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  • Backing off international infant formula standards: A retrograde step

    … Summary Infant nutrition is a key determinant of health. The International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes aims to … have brought NZ more into line with international best practice. This decision is a missed opportunity to protect …
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  • Long COVID: a crucial reason for vax, mask, and distance

    … Long COVID occurs in at least 20-30% of individuals who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 and is strongly related to the severity of the initial illness. There are insufficient data to … A society wanting to minimise the health and cost burden of managing long COVID would therefore choose to maximise …
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  • An open letter to Cabinet Ministers from 74 health professors calling for a sugary drinks tax

    … are very concerned by New Zealand’s appallingly high rate of childhood obesity, the fourth highest in the world. In … a national health priority, however, its action plan of 22 ‘soft’ strategies, which was launched last year with no … Health, University of Auckland Bruce Arroll General practice, School Population Health, University of Auckland …
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  • Update on Long-COVID

    … an earlier post on Long-COVID and reports that estimates of prevalence are still wide at about 15 to 65% of those initially infected with the pandemic virus, … systems in place to diagnose and manage the massive burden of the disease that is Long-COVID. An elimination strategy …
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  • Long COVID: Century-old Lessons We Still Have Not Learned

    … and a meta-analysis. The two most concerning aspects of long COVID are its high prevalence (up to 30% of those infected) and, as reinfection is increasingly … fade from memory, it “probably marked the beginning of the practice of mask-wearing to protect others from one’s own …
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  • More wastewater testing could guide optimal Covid-19 control on the path back to elimination

    … This blog briefly considers the issue of wastewater testing as part of Covid-19 control in Aotearoa NZ. Our analysis suggests … to be Covid-19 free, when compared to typical levels of community testing. It also achieves these better results …
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  • Long Covid in Aotearoa NZ: Risk assessment and preventive action urgently needed

    … collectively known as Long Covid. With only four years of follow-up time to observe this evolving new virus we cannot yet see the full picture of Long Covid, but its impacts are already substantial and … limited. Implications for public health policy and practice We recommend three urgent actions by the NZ …
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  • Dementia: Update on causes and prevention, including the role of COVID-19

    … treatment is currently largely ineffective and aspects of the underlying pathophysiology unclear, there is good evidence that much of it is preventable. In particular measures overlap with … and diabetes (e.g., diet, physical activity, control of obesity); preventing head injuries (e.g., from falls and …
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  • Mind the gap: Associate Health Minister’s actions conflict with Ministry advice, align with tobacco industry lobbying

    … Summary Recently released documents from the Ministry of Health and Associate Health Minister Casey Costello’s office reveal the Ministry of Health advised that repealing key smokefree measures would … tendered by her Ministry. Implications for policy and practice The Minister must offer the New Zealand public an …
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  • Treaty Principles Bill threatens public health and equity: It needs your submission

    … Summary The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill proposes redefining the principles of Te … direct and indirect ways. Implications for policy and practice The Treaty Principles Bill should be rejected. The …
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