Multiple Sclerosis
Living well after a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis
Professor George Jelinek was 45 and at the peak of a distinguished medical career, when he was diagnosed with MS - the disease which had destroyed his mother's life. At the time, he was a Professor of… Audio
The key role morning light plays in our health
A lack of sunshine means your immune system doesn't work as well, and your defence mechanisms suffer similarly. Professor Steve Jones explains the role light plays in our health, and why we need to go… Audio
MS suffers get better drug access in Australia - study
A new study is highlighting significant health inequities between New Zealanders living with multiple sclerosis and their Australian counterparts.
The study found that Australians with the… Audio
Man denied treatment for MS because he couldn't walk 500m
A man living with multiple sclerosis says Pharmac denied funding for his medication because he was unable to walk more than 500m - one of the criteria patients and advocates say needs to be… Audio
Pharmac funding of MS drugs "restrictive & cruel"
Multiple Sclerosis New Zealand says Pharmac is denying hundreds of patients essential medication by applying overly restrictive criteria, and even withdrawing funding for drugs if a person's condition… Audio
Man makes miraculous recovery from Multiple Sclerosis
The Carterton man went overseas for the nearly $200,000 treatment and has made a miraculous recovery. Audio
Man makes miraculous recovery from Multiple Sclerosis
Risky, $200,000 treatment in Singapore has paid off for Carterton man Nick Perkins, who has made a miraculous recovery from Multiple Sclerosis. Video, Audio
Science news: MS gene therapy & electric eels
Gene therapy could potentially stop the progression of MS or multiple sclerosis; and a new study shows that a decent-sized eel can deliver an electric shock ten times more powerful than a TASER. Audio
Nick Allen - Mastering Mountains
As a child, Nick Allen had a map of Mount Everest pinned to the ceiling above his bed. It was always his dream to one day climb it. But after he developed Multiple Sclerosis shortly after his 21st… Audio
The immune system - when does a friend become an enemy?
Professor of Immunology at Victoria University Anne La Flamme has spent over 20 years researching auto-immunity, or what can cause the immune system to attack its own healthy cells and tissues. She… Audio
Your microbiome and brain health
It seems like the colony of bacteria living inside our gut has never been so important! Previous studies have revealed links between the composition of this microbiome and our mood, how likely mothers… Audio
Publicly funded MS drugs to be made available
Thousands of people battling the incurable neurological disease multiple sclerosis, or MS, could benefit from two drugs that will be fully publicly funded from Monday.
New Zealand Society
A Milton man, Andrew Williamson, is shifting from the speedway to the world of ride on lawnmower racing. As Katy Gosset found, his diagnosis of multiple sclerosis hasn't slowed him down. Audio
Dance with a difference
exploring one's own fears while adjusting to life with multiple sclerosis - Restless Dance Theatre artistic director and ballet dancer Michelle Ryan on returning to the stage for Intimacy... Audio
One In Five for 5 October 2014
For Sharyn Hildreth having MS has meant often needing to have a 'plan B'. Directing plays rather than acting in them has become her latest 'plan B'. Sharyn is one of 4000 New Zealanders who live with… Audio
Naked Science: Ebola and multiple sclerosis
Naked Science with Dr Chris Smith. With the spread of ebola, is it too late for a vaccine? And funding for a pre-clinical trial for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. Audio
Antipsychotics as Treatment for MS
Victoria University immunologist Laura Green won the 2014 Zonta Science Award for research on using antipsychotic drugs to treat MS. Audio
Antipsychotics as Treatment for MS
Victoria University immunologist Laura Green won the 2014 Zonta Science Award for research on using antipsychotic drugs to treat MS.
Audio