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An Official Inquiry into the Covid-19 Pandemic Response – It’s Time and it’s Vital
… Ensuring an inquiry has lasting usefulness will depend on the depth and scope of the terms of reference, taking a … given the billions of dollars spent by the government on the response, the more intensive impact of specific … as much as possible. As such, we suggest that it should report back to Parliament after the 2023 election. The terms …
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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 … life expectancy – so there are a lot of good things going on. Cancer survival trends by site (data provided by us, but … excess alcohol consumption, and making good use of ‘medical’ prevention (e.g HPV vaccination that prevents …
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Media release: Associate Health Minister’s tobacco policy contradicts official advice, aligns with industry lobbyists
… Wellington, have examined the Ministry of Health’s advice on repealing smokefree legislation and allowing the sale of … by the Public Health Communication Centre. Drawing on briefings, cabinet papers, and policy submissions, the … which include a commitment that ‘decisions will be based on data and evidence’. The decision to repeal the measures …
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Lessons learned from a remote blood pressure lowering trial in Aotearoa
… to be one of the best ways to do it. In 2018 we embarked on a randomised controlled trial called SALTS (Salt … interested in the effects of the salt reduction programme on other outcomes including BP, urinary potassium excretion, … complete trial questionnaires, watch video tutorials on study processes, use a barcode scanner to record packaged …
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New standardised packaging regulations: Some good steps, but many missed opportunities
… also have allowed only standardised brand names to feature on packaging. Stick Appearance Many tobacco companies have responded to the requirement to feature warnings on packaging by creating cigarette sticks with appealing … have proved popular among young people. 11 Many smokers report their early experiences of smoking as unpleasant; just …
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Market deregulation → ↑ fast food consumption → ↑ obesity. Clever international study that includes NZ data
… a bit more. But if you are not interested in the detail on the methods, then just jump to the bottom of this blog … from the study. The 25 countries included are plotted on the graph. The x-axis shows the increase in fast food … Does this mean that we should tighten the reins a little on market freedoms around fast food – just as our society …
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It’s been 3 years since COVID entered New Zealand – here are 3 ways to improve our response
… to mitigation . 3 This is a risk assessment question based on the acute and long-term impacts of Covid-19 infections. In … accepted the annual death toll from influenza of around 500 and its big impact on our hospital system. 14 Yet … Auckland This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license, with additional summary and …
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Can we manage dual use of smoking and vaping more effectively?
… smokers to transition completely to vaping. Many smokers report regretting the fact they smoke [2, 3] and each year, … will plateau at a lower level of smoking and not go on to quit, and provide better support to the many smokers … moments, such as when drinking coffee or alcohol, or when under stress. Although most participants in our study began …
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How to best describe NZ’s border control problems around COVID-19 with a possible typology
… corrective actions. Some of us have previously written on the need to improve pandemic terminology in the NZ … of particular concern is the need to reach some agreement on the best ways to describe situations where border control … The inclusion of the word “system” can help ensure focus on the design and implementation of the system and should …
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