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  • Dementia: Update on causes and prevention, including the role of COVID-19

    … cited but there is an English translation available [ 3] .   Dementia can manifest differently in different people … the estimated total global cost of dementia was US$ 1.3 trillion [ 1] with costs expected to rise as both numbers … impairment among those with coronary heart disease were 1.3 and 1.2 respectively. The corresponding ORs for peripheral …
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  • Long COVID: Century-old Lessons We Still Have Not Learned

    … response to high levels of mortality during the pandemic 3 . In Geoffrey Rice’s Black November 4 and Black Flu 5 … following conditions: concentration difficulties (RD=28.3%); memory disturbance (RD=27.3%); sleep disturbance (RD=17.3%); mental exhaustion …
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  • Five actions to support New Zealand’s Covid-19 response, with a focus on Auckland

    … and screening to detect infectious people and areas; (3) Expanding vaccine access and mandates to protect key … 4 restrictions stopped widespread transmission within 2-3 weeks. However, there has been a persistent tail of … transmission and the decision to step down to Alert Level 3 will have generated increased opportunities for …
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  • Daily nicotine use increases among youth in Aotearoa NZ: The 2021 Snapshot Y10 Survey

    … key information on smoking and related behaviours.[3] The findings from 2021 contain some good news. Daily … students has declined and fallen to an all-time low of 1.3%, from 2.1% in 2019 and 1.9% in 2018 . Importantly, daily … daily smoking declined from 5.8% in 2019 (5.2% in 2018) to 3.4% in 2021, though inequities between Māori and …
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  • Low-cost heart-healthy bread for NZ

    … HHB$1.5 loaf. The loaf in the middle is the optimised HHB$3 loaf which is high in ground linseed. The loaf on the right … by regulating the maximal level of sodium in bread (3, 4). This action is supported by numerous modelling studies … ingredients in the loaves: in this case at NZ$1.50 and $3.00 (ie, which we call the “HHB$1.5” and “HHB$3” loaves). We …
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  • Seven decades of severe weather events in Aotearoa New Zealand: What are the human health impacts?

    … In NZ, increased rainfall intensity has been projected [3, 4], with fewer but more severe cyclones [3]. Extreme coastal flooding has also become more frequent … high tides or storm surges in low-lying coastal areas [3]. These events can also indirectly influence people’s …
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  • Comparing health interventions in a meaningful way – Introducing the BODE3 Interactive League Table

    … league tables, and more specifically the NZ-specific BODE 3  Interactive League Table, for comparing interventions on … provide a bit more of a ‘how to’ guide to use the BODE 3  Interactive League Table , tease out learnings so far, and … The figure below is copied from our just launched BODE 3  Interactive League Table.  It shows quality- adjusted …
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  • Comparing two pandemics: A century apart

    … country's worst recorded natural disaster (see Appendix ). 3 Fast forward a century, the Covid-19 pandemic, caused by … highly mortality rates than for the European population. 3, 8 A major difference was the greatly enhanced ability to … for Māori populations, who suffered disproportionately. 3 This historical inequity has echoed through the Covid-19 …
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  • Covid-19 vaccines still protect us: How do we get the best out of them?

    … variants in NZ. Current wastewater data show that KP.3 is replacing JN.1, which was dominant from January 2024 … effective against its dominant  subvariants, KP.2 and KP.3 . 12 Internationally, work is underway to update this … have been administered since 20 February 2021 36 (Figure 3) with 86% of the population 12 years and older receiving …
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  • BODE3 Interactive League Table – how to use it

    … we provide a brief ‘user guide’ for our just launched BODE 3 Interactive League Table.  We walk through how to pull down … league table. In our blog last week we introduced the BODE 3 Interactive League Table , and focused on how it is … side-by-side in a league table. What is the BODE 3 Interactive League Table, and how does it work?  First, …
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