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New TV special brings healthy lifestyle to older New Zealanders

22 April 2020

Leading researchers and health professionals from across the country have come together to develop TVNZ One’s new ‘Healthy for Life’ programme to keep our older people healthy, active and safe at home.
Just how widespread is Covid-19 in people with no symptoms?

22 April 2020

Stories from Iceland and the United States report that 50-60% of people who tested positive for Covid-19 were asymptomatic. But the numbers may not be what they first seem, Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles discovered.
'Crazy' idea leads to brain disease breakthrough

21 April 2020

How a hunch led to a new way to grow human brain cells to investigate an array of challenging disorders.
Faster recovery from cancer surgery

21 April 2020

A clever device invented here is reducing the recovery time for people who have had surgery for bowel cancer. This saves millions of dollars but more importantly patients are in much better shape to resume their lives.
Why eliminating Covid-19 is critical

21 April 2020

Opinion: Until a vaccine arrives, more waves of infection, hospitalisations and deaths are inevitable for other countries. Professor Rod Jackson discusses the three ways that a population can beat Covid-19.
Can you trust a robot?

21 April 2020

Robot caregivers can help maintain independence as we age, but the trick is getting humans to trust them.
Psychedelics on trip back from fringe

21 April 2020

LSD and ketamine are illegal drugs. They also hold new hope for people with serious depression and addictions resistant to current therapy.
Putting the Covid-19 tests to the test

20 April 2020

Opinion: With hundreds of testing alternatives available, it is crucial that we pay close attention to what is in play, and which are most effective. Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles guides us through them.
Parenting teens in lockdown

20 April 2020

Opinion: Think you are failing as a parent? Feeling guilt over increased screen use? Don’t. Joanna Chu explains undermining your parenting won’t help your teenagers.
CPR decisions in a pandemic

18 April 2020

Opinion: Controversy over ambulance officers giving CPR to Covid-19 patients highlights a stark reality, writes Natalie Anderson: CPR is not a cure for ordinary dying.
How Covid-19 could be good for dating

17 April 2020

Opinion: Relationship educator Holly Dixon says while sex with someone outside your bubble is out-of-bounds, now might be a better time than ever to find a partner.
Inside the ventilator question

17 April 2020

Opinion: Covid-19 is making us think about many things we have never had to consider before – one of them is the use of ventilators.

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