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  • NZ should prepare for a potentially severe global coronavirus pandemic

    … summarise our assessment of the highly uncertain new coronavirus threat. Given its potential to become a severe and prolonged global pandemic, a … because of uncertainties in both the numerator (fatalities from this infection) and denominator (those infected, …
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  • Increases in speed limits: Unjust and unjustifiable

    … explores the tension between international attempts to increase road safety and the speed limit increases in the … times, based on an economic rationale: weighing time saved from faster travel against increased injuries and deaths, … road, as people—quite correctly—see the road as being less safe for them to use. Our walking and cycling rates, …
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  • New Vaping Bill: Some important progress but critical gaps remain

    … Summary The coalition Government has moved quickly to “crack down” on youth vaping and proposes introducing new … youth was 17.3%, nearly twice as high as estimates from England (9.7%), and almost three times as high Canadian … than disallowing particular product types, given how easily the vaping industry circumvents regulations and …
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  • Calling for action on suicide prevention in Aotearoa

    … Action Plan for 2025-2029. We have a unique opportunity to craft a Suicide Prevention Action Plan that is … than additive and acknowledges that the solutions required to prevent suicide are broad and far-reaching.  A … trends).  Yet suicides are preventable. 2 Suicide results from a complex interaction of systemic, societal and …
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  • Living longer, living healthier? Latest Official Report on independent life expectancy in NZ

    … we review the latest update by the Ministry of Health on how much of NZers life expectancy can be expected to be in good health. The good news? We are both living … seen phenomenal increases in life expectancy at birth : From an expectation of 30 years of life for Europeans at the …
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  • Progress on reducing retail availability of sugary drinks in NZ

    … made some progress in removing the sale of sugary drinks from hospitals and schools. In this blog we look at such successes to date and consider what could be done to further reduce availability of these products which are …
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  • Dementia: Update on causes and prevention, including the role of COVID-19

    … and economic consequences. This long-read blog details how, although treatment is currently largely ineffective and … control of obesity); preventing head injuries (e.g., from falls and traffic injuries); advancing alcohol control; … experienced by human populations. There is a tendency to regard neurodegenerative disease, and especially its …
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  • Putin and the Bomb: Why New Zealand national risk assessments should include planning for the potential impacts of nuclear winter

    … of nuclear war and what various models estimate to be the potential global climate impacts (eg, of nuclear … could minimise the impact of nuclear war on New Zealand. How likely is nuclear war? Since 1945 when nuclear weapons … that reach far beyond the mass deaths and destruction from blast, thermal and radiation impacts from the bombs …
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  • Smokefree cars – an important step towards protecting children from the hazards of smoking

    … On November 28 new legislation to protect children from smoking and vaping in cars will come into force. This … being enacted in Aotearoa, what effect can we expect and how can we maximise the positive impacts of the law while …
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  • Long COVID Staff Clinic: Caring for carers in Taranaki

    … care workers have a relatively high level of exposure to COVID-19 and an elevated risk of Long COVID. This article … symptoms that last longer than 12 weeks 5 . Research from Australia in 2022 estimates that 5% to 10% of COVID-19 … was 0.7 percent of the total TWO Taranaki workforce 8 . How key people perceive the Long COVID service in Taranaki A …
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