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  • Covid-19: A planetary disease

    … are needed and these changes must be supported by new international law. What caused Covid? Covid-19 is a … at one stage, of animal origin. The rate of emergence of new diseases has increased over the last century. … new law are set out in their 2020 paper. 10 The (new) New Zealand Government should also push for a stronger version of …
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  • Is Euthanasia a health priority for New Zealand at present?

    … and the Support and Consultation for End of Life in New Zealand (SCENZ) group. The SCENZ group has many tasks listed … state of Oregon. Oregon has a population of 4.2 million 3 (New Zealand 5 million) 4 and has had a Death with Dignity Act …
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  • Chewing the fat on a saturated fat tax

    … fat. In the paper we published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health , we reviewed the … to put the results in the context of modest changes to the New Zealand diet. We found that these meta-analyses supported …
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  • Lessons learned from a remote blood pressure lowering trial in Aotearoa

    … SALTS, a remote blood pressure lowering trial in Aotearoa, New Zealand, where a smartphone app was part of the intervention … the number one cause of death and disability in Aotearoa, New Zealand 1 .  Research in other countries has shown that …
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  • We need rapid progress on digital solutions to help eliminate COVID-19 from New Zealand

    …   In this blog we discuss some of the emerging technologies New Zealand could adopt to support the country’s COVID-19 … the NZ Government is being overloaded with proposals for new digital solutions (2), the success of the elimination …
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  • A 100 years ago today – the likely first NZ death from the 1918 influenza pandemic

    … Michael Baker The 1918 influenza pandemic began to kill New Zealanders 100 years ago today. Ultimately it killed 9000 … the beginning of the worst single natural disaster to kill New Zealanders in recorded history. Around 9000 NZ citizens … Hemisphere [3]. This timing would mean that the first New Zealander likely to have died from pandemic influenza was …
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  • Obesity at last on Government agenda, but will Healthy Families NZ be good enough ?

    … to ask – what is HTV, how could it be adapted for New Zealand, and will it work? The launch of Healthy Together … programs and activities. In schools for example, the new on-the-ground workforce does not implement programs with …
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  • Mounting complexities in the dietary salt & health relationship

    … dietary salt and health has recently been reported in the New England Journal of Medicine . While reinforcing extensive … or “U-shaped” relationship). This blog post considers this new study in more detail and suggests that we need a … of sodium intake. Indeed, as recently as August 2014 a new study estimated that there were 1.65 million deaths …
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  • Rodents running riot in supermarkets – do we need to worry?

    … In January and February 2024, the public of Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) were captivated by graphic images of rodents … NZ.  In January and February 2024, the public of Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) were captivated by graphic images of rodents …
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  • Monkeypox has arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand: what is the level of risk and how do we manage it?

    … outside African countries where it is endemic. Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) had its first case diagnosed on Saturday 9 July … has spread to 57 countries which now include Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) following the diagnosis of our first case on …
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