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Bits+Bytes: is your iPhone being throttled?
Scrutiny of Apple intentionally slowing down iPhone performance heats up; more fallout from the world’s biggest hardware fault; gaming addiction now officially a mental disorder; and the Chinese… Audio
WHO forced to cancel Mugabe appointment
The World Health Organisation has revoked the appointment of Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador following a widespread outcry.
WHO reconsiders Mugabe's appointment
The new head of the World Health Organisation is rethinking a plan to appoint Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador.
Top scientists mystified over EPA stance on herbicide
The Environmental Protection Authority's competence has been called into question after it dismissed the finding of World Health Organisation experts that glyphosate is probably carcinogenic to…
WHO & the battle to keep the world healthy
It's a choice that will affect the health of hundreds of millions of people in the developing world, the vote for WHO's director general of the World Health Organisation. The election takes place in… Audio
Support worker pulls out of Olympics over Zika fears
A New Zealand Olympic support worker has decided not to go to the Olympics in Brazil because of fears of contracting the Zika virus.
Olympics should proceed despite Zika threat - NZ expert
The World Health Organisation is right to advise pushing forward with the Rio Olympics, a disease expert says. Audio
WHO declares Zika a global health emergency
The World Health Organisation has declared the Zika outbreak a global health emergency at a special meeting in Geneva. Audio
WHO declares Zika virus outbreak a global health emergency
The World Health Organisation has declared the Zika virus outbreak a Global Health Emergency. Audio
Zika emergency talks take place in Geneva
The World Health Organisation has declared the Zika virus outbreak a Global Health Emergency, following emergency talks in Geneva. Audio
WHO expects Zika virus to affect 3 to 4 million people
WHO director general, Margaret Chan, says the spread of the mosquito-borne disease has gone from a mild threat to one of alarming proportions. Audio
WHO research on misuse of antibiotics
A study across 12 countries by the World Health Organisation shows two thirds of people mistakenly believe antiobiotics can cure the common cold and flu, which the WHO says is a global health crisis… Audio
Teeth Talk
Editor of Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, Prof. Murray Thomson from University of Otago is armed to the teeth with toothy tales - today it's about oral cancer, which is the sixth most… Audio
Bacon kills?
Could eating too much bacon kill you? Sarah Boseley, the health editor of the Guardian, has been following the story in Europe and the US. Also Professor Ian Shaw of The University of Canterbury has… Audio
Processed meats classed as carcinogens by World Health Organisation
The World Health Organisation says processed meats - such as bacon, sausages and ham - do cause cancer. Audio
Pacific students, teachers call on WHO to help prevent obesity
Students and teachers from around the region are calling on the WHO to help change local policies that would prevent obesity. Audio
WHO 'unfit to deal with global emergencies' : report
A report on the Ebola outbreak, which has killed more than eleven thousand people in West Africa, has concluded that the World Health Organisation lacks the capacity and culture to deal with global… Audio
WHO: Global response to Ebola inadequate
The World Health Organisation says the global response to the Ebola virus was inadequate mishandled. Audio
WHO discusses progress on Ebola vaccines and treatments
Nyka Alexander is a spokesperson on Ebola for the World Health Organisation, the United Nations health agency. Audio
Is WHO right about how Ebola is transmitted?
European Union foreign ministers thrashed out measures to help halt Ebola's deadly spread overnight as Nigeria - Africa's most populous country - was declared free of the disease. Audio
