Flu
Flu season may be carrying a sting in its tail
Influenza rates on course to be the lowest in 16 years - a mild winter and new vaccines are being credited. Audio
Non-immunised visitors asked to wear masks to hospital
As soon as the flu season hits Waikato DHB will be asking all hospital visitors who aren't immunised to wear a Audio
History - Grant Morris
Grant Morris discusses the history of influenza in New Zealand. Audio
Govt supports mask policy for health workers
The Ministry of Health is supporting a contentious policy of forcing health workers who don't get flu jabs to wear a face mask. Audio
Science: Flu, Zika virus and human gene editing
Science news with Dr Chris Smith of The Naked Scientists and a new approach to fighting flu, the latest on the Zika virus outbreak, and UK authorities approve the gene editing of human embryos.
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Big boost in flu jabs at Waikato DHB
The Waikato District Health Board is crediting its controversial flu jab policy with a 30-percent increase in immunisation rates among its staff.
Paracetamol not the answer for the flu - study
Reaching for the paracetamol when you have the flu might not give you the relief you are hoping for. Audio
Genetic flu risk
Have you noticed that some of us suffer way more than others when infected with the flu bug? No, this is not about gender but genes! There's a genetic reason why some of us get sicker than others when… Audio
Science: flu vaccines
Dr Chris Smith on an artificial form of photosynthesis that can turn carbon dioxide into methane gas and Dutch scientists think they've found a vaccine that can protect from all sorts of different… Audio
Flu rates on the way back down
Though flu appears to have reached a peak and the number of cases is on the way down, free flu vaccinations are being extended another two weeks for at-risk groups.
Flu at epidemic level in South Canterbury
Flu cases are continuing to rise around the country, with the highest incidence in South Canterbury.
Ben Mercer: the 1918 flu
Content Director for Australia and New Zealand at Ancestry.com, who is giving the keynote address, on the 1918 Flu Pandemic in New Zealand, at the 2015 Family History Expo. Audio, Gallery
Continued rise in flu cases keeps doctors, hospitals busy
If you think that flu is hitting harder this winter than last, you'd be right. The latest statistics on the flu this year shows flu this season is far worse than for the past two winters. And… Audio
New Zealand hit by twin flu strains
Two flu viruses are circulating throughout the country, and the number of people getting them is higher than at the same time last year. Audio
Midday News for 15 July 2015
In today's programme, a police shooting victim seeks compensation, and the flu is worse this winter, with two strains sweeping the country. Audio
Different flu strains for North, South island this winter
Different strains of the flu are circulating the North and South Islands, with the number of people catching the virus higher than at the same time last year. Audio
Masks could be compulsory for hospital staff who refuse flu jab
Staff at Waikato District Health Board who refuse to have their annual flu jab could be made to wear surgical masks in hospital clinical areas. Audio
DHB may require unimmunised staff to wear surgical mask
A large district health board may require staff who refuse to have the annual flu jab wear surgical masks in clinical areas of the hospital. Audio
Flu vaccines delayed a month
If you're one of those people who always dithers about getting a flu jab, you'll be able to continue procrastination this year. Audio
Around 400 NZers die from flu each year
A new study shows around four-hundred people die from influenza in New Zealand each year. Audio
