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We need to talk about breast cancer screening (part 2)
… Editor note: This is Part 2 of a two-part blog by Dr Caroline Shaw and Associate … agree with Shaw and Sarfati that screening beneath the age of 50 should stop and the quality and honesty of communication to women must improve. We would also go one …
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The humility of being second to Australia in cancer mortality
… Alafeishat and colleagues have published a paper in the NZ Medical Journal showing that New Zealand has higher death … This is important, highlighting room to improve in our health sector. This blog we canvass how bad (or good) the situation really is, the problems and possible sources of error comparing survival across the ditch (it is not easy …
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How much revenue would a New Zealand sugary drink tax raise? And how might be best to do it?
… New Zealand towards adopting a sugary drink tax. As part of the policy briefing prepared for this FIZZ Symposium, we … UK will implement a tiered levy based on the sugar content of drinks on the beverage industry (more on this at the end … background on sugary drink taxes, see previous Public Health Expert blogs regarding the Mexico (see this blog , and …
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Smokefree cars legislation: Should the new government make this a priority?
… the case for the prioritisation by the new Government of a law for smokefree cars carrying children. This would demonstrate their commitment to children’s health and well-being, respond to public and smoker opinion, … The new government has many problems to address. Years of minimal legislation for population health means that the …
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Media release: What can we do to reduce the number of babies dying before, during or soon after birth?
… than 700 fetal and neonatal deaths in 2021, that’s a rate of 11.2 per 1000 births according to the Perinatal and … released recently. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre, Dr Rose Elder and co-authors … prevention, optimisation and preparation in the management of preterm birth would lower neonatal and perinatal …
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Will the Government’s new Smokefree Plan achieve Aotearoa’s smokefree goal?
… Aotearoa’s action on tobacco control had involved a mix of mostly demand-reduction focused population level … population interventions to address the nature and supply of tobacco products. This change was seen as vital to bring a … messaging and campaigns to prevent uptake; providing health promotion resources to communities; increasing retail …
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New Zealand can lead the world in tobacco control: Plain packaging 2.0
… on Australia’s legislation to maximise the effectiveness of plain packaging: preventing the proliferation of brand variant names; improving the pictorial warning … impactful warning compared to a plain pack with a strong health warning. Evidence that this particular group was less …
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Fast-track Approvals Bill a threat to public health, warn researchers
… Public health researchers are raising concerns over the implications of the Fast-track Approvals Bill saying it will put Aotearoa … and review Ministers’ comments to identify the types of projects likely to be prioritised under the Fast-track …
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Media release: Poverty and disadvantage fuel NZ’s rising rates of dementia
… is a factor fuelling Aotearoa New Zealand’s soaring rates of dementia. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre, researchers reveal the risk of developing dementia is 60% higher for people living in the …
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Is Keytruda for advanced melanoma cost-effective? Applying the BODE3 rapid cost effectiveness calculator
… with advanced melanoma. The evidence base consists of trials published in the major journals: NEJM , Lancet and … delay (substantially) disease progression in about a third of patients. There is also about a third lower mortality … 3 Programme, we have harnessed the high quality linked health data in NZ to create some online calculators. One …
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