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Plastics
Pioneers of plastic surgery: the story of Kiwi innovation over the war years (Part 3)
The story of New Zealand’s extraordinary influence on the evolution of plastic and maxillofacial surgery is one of innovation forged in adversity.
Plastics
Pioneers of plastic surgery: the story of Kiwi innovation over the war years (Part 2)
The groundbreaking work of this small group not only redefined surgical practice but also laid the foundation for a new medical specialty.
Plastics
Pioneers of plastic surgery: the story of Kiwi innovation over the war years (Part 1)
For a country as small as Aotearoa New Zealand, its impact on the global evolution of plastic and reconstructive surgery has been truly extraordinary.
Trailblazers
Professor Sir Graham (Mont) Liggins
Milestones in foetal lung development and prenatal medicine.
Telling Science
Listening to the Chest – is the Stethoscope Obsolete?
With advancing technology, has the stethoscope become obsolete?
Brave Hearts
Heart Surgery in New Zealand: The Dramatic Evolution of a Lifesaving Specialty (Part 3)
The history of heart surgery in New Zealand (part 3).
Brave Hearts
Heart Surgery in New Zealand: The Dramatic Evolution of a Lifesaving Specialty (Part 2)
The history of heart surgery in New Zealand (part 2).
Brave Hearts
Heart Surgery in New Zealand: The Dramatic Evolution of a Lifesaving Specialty (Part 1)
The history of heart surgery in New Zealand (part 1).
Brave Hearts
A Pioneering Heart Surgeon
A groundbreaking kiwi cardiac surgeon began mending broken hearts by stopping them dead.
Brave Hearts
Shocking the heart
The heart is a pump, but what makes the pump work?
Epidemics Aotearoa
Who knew what poo could do
What can wastewater tell us about the nation's health?
Brave Hearts
Pump it up
Your heart is a pump, so how exactly does it work?
Brave Hearts
Heart-stopping moments
A groundbreaking kiwi cardiac team began mending broken hearts by stopping them dead.
Epidemics Aotearoa
­­­Covid-19 v the Spanish­­ Flu
How do Covid-19 and the 1918 Spanish Flu compare?
Plastics
Ink: the first incision - planning a plastic surgical operation
Of all surgical disciplines, plastic surgery demands the greatest degree of innovation to effectively address the conditions it seeks to correct.
Telling Science
The home birth kit: medical object spotlight
On display at Northland Medical Museum is this fascinating object: a home birth kit, offering a window into the world of birthing in times gone by.
Plastics
Planning is of the essence: a summary of reconstructive surgery techniques (Part 3)
Take a trip through the centuries and the evolution of surgical techniques to the life-giving work of today’s plastic and reconstructive surgeons (Part 3).
Plastics
Planning is of the essence: a summary of reconstructive surgery techniques (Part 2)
Take a trip through the centuries and the evolution of surgical techniques to the life-giving work of today’s plastic and reconstructive surgeons (Part 2).
Plastics
Planning is of the essence: a summary of reconstructive surgery techniques (Part 1)
Take a trip through the centuries and the evolution of surgical techniques to the life-giving work of today’s plastic and reconstructive surgeons.
Latest & New
Why you should love a leech: bloodletting’s modern revival
Once considered a symbol of old-fashioned quackery, the leech is having the ultimate medical comeback.
Sound & Vision
Against the Odds: New Zealand’s first women doctors
The women who battled prejudice and indifference to become doctors.
Telling Science
The Doctor’s bag: Dr Eleanor Baker McLaglan
Health camp advocate, house surgeon, rural doctor, and advocate for children’s health.
Telling Science
Northland Medical Museum: pneumothorax machines
Artificial pneumothorax machines and the development of a treatment for Tuberculosis.
Sound & Vision
Auckland Medical History Society Founders' Lecture - Sir William Liley, the father of fetal medicine
A lecture presented as part of the Auckland Medical History Society's annual programme.
Sound & Vision
Interview with Sir Brian Barratt-Boyes
An interview with Sir Brian Barratt Boyes – pioneer heart surgeon.
Our Pandemic
Coronaviruses explained
We've heard a lot about coronaviruses, but what exactly are they?
Epidemics Aotearoa
Transmission  trackers
Following the trail of Covid-19. ‍An epidemiologist explains.
Telling Science
What is a virus and how does it work?
Do you know your viruses from your bacteria?