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Health system costs in NZ: variation by sex, age & proximity to death
… This blog aims to discuss a study we recently published on NZ health system cost estimates by sex, age and proximity … then fall dramatically. Put another way, we spend more on middle-age people in the last year of life – which seems … to death. Here we summarise a paper published in the NZ Medical Journal on these findings. The costs included in our …
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Wellbeing in public housing vs. private rentals: Quality and security make the difference
… people currently in private tenancies. Public housing is, on average, of better quality than are private rentals, and … Recently published research from this programme, based on a specially commissioned survey, investigates how tenure … in public housing? Discussion in this Briefing focuses on wellbeing outcomes according to two measures of subjective …
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Media release: Increasing speed limits defies the science - more deaths and pollution predicted
… speed limits will lead to more deaths and serious injuries on our roads, according to experts. In the latest Briefing … emissions than 50km/h, while having only a small effect on total journey times.” The Briefing also explores the negative impact of increased speed limits on communities and equality. “People are less likely to walk …
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Media release: Growing evidence linking plastics to serious health risk
… Evidence of the harmful effects of plastics on human health, especially from chemical additives and … brain, placenta, and blood, with potential impacts still under research,” she says. Another emerging area of research raised in the Briefing is around biofilms growing on the surface of plastic, increasing the risk of …
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We need rapid progress on digital solutions to help eliminate COVID-19 from New Zealand
… hard to refine and implement an effective response. On 2 April, the World Health Organization hosted a high-level … two main groups: (a) those where their success depends on their ability to identify individual people for legally … in an Epidemic Response Committee meeting about the lag on contacting the Singaporean Government (2). Currently the …
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What’s the right Covid-19 risk to live with – an Australian perspective
… countries working out when they can open up. If we focus on the year after Australia opens up, the scenarios we use … Europe in 2020 ). c) Barely suppression, where more than 500 to 2000 per million cases escalates to a Stage 3 or Stage … it’s about an 80 per cent reduction for Pfizer for those under 60 years old and 60 per cent for AstraZeneca for the …
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A policy and research agenda for roll-your-own tobacco
… despite efforts to reduce differences in the excise tax on RYO tobacco and tailor made (TM) cigarettes (2). Many New … an equalising excise tax increase, many smokers still report finding RYO tobacco less expensive per stick than TM … and budget brands, reduces the impact price increases have on lower-priced brands and products. Maintaining or only …
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The growing burden of dementia in Aotearoa: Scope for prevention
… and there’s currently no cure, there is a need to focus on reducing risks for dementia. The Lancet Commission … is the greatest risk factor for dementia. Based solely on population ageing, the number of people with dementia in … in NZ, 2020-2050. Adapted from Dementia Economic Impact Report 2020 . 1 Potentially modifiable risk factors for …
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Media release: Protecting our drinking water sources – Where do the parties stand?
… North outbreak identified 800,000 New Zealanders are on water supplies that are “not demonstrably safe”. … would implement regulations such as ‘sinking lid’ caps on the use of nitrogen fertiliser. This is in relation to the … practices at all. While Labour did, it appeared focused on incremental changes. Labour, the Greens and Te Pāti Māori …
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Bowel cancer screening – An interesting new US study and thoughts about the NZ situation
… In this blog post we look at a new modelling study on bowel cancer screening, published in a top US journal … flexible sigmoidoscopy for bowel cancer. But let’s focus on bowel cancer screening. Bowel cancer screening – like … years were similarly cost-effective, while screening based on flexible sigmoidoscopy was somewhat less so. Indeed, in …
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