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  • Is it time to pilot a test and treat programme for reducing the stomach cancer burden and inequalities in NZ?

    … in the international journal  BMC Infectious Diseases  (1). This blog briefly examines how a possible population screening programme, that tests and treats for infection by the bacteria Helicobacter pylori … We defined population screening as a serology blood test (or a faecal antigen test) for the total adult population, …
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  • Testing for COVID-19 in NZ to achieve the elimination goal

    … community as part of the COVID-19 elimination strategy, and to confirm when the virus has been completely eliminated … just recently detailed in a NZ Medical Journal Editorial [1]). We have been fortunate in having political leaders who … and some cases have had no links to other known cases or to overseas travel. But the true number of undetected …
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  • More courage needed from our political parties—reviewing our election series

    … political parties stand on issues that impact the health and wellbeing of our population. In this article we review … research and evidence which drives good policy solutions. 1 The Public Health Communication Centre’s main aim is to … Party , under its agricultural policy, would remove or minimise a number of policies introduced to reduce the …
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  • Sustained Resilience: the impact of nuclear war on New Zealand and how to mitigate catastrophe

    … mere survival. We detail these risks of societal failure and conclude with a set of first steps NZ could take to … was not all a dream. / The bright sun was extinguish’d, and the stars / Did wander darkling in the eternal space” … there were global trade disruptions. In a severe nuclear (or volcanic, or asteroid) winter key infrastructure in the …
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  • Does healthy food really cost more?

    … This blog post looks at some of the different metrics and suggests that we need to consider several of them to get … measure the cost of healthy versus unhealthy foods. Table 1 outlines commonly used metrics and summarises the pros and … and second lowest for ‘foods and drinks high in fat and/or sugar’. The authors concluded that healthier foods and …
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  • “Why not just ban it?” Is it time to consider ending tobacco sales?

    … Every now and then when discussing New Zealand’s Smokefree 2025 goal, plain packaging or some other policy measure, the question will come up – … 50% agreed with a ban on tobacco sales in 10 years time (1); Use of tobacco among politicians, teachers, health …
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  • Monkeypox has arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand: what is the level of risk and how do we manage it?

    … here, spread is easily contained with case isolation and contact management. However, this outbreak could become … the diagnosis of our first case on Saturday 9 July 2022 1 . The Covid-19 pandemic has illustrated the importance of … rash that spreads over the body can develop concurrently or after initial symptoms develop. Rashes usually begin on …
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  • Three Waters reforms are needed to protect public health and ensure changes are economically sustainable and efficient

    … reforms has been dominated by anti-co-governance rhetoric and concerns around privatisation. This debate has drowned … management of drinking water resources which is currently: 1)  inadequate to protect public health and promote health … current system is not adequate to protect public health or promote health equity Currently, it is conservatively …
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  • Adaptation important but don’t give up on mitigation—what the new IPCC report means for Aotearoa

    … from the IPCC finds extreme weather events are more common and more severe than in the past, and that human activities … diseases due to contamination of drinking water supplies. 1 In language that will ring true to New Zealanders following … lead to global heating by 2100 that may be three times or more what we have seen so far. In this scenario, recent …
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  • Debate on ultra-processed foods shouldn’t derail good dietary advice

    … UPF are foods that are energy-dense, high in fat, sugar and salt, low in fibre and with a long shelf life. Examples … encourage people to eat foods that are ‘whole’ or less processed. This can be a challenge when our food … of UPF comes from the Nova classification system 1 ,   where foods are assigned to one of four categories, …
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