Siouxsie Wiles

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Dr Siouxsie Wiles is an Associate Professor and head of the Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab at the University of Auckland. She and her team make nasty bacteria glow in the dark to find new medicines and to study how bacteria evolve to cause disease. Siouxsie recently published her first book, Antibiotic Resistance: the End of Modern Medicine? She is also a keen blogger, tweeter and podcaster and is the 2021 Te Pou Whakarae o Aotearoa Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year.

C.auris (Image: Supplied)

What you need to know about the deadly fungus detected in New Zealand

Candida auris is more likely to infect those who are already ill or immunocompromised, and is fatal for 30-60% of those infected.

By Siouxsie Wiles | 28th March, 2023

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Every country offers second boosters, but the rules on who gets them differs a lot. (Image: Getty Images / Tina Tiller)

Siouxsie Wiles: Is New Zealand an outlier on second boosters?

We're not alone in restricting them to certain populations. But that's only part of the story.

By Siouxsie Wiles | 21st November, 2022

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Illustration: Toby Morris

Siouxsie Wiles: Ditching Covid restrictions now could be a big and expensive mistake

Rather than fighting to return to a normal that no longer exists, we should be adapting to minimise the risk of a highly infectious virus.

By Siouxsie Wiles | 12th September, 2022

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Image: Toby Morris

Siouxsie Wiles and Toby Morris: What to know about monkeypox

Vaccine supplies are severely curtailed and attempts to get the outbreak under control are flailing. But there's no reason to panic.

By Siouxsie Wiles | 22nd August, 2022

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Illustration: Toby Morris

Siouxsie Wiles & Toby Morris: Can we get off the Covid merry-go-round?

Yes – if we ramp up our efforts to break the dangerous cycle of infection and reinfection.

By Siouxsie Wiles | 20th July, 2022

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Image by Tina Tiller and Archi Banal

Siouxsie Wiles: What Covid-19 and vaccines do to our periods

We still need a lot more research.

By Siouxsie Wiles | 19th July, 2022

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Image: Toby Morris

Siouxsie Wiles & Toby Morris: How we can hold back the new omicron wave

Why it's worrying, and what can be done to ease the impact.

By Siouxsie Wiles | 13th July, 2022

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Illustration: Toby Morris

Siouxsie Wiles & Toby Morris: Already had Covid? That doesn’t mean you’re invincible

Waning immunity and an ever-changing virus mean caution is key this winter – even if you've already had a run-in with the 'rona.

By Siouxsie Wiles | 15th June, 2022

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Siouxsie Wiles and Toby Morris (Illustration: Toby Morris)

Siouxsie Wiles: How Toby Morris’s Covid-19 graphics went around the world

From 'Flatten the Curve' to 'Break the Chain' – the graphics that won the Prime Minister's Science Communication Prize.

By Siouxsie Wiles | 31st May, 2022

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New variant who dis? (Image: Toby Morris / Tina Tiller)

Siouxsie Wiles: What we know about the BA.4 and BA.5 omicron variants

Should we be worried about the newest branches of the Covid-19 family tree?

By Siouxsie Wiles | 4th May, 2022

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