin Bull spoke to Alexa Cook. Audio
Plans to open new blood cancer treatment business
A biotech company has plans to begin offering a new type of treatment for some blood cancers, in Christchuch.
Oncologist hopes social media post will entice US specialists
On the night of the US election a Professor of cancer medicine asked oncologists on X, if they wanted to move to New Zealand.
I get 15 debilitating headaches a month
Migraine sufferers have an 'invisible disease' that keeps them off work and out of normal life. Audio
Counselling service fumes after funding cut
Marton Counselling Centre is now fighting for survival, furious about its plight compared with Mike King's well-funded Gumboot Friday programme. Audio
Oncologist's tweet could entice US specialists to move to NZ
A tongue in cheek tweet by a New Zealand oncologist after Donald Trump's presidential win, could entice sought after cancer specialists to Aotearoa. On the night of the United States election… Audio
Free lower North Island counselling service facing uncertain future
A lower North Island free counselling service is facing an uncertain future after one of its government contracts was drastically reduced this year. The Marton Counselling Centre's annual budget's… Audio
A third of retirees feel lonely or socially isolated - study
The research from Age Concern found 59 percent of kiwis aged 65 plus had recently felt lonely or socially isolated. But up to 30% feel that way a lot or all the time. Last year, the US surgeon general… Audio
Hospital failed to meet its standards to assess man before his death
A man in his 70s died just two days after being discharged from North Shore Hospital.
Pharmac to fund new ADHD medicine
The drug buying agency will also remove the renewal criteria for people with ADHD and narcolepsy.
