A practicing pharmacist and self-confessed “public health fanatic” has been awarded the 2016 New Zealand Science Journalism Fellowship. Meena Amso, […]
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Agriculture culprit behind methane rise – In the News
Increases in agriculture are the likely cause of a global rise in methane emissions over the last decade, according to […]
Continue readingFukushima and NZ: Five years later – Expert reaction
Five years on from the Fukushima meltdown, the SMC asks if we have seen any effects in New Zealand. And […]
Continue readingAlpine fault shifts greater than thought
The Alpine Fault running down the middle of the South Island has shifted more than previously thought. New research from […]
Continue readingPHARMAC needs funding boost – Dr Francis Hunter
Writing on Stuff.co.nz* the University of Auckland’s Dr Francis Hunter outlines the situation PHARMAC and the Government face over the […]
Continue readingZika virus may be be carried by mosquito found in NZ – Expert reaction
The Zika virus may be carried by a mosquito species found in New Zealand, according to preliminary results from Brazilian […]
Continue readingPossible sexual transmission of Zika virus – Expert reaction
The Ministry of Health has reported a case of possible sexual transmission of the Zika virus in New Zealand. A […]
Continue readingFailing food production to kill 500,000 in 2050 – Expert reaction
Unchecked climate change will hit food production so severely that an extra half a million people could die through changes […]
Continue readingPush for Keytruda funding – Expert reaction
Public pressure is growing for the Government to fund the melanoma drug Keytruda, listed as ‘low priority’ by drug funding […]
Continue readingRena remains on reef – In the News
The wreck of the Rena container ship, its equipment and contents will remain on the Astrolabe Reef where it was […]
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