Media archive

On this page you will find media news reports of NISAN's projects that are more than 2 years old. For more recent items please refer to our media page.

World Federation of Neurology / World Brain Day 2020

On 2 July 2020, Valery Feigin was interviewed by the World Federation of Neurology. He explained that neurological disorders have become the leading cause of global disability, strengthening the importance of World Brain Day 2020, which will focus on Parkinson’s Disease.

World Stroke Day 2019

Click here to view the video of the launch of the WSO stroke prevention campaign in New Zealand, 29 October 2019.

WSO campaign 2019

The focus of the campaign this year is stroke risk and prevention. The latest analysis of the Global Burden of Disease shows that the lifetime risk of stroke for over-25s has increased and now stands at 1 in 4. The urgent need for action at individual and population level is only matched by the incredible potential for a huge reduction in stroke. While our efforts on World Stroke Day are largely directed towards raising public awareness of the steps we can all take to reduce our risk, the 2019 campaign is a key component of WSO's strategic commitment to 'Cut Stroke in Half'. You can read more about how the campaign and the wider initiative are linked in this Lancet editorial.

January 23, 2019: World-leading stroke research at AUT. Article on AUT news.

COVID-19

June 2020: Article by David Wiebers and Valery Feigin: Wiebers, D. O., & Feigin, V. (2020). What the COVID-19 crisis is telling humanity [editorial]. Neuropepidemiology, 54. doi:10.1159/000508654

Stroke and Stroke Riskometer

Traumatic Brain Injury

Increasing awareness of TBI

Valery Feigin was interviewed by Moleac at the World Stroke Congress in Singapore, in October 2022. The video is intended to raise awareness about Traumatic Brain Injury and to help patients on their recovery journey.

The video can be found here: https://youtu.be/QPgInOg1aJY

Stroke Foundation of New Zealand

Stroke prevention strategy needs overhaul. The case for government intervention and a regulatory approach to reduce the incidence of stroke in New Zealand is urgent, says the Stroke Foundation (November 2015).
Click here to read more.

Brain Research New Zealand

The Brain Injury Whānau Action Project

Our expert Senior Research Fellow, Dr Alice Theadom, speaking at The Brain Injury Whānau Action Project (BIWAP) the first ever wānanga, October 2015.
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Radio New Zealand National

Professor Valery Feigin on the existing stroke prevention strategy in New Zealand. 23 November 2015.
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Geomagnetic Storms Can Trigger Stroke

  • A Podcast - Rick "The Temp" Campanelli talks to Valery Feigin about research into geomagnetic storms and whether they can trigger stroke.
  • TVNZ One News. New possible culprit for strokes unearthed.

Global Burden of Disease Study

Healthy Living

  • 3News. Take tax off healthy food
  • RadioLive. Interview with Mark Sainsbury on Obesity
  • 3News.  Kiwis' expanding waistlines revealed in new study
  • NZ Herald. NZ fattest nation in Australasia - study
  • Radio New Zealand. Obesity among NZ men grows fastest in world
  • NZdoctor.co.nz. The growing problem of obesity - experts respond
  • Spasifik Mag. FREE Online Pacific Peoples Health Magazine. Turn your life around

The BIONIC Study

The Enzogenol Study

Neurological Disorders

Other media mentions

Valery Feigin interviewed by VJNeurology

On 3 November 2022, Valery Feigin was interviewed by VJ Neurology.  These interviews relate to papers presented at the World Stroke Congress 2022.

The Lancet special series highlights innovation

The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific and WSO Regional Office for the Western Pacific have created a special series featuring viewpoints of the WHO Western Pacific Innovation Challenge winners. A special collation of articles that delve into public health innovation was launched on 27 October 2022, during the RCM innovation side event.

The series dates back to November 2021, when an agreement was made between The Lancet and WPRO that the winners of the Innovation Challenge will be invited to submit their viewpoints for the special series. More than 468 entrants showed off their innovative solutions in and for the Western Pacific Region. Based on the five criteria of novelty, scalability, impact, relevance and adaptability, 29 winners were named, including Valery Feigin and the NISAN team.

Valery Feigin's viewpoint can be found here: Digital solutions for primary stroke and cardiovascular disease prevention: A mass individual and public health approach.

WSO webinars

Valery Feigin has appeared in a series of Webinars organised by the World Stroke Organisation.

WSO hypertension guidance

On 26 August 2021, the World Stroke Organization issued a press release and video featuring Valery Feigin. The World Stroke Organization has welcomed the provision of new global guidance on the management of hypertension. The WHO Guideline for the pharmacological treatment of hypertension in adults provides new recommendations to help countries improve the management of hypertension.

2021 Pacific language week series

This is a new video series in various Pacific languages aiming to bust health myths surrounding stroke. The AUT Pacific Language Weeks project is supported by the Pacific Media Network. The videos are narrated in the Pacific language, with English subtitles. They encourage the use of the free Stroke Riskometer™ mobile app developed by Professor Valery Feigin, Director of NISAN, to assess their individual risk of stroke and undertake efforts to reduce the risk.

Rita Krishnamurthi was interviewed on Radio New Zealand, 12 May 2021:"Pacific language video series highlights key facts about strokes".

Dementia

28 September 2021: The 2021 Dementia Economic Impact Report prepared for Alzheimer's NZ was launched by Associate Minister of Health Ayesha Verrall on 27 September. Rita Krishnamurthi is co-author.

The report was also featured on TVNZ news, and addressed in the Asia Pacific Report of 27 October 2021 under the title: Dementia tsunami by 2050 'likely to hit Pasifika, Māori, Asian communities'.

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