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Covid-19 and care homes: the myths and realities
4 May 2020
Opinion: NZ must remove the stigma from aged care homes and fund them properly, write experts from the Te Ārai Palliative Care and End of Life Research Group.
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Keep calm and carry on drinking: alcohol industry’s message during Covid-19
1 May 2020
Opinion: Alcohol safety campaigns may encourage us to 'drink normal' during lockdown - but what effect does this have when our 'normal' is heavy drinking? Dr Nicki Jackson analyses these campaigns.
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What science says about household chaos
1 May 2020
Every household with children faces the daily experience of chaos and sometimes, hopefully, a semblance of order. To study this universal phenomenon researchers have devised the CHAOS (Confusion, Hubbub and Order) scale to measure household chaos and order.
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Why getting tested quickly matters so much
30 April 2020
Opinion: Even after weeks of lockdown, people are still testing positive. Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles explains why that is – and why getting tested swiftly if you have symptoms is really important.
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Magic numbers and the mystery of Covid-19 silent spread
29 April 2020
Opinion: A study in Santa Clara, California, suggested 50 times as many as the confirmed number of cases. Reports from New York headlined 2.7 million people in the state having had coronavirus. Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles explains why you should take these findings with a scoop of salt.
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What’s driving the lockdown protests over Covid-19?
28 April 2020
Opinion: Protests over Covid-19 lockdowns have erupted around the world, but what's causing them? Robert Bartholomew explores what history tells us about epidemics and civil unrest.
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Welcome to alert level three. Now let’s finish what we started.
28 April 2020
Opinion: After five weeks in the strict Covid-19 lockdown of alert level four, New Zealand today begins life in a less stringent version, alert level three. In a message to New Zealanders, Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles warns this may be the trickiest phase yet.
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What do we mean when we talk about the ‘elimination’ of Covid-19?
24 April 2020
Opinion: New Zealand is pursuing an ‘elimination’ strategy to counter the coronavirus pandemic. But that word, as with many terms in science, is not necessarily the same as its common usage, explains Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles.
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What we know about children and Covid-19
23 April 2020
Opinion: A lot of people are very reasonably concerned about the implications of schools and early childhood education reopening. Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles explains what the latest studies can tell us about the risks.
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Just how widespread is Covid-19 in people with no symptoms?
22 April 2020
Stories from Iceland and the United States report that 50-60% of people who tested positive for Covid-19 were asymptomatic. But the numbers may not be what they first seem, Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles discovered.
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New TV special brings healthy lifestyle to older New Zealanders
22 April 2020
Leading researchers and health professionals from across the country have come together to develop TVNZ One’s new ‘Healthy for Life’ programme to keep our older people healthy, active and safe at home.
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'Crazy' idea leads to brain disease breakthrough
21 April 2020
How a hunch led to a new way to grow human brain cells to investigate an array of challenging disorders.
