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The Christchurch clinic will shut up shop after a short, five-month run. A patient has concerns about the impact the closure will have on her health.
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The Christchurch clinic will shut up shop after a short, five-month run. A patient has concerns about the impact the closure will have on her health. Keep Reading
We lack good evidence on how effective restrictions are. But simple maths shows that, in the long term, the prevalence of Covid-19 is quite difficult to budge. Keep Reading
In the fortnight since Aotearoa scrapped the isolation rule a new highly-mutated Covid-19 variant has scientists on alert overseas. What do we know? Keep Reading
Scientists warn that if farming practices don't change, climate change could push us into the next great plant pandemic. Keep Reading
The downstream impacts will reverberate indefinitely. Keep Reading
Explainer - The last remaining Covid-19 mandates have been dropped by the government, so what does this mean for Kiwis now? RNZ is here to clear it all up. Keep Reading
The hundreds of Covid-19 deaths, thousands of hospitalisations and tens of thousands of Long Covid patients won't disappear just because the country has plugged its ears to the virus. Keep Reading
After three-and-a-half years, the final Covid-19 restrictions are being removed. Keep Reading
As COVID cases rise once again, we are unprepared for the "mass disabling" event caused by long COVID Keep Reading
The World Health Organization has declared a new sub-variant of Covid called EG.5 - unofficially named "Eris" - a variant of interest and is asking countries to monitor it as cases grow globally. Keep Reading
"It's probably everywhere and if it isn't everywhere, it'll be everywhere." Keep Reading
Researchers have found a link between the FOXP4 gene and the occurrence of what's known as long COVID. The finding could lead to a better understanding of a condition that affects millions. Keep Reading
While the rate of burnout experienced in the workforce has fallen since the height of the pandemic, new research shows it remains nearly three times higher than pre-COVID levels. Keep Reading
Broadcast journalist Joy Reid is among the thousands of Kiwis to have been diagnosed with Long Covid, but what is the latest research and how is New Zealand managing the condition? Keep Reading
Conspiracy theorists have been exaggerating the link between COVID vaccines and heart problems. Here are the facts Keep Reading
Of the new cases, 1844 were reinfections - close to half. Keep Reading
World leading immunologist Professor Danny Altmann has declared the future burden of long COVID to be "so large as to be unfathomable". He has published a scientific review of long COVID in Nature, asserting if 10% of acute infections lead to persistent symptoms, up to 400 million people could be in need of support for long COVID worldwide. While the Australian government has allocated $50m for long COVID research, in New Zealand there has been zero investment for bio-medical long COVID research to understand and treat the condition. Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, Department of Immunology and Inflammation at Imperial College London, Professor Altmann has been studying T cells for four decades, and is interested in why people suffer debilitating consequences so long after COVID infection. Keep Reading
The tourism sector is being told it needs better strategy, more investment and must be prepared for takeovers if it is to thrive, post-Covid. Keep Reading
Researchers hope a newly launched registry will quantify the burden of long Covid in Aotearoa New Zealand. Keep Reading
Covid revealed a powerful tool in fighting outbreaks: wastewater surveillance. Keep Reading
There have been 6578 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand over the past week, and 21 further deaths. Keep Reading
Since the dust settled on the pandemic, personal choice has replaced government mandates. So which of our COVID-19 habits did we keep, and which have we let slide? Keep Reading
OPINION: New Zealand’s response to Covid-19 was strong compared with other countries, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t reflect on what was done and why. Keep Reading
The numbers cover the week from Monday, June 19 to Sunday, June 25. Keep Reading
Genetic research out of the Liggins Institute sheds light on how serious Covid-19 infections can activate other health conditions. Keep Reading
WHO says the pandemic is over. A disaster resilience professor says the U.S. has not recovered – and may never Keep Reading
Research shows that knowing about the nocebo effect – the 'evil twin' of the placebo effect – means you are less likely to experience negative side effects of drugs or treatments, says Dr Kate MacKrill Keep Reading
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The latest collected news from around Aotearoa New Zealand and globally, digging beyond the usual news websites. The current main focus is on Covid-19 recovery. Keep Reading