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  • Digesting things further: High dietary salt intakes are almost certainly problematic

    … post on dietary salt and health , particularly with regard to a new large prospective study (the PURE Study). This facilitated useful feedback from others, along with input from colleagues in a journal … the previous blog post). Again, though, we struggle to see how this formula could generate a spurious U-shape curve – …
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  • A 100 years ago today – the likely first NZ death from the 1918 influenza pandemic

    … Prof Michael Baker The 1918 influenza pandemic began to kill New Zealanders 100 years ago today. Ultimately it … draw links with the present day pandemic risks (including from synthetic bioweapons). We highlight the importance of … pre-pandemic period. More work is also probably needed on how to prioritise limited supplies of such treatments (on the …
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  • The Island Bay cycleway – Terribly important and nothing new

    … This is a sensible move to make the city safer and more attractive for … is important because the way we build our streets shapes how we live, and consequently determines the health and … side of the road and are, mostly, separated physically from traffic. Car parking along The Parade has been …
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  • Capitalising on NZ’s linked data by increasing IT and researcher capacity: Opportunity is knocking

    … delivery and policy.  Conversely, NZ has some key barriers to overcome to make the best use of that data – most … with the IDI gaining a range of international interest from other governments wishing to implement similar systems. … and has an expansion programme known as IDI2 looking at how they can increase the use and improve the usability of …
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  • The Omicron waves – Comparing Aotearoa NZ and Australia in four key graphs

    … in higher hospitalisation and ICU occupancy compared to NZ. However, when examining the Auckland region compared … rate. We recommend that the NZ Government does more to prepare for a possible second Omicron wave (as in … health measures established to protect New Zealanders from Covid-19, the country is still experiencing its worst …
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  • Lessons from Canada for NZ: Carbon, Cycling, Tobacco, Nutrition and Cannabis

    … potential lessons for NZ in the domains of: (i) responding to climate change; (ii) supporting cycling; (iii) tobacco … these Canadian cities all actively promote cycling as a safe, everyday mode of transportation for all ages and … in and outside of Canada. The Food Guide emphasises how to approach eating food, rather than listing numbers of …
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  • Has the time come for a register of AI systems used by government agencies?

    … for AI implementation, highlighting the citizens' right to know where AI is being used and how well it performs.  Evaluating AI systems is crucial, … system may be trained to identify cancerous skin lesions from photographs—and then deployed to perform exactly this …
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  • Antiviral stockpiles for pandemic preparedness: Time for a careful rethink?

    … stockpile of antiviral drugs. But given recent evidence from a new Cochrane systematic review – NZ policymakers … suggests options for a review process.New Zealand seems to have done a fairly good job of influenza pandemic planning … of NZ doing stockpiling might now be outdated). How do any of the above cost-effectiveness estimates compare …
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  • Perspective: Who is responsible for stopping NZ’s obesity epidemic?

    … explanation and (lack of) solution to the obesity epidemic. She then points to the market … (including the overweight ones) will say that you get fat from over-eating and its no-one’s fault but your own. This is … as an issue of personal responsibility. But no matter how appealing the idea that we can change our body size if we …
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  • Shifting all isolation/quarantine facilities to a single air force base: The need for a critical analysis

    … all COVID-19 related isolation/quarantine facilities to a single air force base at Ōhakea are considered. The main … could then allow for a more focused consideration of how best to do quarantine at the border, but analysis of the … NZ, a facility maintenance worker in August was infected from a returnee, based on genetic sequencing of the virus …
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