Still in Level 4 in Auckland, testing is going down is that bad or good for lock down.
The latest symptoms to look for and why you should get tested with only mild symptoms.

 After a recent terrorist attack stabbing at a supermarket in New Zealand, John talks about how to help with a dangerous event, car accident, trauma, first on scene etc what you should do and things to look out for. 

Vaccine questions from people with different medical conditions, also a 27 year old with very loose stools what red flags to look out for.

Pregnant with low blood pressure, things to look out for and more on gestational diabetes.

How does waste water testing of covid work?

Plus rapid fire and heaps more.
 
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This podcast was originally broadcast on radio September 6th 2021.

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Back in lock down Dr John joins us via the internet, hes a bit worried about complacency
and people with mild symptoms not getting tested during this outbreak.

New Zealand's first case of death due to myocarditis after vaccine. Johns thoughts and 
analysis and more on side effects.

Mike stabbed himself in the hand, he asks John for his advice and if he treated himself correctly?

Richard doesn't have pubic hair, he's not hairy could he have delayed puberty?

A 74 year old listener has sore hips do they need hip replacement surgery? Also do medical professionals in New Zealand have to be vaccinated.

Plus rapid fire and heaps more.
 
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This podcast was originally broadcast on radio August 30th 2021.

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After a break in the show we are back but also back in lock down in New Zealand! Here comes the Delta variant triggering another lock down, we hear where we are at with the vaccination program what age groups are now eligible.

Someone with a strong pain in the shoulder that goes down in to the fingertips and under the collarbone, could it be connected to the neck?

Numbness on the outside of thigh when running and a shock of pain, is it a nerve?

How many covid swabs can John and his team run in one day and how do consults change during a lock down and tight restrictions.

How steroid injections can help carpal tunnel before surgery is needed.

Low libido and how to help and understand it.   

Plus rapid fire and heaps more.
 
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This podcast was originally broadcast on radio August 23rd 2021.

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Dr John joins us from managed isolation after returning victorious from England with the Black Caps cricket team, how was travelling in the covid world. 

A story about a kiwi lady who had a plastic toy up her nose for 37 years and rediscovered after a covid swab test. 

John talks about some of the things hes found in noses and ears.

A bruised hip after a bmx incident has left someone with numbness have this been misdiagnosed.

Someone who thinks they had a stroke who checked themselves out of hospital and the responsibility of the patient and the hospital. 

Plus rapid fire and heaps more.
 
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This podcast was originally broadcast on radio June 28th 2021.

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First up someone has a question about warts of the anus and its connection to HPV.
More questions about Back right hip pain, a guy wondering if he has a hernia, a guy with his flag pole on a weird angle, nasal polyps recovery, paroxetine alternatives for depression, clicking knees and heaps more?

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This podcast was originally broadcast on radio June 21st 2021.

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Dr John joins us from England on tour with the Blackcaps cricket team, the team is off to the world famous lords cricket grounds, John gives us a history lesson about the place.

We hear from man with a stiff neck and a pulsating neck muscles, could it be thyroid related?

Someone's got a rash the day after drinking alcohol, what does John think?

Tingling and numbness in fingers had a MRI but still no idea, what else could it be?

A man with pain in his testicle for a couple of months, why could that be a kidney stone?

Rapid fire and heaps more.

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This podcast was originally broadcast May 31th 2021.

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Dr John joins us after a historic Black Caps win, after a big party John joins us to answer your medical questions. 

Pain after appendix removal, how long will you feel pain in recovery.

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This podcast was originally broadcast June 15th 2021.

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Dr John joins us from via his hotel room in England, he's on tour with New Zealand's national cricket team The Black Caps, he's locked down apart from going to training and games so he joins us to answer more of your questions, we hear about his trip overseas and the testing protocols that you can expect for a touring international sport team. 

We hear from a man who after blood test results changed his entire lifestyle, but what did his results actually mean?

Chronic scratching, allergic reaction or scabies? 

A person who has cramping stomach pain and appendix removed years before.

Where do you get tested for dyslexia?

And heaps more!  

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This podcast was originally broadcast May 23rd 2021.

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On this episode Dr John is about to fly overseas with New Zealand's national cricket team The Black Caps for their UK tour, so we talk about travelling in the COVID world and could we see John get the call up to play for the team in an emergency?

Medical student Arthur calls through asking for career advice, John reflects on his career and shares his perspective and advice.  Also a question about a badly broken leg which hasn't healed but what is the reality of badly broken bones and the recovery expectations. 

Gavin calls and has kidney stones which haven't passed yet, we hear about Johns own kidney stones and the history of treatment. 

Kevin calls he's a type one diabetic, and has a burning itchy pain in his groin, is it connected or completely unrelated.

Dean calls who suffers from chronic memory loss, starting from accident being hit by a car as a child, he's shares his raw life long experience and asks for some help.

And of course rapid fire to wrap things up. 

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This podcast was originally broadcast May 10th 2021.

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On this episode, as the vaccine program slowly rolls out a new issue - Vaccine Tourists trying skip the queue. William calls with questions about the lack of feeling in his leg after a serious knee injury, why would lifting weights cause pain in the groin, could it be a hernia? And some with a leaking ear drum, why did the specialist put silver nitrate in there to try and fix it, all these and many more. 

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This podcast was originally broadcast May 3rd 2021.

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