Medicine
Using noble metals to kill cancer
The winner of the 2017 Hill Tinsley Medal is developing anti-cancer drugs based on noble metals such as platinum and iridium. Audio
Using noble metals to kill cancer
The winner of the 2017 Hill Tinsley Medal is developing anti-cancer drugs based on noble metals such as platinum and iridium.
AudioDrug discoverer recognised with a top science honour
The 2017 MacDiarmid Medal has been awarded to chemist Peter Tyler, for his work designing and creating new drugs to treat diseases such as cancer. Audio
Drug discoverer recognised with a top science honour
The 2017 MacDiarmid Medal has been awarded to chemist Peter Tyler, for his work designing and creating new drugs to treat diseases such as cancer.
AudioSex medicine: treating men and women differently
Heart disease is the biggest killer of women in NZ. Could part of the problem be that a woman's symptoms can be very different to a man's, and lots of heart attacks are missed and wrongly diagnosed? Audio
Why don't poisonous frogs poison themselves?
Dr Chris Smith of The Naked Scientists brings us the latest from the world of science news and research.This week the global pharmaceutical giant Novartis has just got USFDA approval for a new class… Audio
Govt wants school of rural medicine by 2020
The government has invited universities to bid for funding to set up a new medical school for rural GPs.
Why we stop taking our medicine
It’s sometimes called the paradox of health - the healthier people feel, the more they worry about their health. Audio
How a balloon could help the world lose weight
Surgeries designed to promote weight loss by restricting the stomach's capacity, like the gastric bypass or gastric banding, have become a common treatment to help chronically obese patients lose… Audio, Gallery
Charlie Gard case continues in the High Court overnight
The fate of 11 month old Charlie Gard is being decided in a London court room today - but earlier his parents walked out after a disagreement with the judge. Haroon Siddique has been covering the case… Audio
Tailoring drugs & diet to your genes? It's already happening.
Now that genetic testing is readily available expect more medicines, and even diet and exercise to be tailored to your gene types. In his latest book, evolutionary biologist, family doctor, surgeon… Audio
Sir Richard Faull's Obsession: When one brain just isn't enough
Brought up in a small rural town with no other connection to the fields of science or medicine Sir Richard Faull says it was growing up in a community minded family that ultimately led to him falling… Audio
Medical drones set to be tested in the Far North
Paua Interface will start trialling medicine drops by drone later this year to isolated rural patients. Company principal Robyn Kamira says this is a first for New Zealand and possibly the world and… Audio
Ghassan Abu-Sitta: The ecology of war
Ghassan Abu Sitta is a plastic surgeon based in Beirut. He's worked in Iraq and Gaza and was the organiser of a recent conference on the Ecology of War which heard that antibiotics have become… Audio
Vaccines: Worldwide conspiracy or proven science?
Checkpoint reporter Zac Fleming heads along to the controversial documentary Vaxxed to talk to people opposed to vaccination, before putting their claims to an immunologist. Video, Audio
Training doctors using VR
Virtual reality technology is already touted as a safe, effective way to train pilots, parole officers, surgeons, soldiers and bus drivers. A pilot study at Waitemata DHB is now using VR to train… Audio
Pharmac to fund new drugs including melatonin for insomniacs
Pharmac says it plans to fund five new drugs including melatonin - for 5,000 children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders who have insomnia. Our health correspondent Karen Brown says… Audio
Doctor in a box: a diagnosis machine
A medical device inspired by Star Trek and powered by artificial intelligence can test for 13 different medical conditions without a doctor in sight. Audio
Codeine-based painkillers may become prescription-only
Consumers may have to get a prescription for medicines containing codeine if the Medicines Classification Committee decides to tighten rules. Video, Audio
Chilling in the hood? Could freezing gunshot victims save lives
A controversial medical trial is taking place in Baltimore, freezing gunshot victims in an attempt to extend "the golden hour', and stop trauma patients from bleeding out. Nicola Twilley has visited… Audio