Clinical Trials
Reports of fatalites as Hurricane Milton pounds Florida
The storm, which reduced from category 5 overnight, made landfall at category 3 this afternoon south of Tampa bringing wind speeds close to 200km/h, flash flooding and has left over one million homes… Audio
What motivates people to sign up for clinical trials?
You may have heard the ads, asking for what are effectively human guinea pigs, people to help make medical research breakthroughs. They're after volunteers to take part in clinicial trials where they… Audio
Can you test your heart health by climbing stairs?
New research suggests that climbing four flights of stairs in less than a minute indicates good heart health. Dr. Gerry Devlin is a cardiologist and the Heart Foundation's Medical Director. He offers… Audio
Will we all get Covid-19 eventually?
New Zealand is free of Covid-19 community transmission thanks to our 'go hard and early' approach. But in the long run, will New Zealand still have huge numbers of people getting sick? Kiwi Dr Gary… Audio
The 'daunting process' of creating a Covid-19 vaccine
A vaccine for Covid-19 could be developed in the next 18 months, but it could be longer depending on how the virus mutates, the head of the Human Vaccines Project says Audio
Remdesivir looms as most likely Covid-19 drug
Remdesivir is being billed as the most promising Covid-19 drug by researchers. Andrew Joseph is a reporter at STAT covering health and medicine who has been looking into Remdesivir. Audio
Couple desperate to take terminally ill son to the US
Chris Gard and Connie Yates are battling to take their 11-month-old critically ill son Charlie to America for a clinical trial, and say they have the support of Donald Trump and the Pope. Video, Audio
Clinical trials: Should patients be better protected?
A legal expert is warning people joining clinical trials funded by drug firms that they might wind up out of pocket if they get injured during a trial. Audio
Copying nature to find new drugs
Margaret Brimble has been awarded the Marsden Medal for developing new drugs from natural bioactive substances. One of her new drugs is being fast-tracked in clinical trials. Audio
Who does medical trials?
Medical trials depend on people being prepared to try new drugs or to take part in experimental procedures which may not help them now, but might help others in the future. There are many reason not… Audio
