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  • False zombie arguments about illicit tobacco shouldn’t be given any more oxygen

    … illicit tobacco use has not increased as a proportion of the tobacco market, despite substantial tobacco tax … demand for illicit tobacco 'Zombie arguments' are lines of argument that refuse to die, despite lacking a logical or … of Auckland study commissioned by the Ministry of Health applied similar methods to fewer packs, of which 7.2% …
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  • Retailing of vaping products – New NZ Research

    … Members of the public health community hold divergent views on how access to vaping … we probe concerns about allowing widespread availability of ENDS and related products. We first draw on related …
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  • Can CT screening for lung cancer in New Zealand be cost-effective?

    … it is the most deadly cancer, accounting for almost 20% of all cancer deaths in New Zealand. Lung cancer carries such … when the disease is advanced, has spread to other parts of the body, and is that much harder to treat. Consequently, … the burden of lung cancer, the capacity of the New Zealand health system to deal with another screening programme, the …
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  • An upgraded Alert Level 2 is urgently needed to address the Delta Variant threat

    … and the system must be updated to address the threat of the highly transmissible Delta variant and future … (Auckland currently at Alert Level 4, with the rest of the country at Alert Level 3) to eliminate community … our contact tracing system, quarantine facilities, and health service capacity. This outbreak required a rapid move …
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  • Covid recovery or sustainable transformation?

    … provides an opportunity for a sustainable transformation of our society and economy, addressing the climate crisis and … recognised. Not only do we now better recognise the shape of risks such as pandemics, environmental and financial … these risks for too long. They need to be confronted. One of the most profound risk s ahead, as we recover from Covid, …
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  • Comparing health interventions in a meaningful way – Introducing the BODE3 Interactive League Table

    …  Interactive League Table, for comparing interventions on health gain, cost and cost-effectiveness – and potentially … and policy-makers to get an informed ‘first impression’ of what are the best health interventions to give further … with respect for individual autonomy and the benefits of market forces, but there are also problematic commercial …
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  • Using the CovidCard to enhance protection from COVID-19 at the NZ border

    … in the ongoing battle against COVID-19. Recent reporting of low levels of COVID-19 testing of border facing staff in managed isolation and quarantine …
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  • Meat, health, hospitals, and sustainability*

    … In this blog, I look at the case for reducing the amount of meat in hospital meals and gently remind our dietitian … out of date. Over-consumption of meat is costing us. Our health, our healthcare system, and our environment are all in … (but references have been added to this version). Author: John D Potter MBBS PhD, Professor, Centre for Public Health …
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  • Smart party pill law makes tobacco & alcohol regulation look pathetic

    … that tobacco – and for that matter alcohol – with orders of magnitude more harm gets the wet bus ticket regulatory … on August 1 st 2013 with overwhelming support of MPs (only John Banks, ACT, opposed it) and the general public. However, its real importance may not be the modest health gains that result from controlling the availability of …
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  • The case for banning cigarette filters

    … product changes that sustain the appeal and addictiveness of smoked tobacco products. How did filters become an integral component of cigarettes? Cigarettes initially had no filters. … tobacco companies’ search for a solution to growing health “controversies” regarding smoking. Advances in …
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