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  • A Statue of Merit: Dr Margaret Cruickshank and the 1918 influenza pandemic

    … of the best aspects of public monuments: the statue of Dr Margaret Cruickshank who died caring for patients during … which we consider to have particular merit: the statue of Dr Margaret Cruickshank. The statue In Seddon Square, in the … brass plaque from the maternity ward at the former Waimate Hospital as this ward was named in her honour in 1948. In …
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  • Mind the gap: Associate Health Minister’s actions conflict with Ministry advice, align with tobacco industry lobbying

    … be repealed, despite the National Party Health Minister, Dr Shane Reti, having  previously strongly supported … continue to decline. Authors details Prof Janet Hoek , Dr Jude Ball , Assoc Prof Anaru Waa ,  Anna Graham-DeMello , … changes to the smoked tobacco regulatory regime. Dr Diana Sarfati, Dr Andrew Old (06 December 2023).  Summary …
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  • Meat, health, hospitals, and sustainability*

    … I look at the case for reducing the amount of meat in hospital meals and gently remind our dietitian colleagues not … particularly with an eye to reducing admissions to hospital. However, their reaction to the Minister’s specific … Chief Science Advisor, Ministry of Health. J.D.Potter@massey.ac.nz … Meat, health, hospitals, and …
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  • COVID-19 hospitalisation peaks in Australian States since Omicron emerged: potential relevance to Aotearoa NZ

    … January 2022 occurred on 19 January with 5,302 people in hospital. ICU numbers also peaked on the 19 January at 424 … of cases in Australia has resulted in a sharp increase in hospital and ICU admissions, which are higher than observed … experience of Omicron in Australia in terms of people in hospital and ICU to a hypothetically equivalent NZ …
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  • Mounting complexities in the dietary salt & health relationship

    … hazard was also found for low intakes of salt (i.e., a “J-shaped” or “U-shaped” relationship). This blog post … been reported in the New England Journal of Medicine by O’Donnell et al (12). It reports a “U-shaped” relationship … (so reverse causation is possible – see below). But the O’Donnell et al study is by far the largest that has reported …
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  • The arrival of Candida auris in Aotearoa NZ: risk assessment and actions needed

    … with contaminated surfaces and medical equipment. Standard hospital-grade disinfectants are not effective at killing C. … and updated C. auris testing guidelines.   Author details Dr Françios Olivier is with the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne. Dr Sally Roberts and Dr Arthur Morris are from Te Whatu Ora …
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  • Tax reform pros & cons: A brief look from a Public Health perspective

    … Prof Nick Wilson, Dr Caroline Shaw, Dr Nhung Nghiem, Prof Tony Blakely, A/Prof … in revenue for health programmes in New Zealand. N Z Med J 2014, 127(1389):92-95. Wilson N, Weerasekera D, Edwards R, … 2011. Preventing Chronic Disease 2014, 11:E96. Khytko O: Perfecting New Zealand’s Consumption Tax System. New …
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  • Avoidable hospitalisations: Helping our health system get through COVID-19

    … of preventable injuries that currently take a toll on hospital and health resources. These include those caused by … would make significant and valuable differences for hospital staff, medical centres and patients. Even with … continue to impose avoidable drains on our health system. Hospital emergency departments (EDs) are a place where the …
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  • Media release: Making the consumer care guidelines for electricity retailers mandatory could save lives

    … mandatory, according to Energy poverty researcher Dr Kimberley O’Sullivan and He Kāinga Oranga Housing and Health Research … to protect health and avoid potential fatalities,” says Dr O’Sullivan. In the latest Briefing published by the Public …
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  • Urgent measures needed to allow the safe re-opening of Auckland schools

    … Delta outbreak in NZ, there have been only a handful of hospital presentations among children. Older adolescents and … young people and their families. * Author affiliations: Dr Rachel Webb, Dr Emma Best, and Dr Alison Leversha are with the Department …
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