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Where do the parties stand? Long-term thinking & catastrophic risks
… the articles in the series will be collated here as they are published. If a nuclear warhead detonated somewhere in … Hemisphere tomorrow , how would the NZ Government react? What if a cyberattack crashes the internet across the entire … mitigation actions. Adaptation-related responses were more common. The latter particularly involved building resilience …
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Modifying homes to prevent falls is very cost-effective: New NZ study
… we take a closer look at this intervention and consider what policy-makers, NGOs and citizens might wish to consider … injuries. For adults aged 65 years or over, falls are the most common cause of injury-related health loss, and responsible …
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Death rates dropping – it is a good time to be alive
… The fact we are living longer is well-known, as witnessed by discussions … fat at the time), and has since fallen nearly 80% with no apparent slowing. This is a tremendous joint success … rates will rise again as the obesity epidemic takes hold; what is more likely is that the obesity epidemic will slow …
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Putin and the Bomb: Why New Zealand national risk assessments should include planning for the potential impacts of nuclear winter
… the literature on the probability of nuclear war and what various models estimate to be the potential global … probability of an ‘initiating event’ that could lead (with 33% probability) to a ‘Cuban missile crisis type’ event. … (such as between India and Pakistan where up to 100 bombs are used) might loft up to 5 teragrams (Tg) of soot, whereas …
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Care coordination for cancer cost-effective
… care coordinators – a clinical nurse specialist charged with navigating patients through their care – appears to be … Journal. But care cordiantors will change how patients are treated, and therefore not only change patient outcomes … a powerpoint presentation. But this is just a start. What about the costs and effects and cost-effectiveness for …
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Five key reasons why NZ should have an official inquiry into the response to the COVID-19 pandemic
… of the intervention packages of different countries are needed. The country needs to know about the costs and … updated estimates from the international experience as to what health burden NZ’s elimination process probably avoided. … deaths associated with the South African War, identified problems with ventilation on a NZ troopship. 14 A Commission …
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Using a fun “Mask Day” at school to promote pandemic protection in the NZ community
… voluntary approach has led to suboptimal public engagement with masking. The current low level of mask uptake in New … likely low, and as a consequence low levels of mask uptake are being observed, particularly in the South Island. … virus. There is strong evidence that face coverings are effective as ‘source control’ by limiting the spread of …
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New Zealand E-cigarette trial in Lancet – keeping it in perspective
… been touted in the media as showing how good e-cigarettes are for people wanting to quit smoking. This is overstating … fair to the authors, overstating their conclusions too. So what did the study find? No statistically significant … or 5.8%. The difference in percentage points was 1.51%, with a 95% confidence interval of -2.49% (yes, negative) to …
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Health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 response: NZ compared to OECD countries
… to around 2000 lives saved compared to the OECD average. With regard to economic harm, NZ appears to be close to the … is sufficiently available and border restrictions are lifted. Despite NZ’s health success there is still a need … risk of infection. However, on the other hand, there are the mixed impacts on mental health of the lockdown in NZ, …
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Perspective: Options for licensed retailing of nicotine-containing E-Cigarettes in NZ
… in over 6000 outlets throughout the country and has seen problems such as not infrequent law breaking, eg, illegal … regulations (2). Existing nicotine supply arrangements are thus a historical anomaly that seriously undermine the … system for e-cigarettes, there is the question of what type of retail outlet should be licensed to sell …
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