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Is New Zealand ready for a COVID-19 vaccine? 🔊

Oct 21, 2020 | Science & Technology

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, the world is racing to create a viable vaccine to help control the spread of the virus. Is New Zealand ready for a vaccine? How will it be rolled out? And how effective will it be? Jemima Huston spoke to University of Otago...

How is COVID-19 affecting substance use? 🔊

Apr 30, 2020 | Politics & Society, Science & Technology

How are New Zealanders with addiction problems coping in the lockdown? We’ve seen the news items showing queues outside liquor outlets, but what is actually happening, especially in households that are affected by alcohol and drug addiction? Grant Christie spoke...

How do we ride the emotional rollercoaster of difficult times? 🔊

Apr 28, 2020 | Science & Technology

How do we ride the emotional rollercoaster of difficult times? Lillian Ng talks to Marthinus Bekker about building emotional resilience. Lillian Ng is a Senior Lecturer in Psychological Medicine at the University of Auckland. Marthinus Bekker is a clinical...

What psychological challenges do children and young people face amidst the time of COVID-19? 🔊

Apr 21, 2020 | Science & Technology

What psychological challenges do children and young people face amidst the time of COVID-19? In this podcast, Lillian Ng speaks with Hiran Thabrew and Melanie Woodfield about ways that families can support their children and adolescents. Meet Aroha the...

What is the role of psychological first aid in times of crisis? 🔊

Apr 20, 2020 | Science & Technology

What is the role of psychological first aid in times of crisis? Lillian Ng explores ways to support psychological wellbeing with Kerry Gibson and Zubeida Mahomedy. Lillian Ng is a Senior Lecturer in Psychological Medicine at the University of Auckland. Kerry Gibson is...

What is the risk of moral injury to frontline health workers? 🔊

Apr 13, 2020 | Politics & Society, Science & Technology

Lillian Ng explores with Monique Jonas and Phillipa Malpas the implications of moral distress and clinical decision making in the time of COVID-19. Lillian Ng is a Senior Lecturer in Psychological Medicine at the University of Auckland. Monique Jonas is a Senior...

What treatments are being developed to fight Covid-19?

Apr 7, 2020 | Science & Technology

By Ignacio López-Goñi Studies of numerous antiviral treatments and potential vaccines are already underway. Never has science advanced so much in such a short period of time to combat an epidemic. Just three months after China first notified the World Health...

How did coronavirus spread across the world?

Mar 18, 2020 | Science & Technology

By Beth Linas The virus apparently emerged in Wuhan, China. How does a virus that starts in one place spread around the world? The short answer is that we live in a global economy that includes frequent domestic and international travel, and viruses often hitch rides...

Should we be alarmed about the spread of COVID-19? 🔊

Mar 2, 2020 | Science & Technology

Global alarm is increasing around the growing spread of COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus. How did it begin? How dangerous is it? What needs to be done now to protect public health? Maria Armoudian speaks with Paul R. Hunter. Paul R. Hunter is a Professor of...

Misinfodemic: How serious is the new coronavirus pandemic?

Feb 4, 2020 | Science & Technology

By Helen Petousis-Harris How serious is the new coronavirus pandemic? Are we set for a global pandemic? Helen Petousis-Harris investigates. Just over a month ago the emergence of a previously unseen disease-causing virus was announced. It is officially called 2019...