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  • Lessons learned from a remote blood pressure lowering trial in Aotearoa

    … web-based data management systems offer the opportunity to deliver and assess the impact of clinical trials remotely, … and even experienced teams will encounter challenges.  In this blog we share the lessons we learnt during the … reason they volunteered in the first place. We also know how important face-to-face communications (kanohi ki te …
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  • National capacity needed to monitor misinformation to protect public health and social cohesion

    … or misleading information—poses a significant threat to the health of our communities. It can lead to poor health choices, undermine trust in preventive measures like vaccines and fluoridation, harm … assess any risks let alone make informed decisions on how to address them.  Misleading information can lead …
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  • Increasing whooping cough cases put pēpi at risk. What can be done about it?

    … New Zealand (NZ) is experiencing a marked increase in whooping cough cases. Unimmunised pēpi (infants) are the most vulnerable to severe illness and death.  We recommend two key priority areas to reduce the impact of severe pertussis in our communities. …
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  • Surviving winter: NZ’s journey through 145 years of seasonal survival – New study

    … Summary Our recently  published study examined long-term trends in Excess Winter Mortality (EWM) in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) for a 145 year period (from 1876 to 2020). We found that the average age- and sex-standardised … used as an indicator of vulnerability to cold, including how well our housing protects us from the cold. EWM is …
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  • Reducing tobacco retail availability: how could this be achieved and what evidence supports the NZ Government’s proposals?

    … blog is one of a series examining key aspects of the plan to help inform the debate and submissions. Here we examine … evidence base. Along with additional measures outlined in the proposals, reducing tobacco retail availability could … and smoking.     … Reducing tobacco retail availability: how could this be achieved and what evidence supports the NZ …
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  • The marked decline of sudden mass fatality events in NZ (1900 to 2015)

    … recently published study on sudden mass fatality events in NZ (10+ deaths per event) found that the occurrence and … events than reported in a previous study (2), partly due to the identification of less well known ship sinkings. A … off the Three Kings Islands 1902 45 Sinking of the Loch Long off the Chatham Islands 1902 24 Sinking of the SS …
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  • New report shows how regional plans could transform freshwater quality

    … quality identified by a new report on the failure to protect high-country lakes from degradation. The new … However, leading farmers are already illustrating how they can work within the natural limits of their land and … focused on process rather than environmental outcomes. So long as FEP A or B grade audits were achieved, …
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  • Breaking the inequity loop

    … Summary History shows us that the best way to improve Māori health is to support Māori to lead and drive … Peter Buck (Te Rangi H ī roa) – faced an extreme crisis in the health of their people. 1,2   With infectious diseases … as such are worthy of investment.  It is worth considering how those who reframe any ear-marked investment in Māori …
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  • A single shot to prevent cancer? HPV vaccine can!

    … human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is woefully under-used in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). This is despite its excellent … safety profile and evidence that it prevents cancer. Added to the NZ immunisation schedule in 2008, coverage has yet to … like the virus, it makes the vaccine work really well. How do we make the proteins come together just like the …
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  • How to best describe NZ’s border control problems around COVID-19 with a possible typology

    … Particular words and phrases can frame how issues are considered and the extent to which they imply the need for a corrective response to … (eg, the problem of not adequately reducing incoming flights from red zone countries, the problems with adequate …
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