Articles by Dr%20Michelle%20Dickinson
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Dr Bryan Betty: Cryptosporidium stomach infections
Saturday, 13 April 2024, 1:18PMWhat is cryptosporidium and what does it do? - It’s a parasite found in the gut of infected people. Also, animals such as...
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Dr Bryan Betty: Middle Ear Infections in Children
Saturday, 2 March 2024, 11:56AMWhat is a ‘middle ear’ infection? - One of the most common infections that occur in children. - By school age most children...
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Dr Bryan Betty: Cervical Smears
Saturday, 10 February 2024, 2:03PMWhy is cervical screening important? - In NZ approx. 180 to 190 women get cervical cancer every year. - Up to 80% have...
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Give the mental health of your business a WOF
Saturday, 10 February 2024, 1:32PMThe start of a new year is often a good time to check in on how your business is going. Just like we’d take our car in for...
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The importance of yearly check-ups
Saturday, 20 January 2024, 12:38PMWhy bother with a yearly check-up? - Prevention is better than cures. - There are many things that we may not be aware...
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Muriel Newman: The state of democracy
Thursday, 4 January 2024, 7:11AMAs we reflect on last year’s change in government, what the past six years have taught us is just how fragile democracy really...
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Muriel Newman: We are witnessing a remarkable turnaround in New Zealand politics
Friday, 1 December 2023, 12:18PMThe Coalition agreement entered into by National, Act and New Zealand First reflects the first three-party coalition deal...
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Muriel Newman: The Radicalisation of Parliament
Monday, 13 November 2023, 2:32PMParliament has not even been sworn in, but already the Greens, the Maori Party, and Labour, are demonstrating levels of radicalism...
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Dr Bryan Betty: Urinary Tract Infections
Saturday, 30 September 2023, 12:30PMWhat is a urinary tract infection and who gets them? -Referred to as a bladder infection or cystitis -Bacteria gets...
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The Five Ways to Wellbeing
Saturday, 23 September 2023, 12:18PMMental Health Awareness Week is upon us, and Dr Dougal Sutherland has five ways to wellbeing to offer, plus some potential...
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Dr Bryan Betty: Gallstones
Saturday, 9 September 2023, 12:36PMWhat are gallstones? Gall bladder: sits under the liver. Stores and concentrates bile: fluid made in liver which helps...
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Dr. Bryan Betty: Cataracts and what we can do about them
Saturday, 17 June 2023, 11:25AMCataracts Very common as get older. 400,000 thought to be living with cataracts Not treated can lead to blindness How...
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Bryan Betty: Recovery after a knee replacement
Saturday, 27 May 2023, 11:35AMWhy do we do knee replacements? For advanced arthritis of knee – basically when it wears out. Pain stiffness, poor mobility,...
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Nanogirl on why desk jobs can be just as tiring as manual labour
Sunday, 14 August 2022, 1:03PMThis week we are going to talk about why desk jobs might be just as exhausting as manual labour jobs! Published this week...
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Govt MP blows whistle on 'rampant' Parliament bullying, takes aim at official
Thursday, 11 August 2022, 4:06PMOPINION Much has been said this week about bullying and the abysmal culture of our political parties who, in my opinion,...
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Nanogirl on how self-driving cars might need a gender setting
Sunday, 7 August 2022, 11:04AMThis week we are talking self-driving cars and how they might need a gender setting on them! Anyone who has bought a new...
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Nanogirl talks the science of flipping burgers
Sunday, 31 July 2022, 10:53AMWe are talking burgers…. When you cook a burger do you flip it once, lots of times or never? There are lots of theories...
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Nanogirl on eating with your hands and chewing with your mouth open may improve food taste
Sunday, 24 July 2022, 11:10AMThis week we are chatting about science that I can't personally get involved with - the research that shows that touching...
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Nanogirl on the wine bottle effect
Sunday, 17 July 2022, 11:35AMHave you ever stood in front of a row of wine bottles at the supermarket wondering which one to buy? Well this week science...
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Nanogirl on science proving being 'hangry' is a real thing
Sunday, 10 July 2022, 11:01AMThis week we are talking 'being hangry' because for the first time science has proved that it's a thing! Hangry - a term...
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Health
'Not a matter of if but when': Doctor raises alarm about diphtheria in NZ children
Thursday, 7 July 2022, 3:17PMOPINION: New South Wales just reported its first two cases of diphtheria in decades. Both in unvaccinated kids. Vaccine-preventable...
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Dr Michelle Dickinson: Nanogirl on developments in xenotransplantation
Sunday, 15 May 2022, 11:33AMCan we talk about the follow up of a story we had previously discussed? A couple of months ago we chatted about the first...
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New research shows half of drinkers cannot tell if they’re too drunk to drive
Sunday, 12 December 2021, 12:00PMIt's the season to be merry, and with the new traffic light system even Aucklanders are back in the bars with Christmas parties...
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Dr Michelle Dickinson: Nanogirl on ducklings and fluid dynamics
Sunday, 5 December 2021, 11:21AMI can't turn this one down - it's ducklings! Have you ever noticed when you see ducklings on the water they all line up...