Long Covid
The invisible victims of the pandemic
Long Covid sufferers feel they've been abandoned by health authorities and the government.
Court dismisses Air NZ appeal over Covid-19 compensation to crew member
A former Air NZ flight attendant who fell ill with Covid-19 while helping people get home between New Zealand and China during lockdown has achieved a milestone in his fight for compensation.
‘This isn’t a life’: The crushing burden of Long Covid
The first authoritative NZ research reveals the heartbreaking impact of Long Covid on patients' lives, Newsroom's Marc Daalder reports.
'Covid is not done with us': Coronavirus and its impact on immunity
Covid infections are putting people at higher risk of diabetes, strokes, heart disease and other long-term illnesses - but experts warn it may be decades before the full impact is known.
300,000 cases of long Covid: study
New research conducted for the Ministry of Health estimates around 300 thousand New Zealanders may have Long Covid, and reccomends the establishment of dedicated long Covid clinics around the country… Audio
'Omicron was not mild for those suffering Long Covid' – immunologist Dr Anna Brooks
The term 'Long Covid' was coined in May 2020 but the virus became a pandemic before the most common post-viral condition was taken seriously. Dr Anna Brooks explores what we now know about it. Audio
Doctors aim to understand long Covid's similarities to chronic fatigue syndrome
Researchers can now explain how long-term diseases chronic fatigue syndrome and long-Covid develop in the body. Audio
Cognitive impact of long Covid laid bare
We know the symptoms of long Covid include things like memory problems and 'brain fog.' But one of the most rigorous examinations of the long-term cognitive impacts of severe Covid has unveiled some… Audio
How to tackle the Long Covid threat, and how not to
Opinion - A post-viral disease afflicting up to 40,000 New Zealanders could teach us valuable lessons in how to look after Long Covid patients - and how not to.
The Week in Detail: Long Covid, debt, extradition and diplomacy
This week on The Detail we've tackled New Zealand's "complex and convoluted" extradition laws and the looming threat of Long Covid in the employment sphere - and much more. Whakarongo mai to any… Audio
What happens if you’ve got long Covid and can’t work?
Research suggests anywhere between 10 and 30 percent of people who get Covid-19 end up developing Long Covid. What happens if that impacts your ability to work? Audio
Professor Gary McLean on Omicron and its variants
Kiwi Gary McLean is a professor in molecular immunology at London Metropolitan University and a researcher with Imperial College. Professor McLean is back with us for an update on all the latest… Audio
Covid-19 update with Dr Andrew Read
Will Covid-19 become an endemic, more agreeably mild virus that we just have to be wary of every winter, like the flu, or - as exemplified by the new XE variant - is this the coronavirus warming up… Audio
Long Covid: Sufferers warn of virus' long-term impacts
Long Covid sufferers and researchers are calling for urgent support and warning employers to start planning for the possibility that the virus could impact their workforce in ways they have not… Audio
Covid-19 update with Professor Michael Baker
Professor Michael Baker is back with us for a Covid-19 update. He discusses reservations about the mandates coming off tomorrow, trial data on booster shots for 12-17 year olds, and whether New… Audio
Covid-19 update with Professor Gary McLean
Professor Gary McLean discusses the developing Omicron threat, the possibility of another bad mutation arriving, and the chances of getting Omicron more than once - especially for people who are under… Audio
Prof Gary McLean on the rise and (eventual) fall of Omicron
We may think we have a handle on the Omicron variant, but are we sure? People are certainly being hospitalised, and some are dying, albeit thankfully in low numbers. Professor Gary McLean joins the… Audio
Similarities between long-haul Covid and ME Chronic Fatigue Syn
New research is investigating similarities between long-haul Covid and ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. University of Otago's Emeritus Professor Warren Tate and his team are examining the molecular… Audio
Long Covid issues continuing to mount
Just under a year ago, the University of Oxford's Dr Maxime Taquet joined the show to discuss the lingering impact Covid-19 was having, including the fact that one in five survivors went on to be… Audio
Dr Richard Webby: 'We'll all catch Covid-19 eventually'
The Coronavirus is here forever. This is how we live with it. That was the rather foreboding headline from a recent article in The Atlantic which quoted a number of leading medical authorities… Audio
