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  • Should NZ spend relatively more health resources on improving men’s health?

    … Figure: Years of life lived in good and poor health (based on data in: Ministry of Health 2013 ) The key data has been produced by the Ministry of Health in a Major Report on health loss published last year. From the tabulated data …
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  • The rise and rise of specialist vape stores: Time for the Government to act

    … people has increased rapidly. In a recent New Zealand Medical Journal letter , we pointed out the rising number of … of the VIANZ’s comments and our response focused largely on disagreements about appropriate SVR numbers and gave less … visible to all who walk by, including young people aged under 18 (George St Dunedin store shown below ). Apologise …
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  • A 100 years ago today a death ship from NZ arrived in Samoa: A reminder of NZ’s responsibilities to its South Pacific neighbours

    … negligent role in this disaster. In this blog we reflect on this event and consider NZ’s current responsibilities in … had warning of the approach of influenza, yet the colonial medical staff discounted the risk and faced strong economic … to Pacific nations to allow them to meet their obligations under the International Health Regulations 2005. Targeting …
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  • Cyclone Gabrielle by the numbers – A review at six months

    … While we welcome the current government consultation on enhancing the resilience of NZ’s critical infrastructure, … impacted A National State of Emergency was declared on 14 February, applying to the six regions most impacted by … water infrastructure damage Water infrastructure groaned under the impact of the cyclone, as detailed in a previous …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Stemming the tide of cancer in Aotearoa New Zealand

    … This blog looks at solutions to reduce cancer : action on tobacco products; reducing infectious diseases and … demand on healthcare quickly. In a recent issue of the medical journal The Lancet , a colleague and I had the … Cancer Control Agency – recently published a comprehensive report on cancer prevention, which walks through the known …
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  • A single shot to prevent cancer? HPV vaccine can!

    … Summary The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is woefully under-used in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). This is despite its … protects the unvaccinated by reducing spread. Data on its efficacy in preventing cervical cancer are now … and address misinformation. Author details Dr Oz Mansoor , Medical Officer of Health, Tairāwhiti (on sabbatical with the …
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  • Red meat & processed meat: Summarising the Public Health isues

    … blog was triggered by the recent highly publicised review on the cancer risk from processed meat and red meat. Here we … look at this topic and also take a wider perspective on other aspects of meat consumption on human health and the environment, and risk communication. …
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  • Water infrastructure failures from Cyclone Gabrielle show low resilience to climate change

    … caused landslides, ripped through homes, trapped people on roofs, ruined farmland and closed roads. Here we assess … . 10 In Auckland, Watercare reported that 38 of the 500 wastewater pump stations (8%) were overflowing on 14 … noted challenges include ageing infrastructure, historical under-investment and climate resilience. 15   The May 2023 …
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  • Has the time come for a register of AI systems used by government agencies?

    … evaluation of their performance and their potential impact on equity. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is progressing by … idea in the recent  AI-in-healthcare report is that medical AI systems operating in NZ should be publicly … to LLM Benchmarking ’ for some recent overviews).  Image credit: Emily Rand & LOTI / Better Images of AI / AI City / …
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  • Protecting fresh waterways in Aotearoa/NZ: The strong Public Health case

    … why health workers and agencies should now do submissions on protecting waterways to the Ministry for the Environment, … as part of a current consultation process which ends on 31 October.   Introduction   The NZ Ministry for the … in the country’s waterways. For example, 8% of NZ adults report participating in sports and recreation activities on, …
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