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  • Potential new regulatory options for e-cigarettes/ANDS in NZ

    … parallels Australia and Canada (2): such products cannot be legally sold if they contain nicotine unless they meet … ANDS with nicotine and nicotine-containing ‘e-liquid’ can be imported for personal use in NZ. Shops can sell the ANDS … can help smokers quit (12). The literature may also be influenced by authors with a “conflict of interest” e.g., …
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  • Progress towards a Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan: Congratulations to the Government

    … ideas outlined in the plan: permitting tobacco products to be sold in only a small number of stores; reducing the … tobacco products by only permitting these products to be sold in specialised stores or pharmacies; substantially … consultation process is open until 31 May (feedback can be submitted here ); after analysing the feedback, the …
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  • The arrival of Candida auris in Aotearoa NZ: risk assessment and actions needed

    … of C. auris infection, locally or overseas, should be recorded upon admission of patients. We recommend … with past C. auris colonisation or infection should be managed adhering to Contact Precautions; this includes … of a newly diagnosed C. auris case, the patient should be managed adhering to Contact Precautions as above. See …
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  • Making tobacco less available is both necessary and feasible – New NZ study

    … they closed or relocated. The estimated outcome would be a 50% decrease in the total number of tobacco retail … with the daunting task of regulating them. Should they be allowed for sale, and if so, which types of retailers should be permitted to sell them and under what conditions? These …
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  • How taking an evidence-informed approach can be used to prioritise interventions: The example of cardiovascular disease

    … Together the premature deaths and morbidity from CVD can be captured with the measure of disability-adjusted life … Māori vs non-Māori for each intervention. More detail can be accessed by clicking on individ ual cells in the table.  * … different studies that inform this table’s contents, can be considered to be broadly equivalent. Comment It is clear …
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  • Ethnic inequalities in mortality in NZ and how to reduce them further

    … there are still striking mortality gaps that need to be addressed. Ethnic mortality inequalities are generally … In terms of the cause of death, cancer appeared to be becoming a more important contributor than cardiovascular … females. Some favourable progress – but what can still be done? While the decline in all-cause mortality rates for …
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  • Increases in speed limits: Unjust and unjustifiable

    … vehicles. Reductions in speed limits have been shown to be effective in reducing such trauma. For example, a study … time to brake, the child is six times more likely to be killed if the vehicle is travelling at 50km/h compared to … 2024 proposes that the setting of speed limits should be subject to an overt trade-off of mobility advantages …
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  • Long Covid in Aotearoa NZ: Risk assessment and preventive action urgently needed

    … ages, and frequently results in prolonged illness that can be disabling. It occurs with first infections and … adults against acute disease. Future health impacts can be expected in addition to the effects that are already known … over time. It is clear that future health impacts can be expected in addition to effects that are currently known …
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  • The COVID-19 house fire and the unbearable silence of fire alarms

    … (PHEIC) in appropriate circumstances. PHEIC is meant to be a signal to all countries that significant actions, aid and cooperation may all be needed. Critics have lambasted the late timing of PHEIC … alarm sounds there is no fire, and this is how it must be. The threshold for alarm must be set below the threshold …
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  • Another Havelock North? Govt undoing protections for drinking water safety

    … 2016 outbreak will fade and its immediate impact will be lost.” The National-led Government established the Inquiry … the impact of the Havelock North outbreak appears to be fading from some memories. The current Government’s policy … protection. The consequences of this policy programme may be obscured because changes are being made across several …
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