Bev Lawton
Call for free screening in bid to eradicate cervical cancer
There is a renewed call for universal free cervical cancer screening in a bid to eradicate the disease. The State of Cancer report released yesterday shows Aotearoa has not meet its cervical screening… Audio
Is our cervical cancer vaccine rate at risk from Covid scepticism?
Emile Donovan speaks to Professor Bev Lawton ONZM, the founder and director of the National Centre for Women's Health Research Aotearoa, and the 2025 New Zealander of the Year. Audio
Calls for government to fully fund menopause consultations
A women's health advocate wants to the government to fully fund menopause consultations. It follows a Checkpoint story about an Auckland woman who was told a GP menopause consultation to discuss… Audio
New Zealander of the Year Bev Lawton
Excellence was celebrated this week with the announcement of the new Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year. Professor Bev Lawton (Ngati Porou) is a pioneer in women's health. Audio
Women's health expert Bev Lawton
From November 1st, Pharmac will fully fund Estrogel, which currently costs at least $40 a month. Professor Bev Lawton talks about the impact. Audio
New cervical self test a 'game changer' but is funding being cut?
A new self test to detect cervical cancer is being hailed as a game changer, but those in the sector fear funding cuts will undermine it. Audio
New cervical screening test vastly better to counterpart - researcher
The director of Te Tātai Hauora o Hine, the Centre for Women's Health Research at Victoria University, wants a less invasive cervical screening test rolled out as soon as possible.
The government has… Audio
New cervical screening test will save lives, but won't fix everything - Māori health workers
Health workers at the frontline of fighting terrible rates of cervical cancer among Māori say a new, easier test, will save lives but isn't a one-stop fix.
The government will introduce a type of… Audio
Cervical self-test could save lives - research
New research has reinforced previous studies that a self-administered cervical test could save women's lives.
About 900 women from the Te Tai Tokerau Northland region were involved in the new… Audio
Doctors want self-testing cervical smear rolled out
Doctors are pleading with the Ministry of Health to ditch a "substandard" cervical screening test, saying its costing lives.
They want a new, more accurate test that women can do themselves but a… Audio
Delays to cervical self-screening tests lead to more cancer
Doctors are pleading with the Ministry of Health not to further delay a cervical cancer self-screening test they say will save lives. The test for the virus which causes the cancer, is much less… Audio
Cervical cancer - smearing smears
A prominent women's health expert says women are needlessly getting cervical cancer. Audio
Menopause 7 - your questions
Dr Bev Lawton answers your questions about peri-menopause, insomnia and how drinking caffeine and alcohol affects hot flushes. Audio
Menopause: Part 6 - HRT
We look at the different varieties of hormone replacement therapy or HRT available on the market with Dr Bev Lawton. She's Director of the Wellington Menopause Clinic, the director of the Women's… Audio
Menopause: Part 5 - Bioidentical Hormones
Women take bioidentical hormones because they're supposedly a natural, safer, personalised alternative to conventional HRT. But are they really? Menopause specialist Dr Bev Lawton has a warning. Audio
Menopause: Part 4 - HRT alternatives
From SSRIs to black cohosh, we look at some of the alternatives to Hormone Replacement Therapy with menopause specialist Dr Bev Lawton. Audio
Menopause: Part 3 - hormone replacement therapy
What is HRT? Director of the Women's Health Research Centre at the University of Otago, menopause expert Bev Lawton on the risks and benefits of taking HRT during menopause. Audio
Menopause: Part 1
Exploring menopause symptoms, treatments and the science with Dr Bev Lawton, the Director of the Women's Health Research Centre at the University of Otago. Audio
Menopause: Part 1 - symptoms and treatments
Exploring menopause symptoms, treatments and the science with Dr Bev Lawton, the Director of the Women's Health Research Centre at the University of Otago Audio
Failure to notice blood poisoning in pregnant women
As many as 40% of pregnant women who end up in intensive care because of blood loss or blood poisoning are there because doctors and midwives failed to pick up signs of trouble early enough. Audio
