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Problematic social media use common among NZ teens as government examines age limits
… is almost universal, with most spending several hours a day on these platforms. Yet despite its normalisation, our … on social media and the content being viewed there, we often forget to consider what social media displaces. Almost … into the harms of social media use in young people is often criticised for relying heavily on 'hours per day', …
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Daily aspirin for preventing cancer and heart disease – where to from here in NZ?
… A recently published review has quantified the estimated … aspirin for disease prevention. The results indicate a relatively favourable benefit-to-harm ratio (good for … published review article by Cuzick and colleagues provides a state-of-the-art summary and integration of the data. Out …
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Potential impact of an Omicron outbreak: A look at the IHME modelling for NZ
… more preparations in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) concerning a future national outbreak of Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 … for Johnson & Johnson) receive a third dose at 6 months after their second dose.” Vaccination coverage data was as … toward 3 days.” From Figure 10.1 (in the NZ Report) the infection-fatality rate (IFR) on 10 January 2022 is <0.2% …
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ECan’s ‘Nitrate Emergency’: Good step but here is a more robust path for region’s drinking water
… Environment Canterbury (ECan) has just voted to declare a regional “nitrate emergency,” citing rising nitrate trends … water sources and public health. While the declaration is a step in the right direction, ECan needs a robust path to address the severe nitrate contamination of …
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In the news: Public Health Priorities Series
… Here's a selection of coverage of the Public Health Priorities … co-authors closed the Public Health Priorities series with a call to action for our water regulator to do more to … catastrophic risks. They talked about how democracies often struggle to overcome their biases toward short-term …
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New Zealand can lead the world in tobacco control: Plain packaging 2.0
… among both adults and adolescents (4-7). Furthermore, a recent analysis of plain packaging’s effects undertaken by … in on-pack labelling typically depict illnesses that occur after many years of smoking. Because many young people … before facing serious health risks (12), these warnings often have little impact. By contrast, warnings that depict …
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A Smokefree Aotearoa Action Plan: Why this could eliminate smoking disparities for Māori
… The recent release of the Government’s “Proposals for a Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan” (the Plan) represents a significant step forward in how we think about tobacco … our generations so you can make profits… 5 Shortly after the bill was presented to Parliament co-author of this …
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Illicit tobacco trade and the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal: Arguments and evidence
… the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal. This blog is one of a series examining key aspects of the proposals to help … overestimate the scale of illicit tobacco [6, 7], and often conclude that illicit tobacco trade is increasing . … trade [14, 15]. Countries with lower cost cigarettes have often been found to have higher levels of illicit tobacco …
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More courage needed from our political parties—reviewing our election series
… our “Where do the parties stand” series, in which we put a range of public health issues to the five parties currently … well as flagging relevant policy announcements that came after the publication of some articles. On some of the issues … to decision-makers and the public. Public health covers a wide range of issues, so we have kept the survey to a …
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Home modification to reduce falls – appears cost-effective in NZ
… We have just published a modelling study on a home safety and modification programme to prevent falls in … $700 and $832, respectively) with the latter intervention often being cost-saving. There was no evidence for …
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