Could psychedelic drugs be used as medicines? ▶
In this talk, Associate Professor Suresh Muthukumaraswamy describes the recent renaissance of psychedelic drug research and the pathway for psychedelics to be introduced as important new medicines. This talk was part of the 2021 home edition of the Raising the Bar...
Should we be worried about COVID vaccine side effects?
By Helen Petousis-Harris Health risks from contracting Covid-19 far outweigh the rare vaccine side effect linked to the woman who died in New Zealand last week. Helen Petousis-Harris explains. After hundreds of millions of Covid-19 vaccination doses given worldwide,...
Are food delivery services good for your health?
By Rajshri Roy On-off lockdowns and social distancing has seen demand for food delivery services soar. Dr Rajshri Roy asks that we examine the impact of such services on our exposure to unhealthy foods and dietary intake. Online food deliveries have been growing in...
What is the impact of air pollution on life expectancy?
By Nilakshi Waidyatillake, Mark Stevenson & Shyamali Dharmage Air pollution is already having devastating effects on human health, now a new study shows how particulate matter in the air is associated with premature deaths. Since early 2020, when much of the world...
Does poverty impact childhood development?
By Denise Montgomery Dr Jin Russell is working at the coalface of children’s health and says poverty has a major effect on childhood development as well as contributing to illness. Dr Jin Russell’s lightning-bolt moment came during a night shift as a paediatric...
Why do we have Zoom fatigue and what can we do about it?
By Erik Peper & Moncia Almendras Why is it that after studying, working, entertaining and socialising at the computer screen or looking at texts, Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok and responding to notifications on the cellphone, we often feel exhausted (Zoom fatigue)...
What are the effects of long COVID?
By Victor Dieriks Dr Victor Dieriks draws attention to Covid’s potential risks of long-term, life-changing neuropsychiatric disorders should we not run a successful vaccination campaign. New evidence from the Covid-19 pandemic paints a grim picture of the...
Are prescription medicines particularly expensive in New Zealand?
By Peter Davis Access to medicines is in many ways a litmus test of a decent society, particularly if a medication can make a difference between life and death. The short answer is that they are not! Unlike many other countries, hospital patients receive their...
Climate change or COVID-19: Which is a greater threat to our health?
By Caleb Dresser The human impact of COVID-19 has been horrific, and the health impacts of climate change continue to mount. Rather than focus on comparing the scale of these catastrophes, we should heed the lessons of our experience with COVID-19 as we face a...Subscribe by Email
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