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Sunday at Countdown

3 April 2020

Opinion: Last Sunday, medical student Emma Espiner made a slow and deliberate trip to the supermarket, where she found that we are approaching social distancing in a very New Zealand way.
Could existing drugs help combat COVID-19?

2 April 2020

Opinion: Could pre-existing drugs also be used to treat Covid-19? Associate Professor Mark Thomas provides insight into a clinical trial set to get underway at Auckland Hospital.
Coping with challenging child behaviour during quarantine

2 April 2020

Opinion: Dr Melanie Woodfield and Dr Hiran Thabrew comment on what abnormal or challenging behaviour parents and caregivers might face from their children under the stressful conditions of lockdown, and the best way to handle them.
What is different about the new, fast COVID-19 blood tests?

2 April 2020

Opinion: Some countries are now using a serology test, which uses blood or serum samples to look for antibodies we produce in response to the virus. Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles explains its strengths and weaknesses.
Choir online – therapeutic singing during isolation

1 April 2020

The Centre for Brain Research's CeleBRation Choir hasn't let the lockdown stop them from singing together, as they use technology to connect and practise.
Lab staff put to the tests

1 April 2020

University of Auckland staff are working closely with the Auckland District Health Board to increase capacity for testing for the COVID-19 virus, including repurposing laboratory space and accredited laboratory staff volunteering to do the tests.
Don't be a stranger on your street

1 April 2020

Auckland gerontologist Professor Ngaire Kerse is the Joyce Cook Chair in Ageing Well at the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences. Here, she shares her thoughts on how to help our older relatives and neighbours feel less isolated during the Covid-19 crisis.
A reminder that COVID-19 still isn’t airborne

1 April 2020

Opinion: A widely reported study revealed that COVID-19 can be made to be airborne. That doesn’t mean you’ll ever catch it that way, writes Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles.
When will we know the lockdown is working?

30 March 2020

Opinion: Alert level 4 is on, however it may take a few weeks for us to see the results of the lockdown. Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles explains the COVID-19 lag.
New Zealand must learn lessons of 1918 pandemic and protect Māori from COVID-19

30 March 2020

Opinion: Chronic health problems and a lack of access to hospitals threaten another calamity for Indigenous people unless they are protected, writes medical student Emma Espiner.
Restless sleep in late pregnancy, lower stillbirth risk

27 March 2020

Restless sleep in late pregnancy is common, and researchers have now found it carries a lower risk of late stillbirth.
Blood pressure meds won’t make COVID-19 worse

27 March 2020

Experts are urging people with high blood pressure to keep taking their medications as usual during the COVID-19 epidemic.

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