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Dr Sanja Jelic: The link between sleep and heart health
A new report has highlighted what happens in the body if we cut short our sleep - even over a short period. Sanja Jelic is the director of the Center for Sleep Medicine at Columbia and professor of… Audio
Science: New Omicron variants, and the longest-recorded Covid infection
Science commentator Dr Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn with an update on the new BA.4 and BA.5 variants of Omicron which appear to be behind a new wave of Covid cases in South Africa. The longest-ever… Audio
Frontal Fatigue: how technology is overstressing our brain
In his trailblazing new book, Frontal Fatigue: The Impact of Modern Life and Technology on Mental Illness, Dr Mark Rego examines why mental illness and stress are skyrocketing alongside technology. Audio
What if the food advice we know is wrong?
A new study out of Sweden says decades of official dairy wisdom is incorrect, suggesting dairy fats can actually protect us against heart attack and stroke. Dr Ali Hill runs the rule over some of the… Audio
How longer working hours are killing us
Long working hours led to 745,000 deaths from stroke and heart disease in 2016 - a 29 percent rise since 2000, according to new research from the WHO and the International Labour Organisation. The… Audio
Extreme chilli eating: 'People like watching others suffer'
Heat eight of the New Zealand Chilli Eating Champs takes place at Armageddon in Wellington this afternoon, with the ultimate 'pepper head' set to take home $1000. Organiser and hot sauce maker Clint… Audio
The real risks and health benefits of cold-water swimming
Cold-water swimmers have long been known for espousing the benefits of cold-water dips. But is it all good? New Scientist writer and ex-Antarctic biologist Alison George has investigated whether… Audio
Match Fit helping to break down mental health barriers
Alex Flint is currently putting a group of former All Blacks through their paces in TV3's Match Fit show. He joins the show to discuss the Match Fit experience and the positive impact the series is… Audio
Study casts doubt on the need for many heart procedures
A new study out of the US suggests that stent procedures and bypass operations may not only be unnecessary for people with severe but stable heart diseases, but they could actually be causing more… Audio
NZ's heart-breaker: rheumatic fever rates on the rise
Rheumatic fever rates are on the rise. Philippa Tolley talks to those living with this heart-damaging auto-immune disease and to those left behind. Video, Audio
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Inside Health: the BBC podcast taking a close look at medical advice
Every week, the latest medical treatments, clinical trials, food, drug and supplement recommendations fill the media... and it seems we have a boundless appetite for advice on how to live a longer… Audio
John Hellemans and Andrea Hewitt: a special bond
John Hellemans is a top sports doctor, elite triathlete and coach who was the first to see something special in Olympic triathlete Andrea Hewitt. He was her original coach and she's now in her 13th… Audio, Gallery