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Sunaina Born, R1 News Reporter
Sports recovery programmes that menstrual cycles into account
In the past, recovery regimes for athletes that menstruate have followed the same guidelines as athletes who don’t. Physiotherapist and PhD student, Emma O’Loughlin has conducted a study that looks at how the menstrual cycle affects rehabilitation after an ACL injury.
Review Your Poo: Gut health and cancer detection
Bowel Cancer is the 2nd highest cause of cancer death in New Zealand. The Gut Foundation encourages New Zealand to Review their Poo for a month so that they can detect any unusual changes. Sunaina Born talks to Otago University Professor Richard Gearry about monitoring your bowel movements and the different ranges of normal.
83% of lawyers report mental health suffering from workplace stresses
The newly-formed Aotearoa Legal Workers' Union has just released a new report that finds that lawyers are suffering under high workloads, stressful subject matter, and bullying by senior staff, with 83% of respondents reporting their mental health deteriorating due to workplace conditions.
Co-President Isabella Lenihan-Ikin talks to Sunaina Born about this report and the unique role of the union.
New HIV vaccine using RNA technology
The National Institute of Health has just launched a phase one clinical trial evaluating three experimental HIV vaccines based on a messenger RNA technology.
The new HIV vaccine is set to follow the same guidelines and science as the Covid-19 vaccine.
Sunaina Born spoke to Professor Kurt Krause, a virologist at the University of Otago, who is currently looking into HIV research.
