Claire Kaplan, Author at Science Media Centre

Expert Reactions | Published: 06 October 202210 September 2024

Two new cases of monkeypox have spread within New Zealand’s community, as opposed to previous cases where people were likely […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 05 October 2022

Health data of hundreds of former international rugby union players has revealed a risk of neurodegenerative disease that’s 2.5 times […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 05 September 2022

A new report recommends several actions to reduce the harms of methamphetamine use in Aotearoa New Zealand, saying the evidence […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 25 August 2022

Short videos explaining the manipulation techniques commonly found in online misinformation may make people less susceptible to it, according to […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 17 August 2022

The UK has become the first country to approve an Omicron-specific booster jab for Covid-19. The recently approved vaccine, made […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 17 August 2022

New Zealand’s second Omicron wave might just be easing up, with the latest data showing we seem to be in […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 16 August 202219 August 2022

A long-lived atmospheric river is landing on New Zealand shores today, which NIWA says could lead to “well over a […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 09 July 202210 September 2024

Health authorities have confirmed the first case of monkeypox in New Zealand, calling its arrival on our shores “not unexpected” […]

In the News | Published: 23 June 2022

Tomorrow, Aotearoa New Zealand will officially commemorate Matariki with a public holiday for the first time. The midwinter rise of […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 21 June 2022

US health authorities have given the green light to mRNA Covid-19 vaccines for children under five and will be made […]