Anaesthesia
Anaesthesia and Childbirth
Marking National Anaesthesia Day on Monday we talk to Dr Morgan Edwards, obstetric anaesthetist at North Shore hospital.about anaesthesia and having a baby. Video, Audio
Vanessa Beavis: How NZ hospitals prepared for Covid-19
Dr Vanessa Beavis was on the frontline of the planning and preparation that took place in New Zealand hospitals as they readied themselves for Covid-19 patients. She's a consultant at Auckland… Audio
Dr Andrew Klein: Catching the fraudsters in medical research
Dr Andrew Klein explains how the medical research sector can clean up the scientific record and get rid of "fake data". Audio
The benefits of regional anaesthesia
Kathryn Ryan speaks to Dr James Cameron about regional anaesthesia, a procedure where drugs are injected near nerve centres to numb a particular area of the body like an arm or leg. He says it has… Audio
The history of Anaesthesia
Before the 1840's, if someone needed an operation they needed to be held down by a group of strong men. That all changed in 1847, when doctors discovered an anaesthetic that could render patients… Audio, Gallery
New anaesthesia tech afforable for developing countries
A portable anaesthesia machine is being described as a game-changer for rural areas in developing countries.
Shining a light on our biological clock
Guy Warman, at the University of Auckland, explores how anaesthesia affects the body's biological clock and whether light therapy could help reduce sleep disruption post surgery. Audio