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All In Her Head

RNZ 2 Episodes Jul 22, 2026

A young woman is starving to death. Some doctors say she needs life-saving surgery; others say the diagnosis doesn't exist. This series explores the grey area where medicine, belief and evidence collide.

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Nine to Noon: The complex illness dividing the medical community Jul 22, 2026 00:23:51 Sophie Roberts was a normal active 15-year-old, used to hours each week of ballet and Crossfit. Then she started feeling dizzy, often fainting, and eventually those episodes would lead to seizures. For three years she struggled through high school until her gastro symptoms started. Eating became hell. Sophie searched for answers, and while some doctors believed she was suffering from Ehlers-Danlos

The Girl Who Couldn’t Eat Jul 21, 2026 00:46:03 Rachel is starving to death, but doctors can't agree what’s wrong with her. In desperation her family fundraises for life-saving surgery she can only get overseas. Rachel has Ehlers-Danlos, a syndrome dividing the medical community.Read more about this episode and see other photos and videos on the RNZ website hereGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Introducing: All In Her Head Jul 9, 2026 00:02:03 A young woman is starving to death. Some doctors say she needs life-saving surgery; others say the diagnosis doesn't exist. All In Her Head is a seven-part investigative podcast from RNZ’s award-winning journalist Anusha Bradley about Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), and explores the grey area where medicine, belief and evidence collide.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

All In Her Head

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