New Horizons

Conversations with the scientists, specialists and everyday people at the frontier of medicine and the human spirit.

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Scientists

Childhood cancer, measuring lives in years, not dollars

The mutations that drive childhood cancers are different from those driving adult cancers, yet children still rely heavily on drugs and treatments repurposed from adult treatments. These...

Antoine De Weck

Auckland, New Zealand

31:21

People

Hope, humour and courage in the face of cancer

Brian tells the story of his wife Suzanne's journey with a rare form of lung cancer. He shares the roller coaster of events, and how they coped together during the seven months from her...

Brian Watson

Auckland, New Zealand

27:34

People

Finding a way through multiple sclerosis by helping others

During her 15-year journey with MS, the qualification Belinda undertook to help others has also helped her. Before developing MS, Belinda studied psychological science and sociology,...

Belinda Lawrence

Melbourne, Australia

21:29

People

Look forward, keep doing what you love

In a search and rescue job where people's lives depended on him, Dene talks about the coping strategies he developed after experiencing a stroke and, later, a heart attack. He explains how...

Dene Duthie

Auckland, New Zealand

20:54

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Heather Melville Robertson

Host & Producer · Auckland, New Zealand

Through New Horizons, Heather brings you awareness of emerging possibilities for serious and chronic illnesses.

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