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  • Avoidable hospitalisations: Helping our health system get through COVID-19

    … it is possible that New Zealand can use intense public health controls to eradicate COVID-19 from the country – we must also plan for other scenarios where thousands of New Zealanders are sick – including many urgently … significant and valuable differences for hospital staff, medical centres and patients. Even with reduced private road …
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  • The health impacts of the First World War for NZ: A Review

    … published article on the mortality and morbidity impacts of the First World War on the NZ population. While much is known about the large health burden of this conflict (especially for the direct … is unlikely to include minor wounds that did not require medical attention. Non-fatal illnesses Not fully quantified …
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  • Will the Health Star Rating labels improve people’s diets?

    … labelling is one tool to help control the epidemics of obesity and diabetes. Everyone agrees that on its own, the … labels have been fiercely contested by industry and health stakeholders – until now, it seems. Is the new Health … for their decision: But the president of the Australian Medical Association, Steve Hambleton, said he could not …
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  • Has the time come for a register of AI systems used by government agencies?

    … building trust, assessing bias, and determining the level of human oversight needed. We encourage the NZ Government to … idea in the recent  AI-in-healthcare report is that medical AI systems operating in NZ should be publicly … of Auckland and Public Health Physician, Te Whatu Ora Dr John Kerr , Science Lead, Public Health Communication Centre, …
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  • The case for a NZ-Australia Pandemic Cooperation Agreement

    … on pandemic cooperation could be the starting point of such a regional approach. Potential benefits include: … nations could maximise their capacity to best protect the health and wellbeing of their populations from future … Health, Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka | University of Otago Prof John D Potter , Centre of Public Health Research, Massey …
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  • Mortality declines in Aotearoa NZ during the first two years of the Covid-19 pandemic

    … In this blog we review the impact of Aotearoa NZ’s Covid-19 response strategies on mortality … to other nations. For example, as of 19 February 2022 John Hopkins University reports NZ as having a Covid-19 … study by Islam et al published in late 2021 in the British Medical Journal evaluated the effects of the Covid-19 …
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  • The urgent need for a Covid-19 Action Plan for Schools in Aotearoa New Zealand

    … At the onset of the Omicron outbreak in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) in early … and their families from Covid-19 and from the return of other winter respiratory infections. Current policy … and adults , with concerning implications for their health now and in the future. Children with persisting …
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  • Insights into health system costs of living and dying in New Zealand – New study

    … A study in the NZ Medical Journal shows how public spending on health varies markedly by age and proximity to death ( … ). It raises interesting questions about the best use of taxpayer funds for preventing and treating ill health. In …
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  • Comparing two pandemics: A century apart

    … It highlights similarities and differences in the nature of these pandemics, the responses, and their impacts on … current and future pandemic management, focusing on public health infrastructure, international cooperation, and … also highlighted the importance of ongoing investment in medical research, including studying virus evolution and …
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  • Carcinogen exposure in Aotearoa workplaces is unacceptably high

    … styrene (12%), crystalline silica (10%), shiftwork (9%), wood dust (8%), and other polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons … Service Author details Dr. Amanda Eng is a Senior Research Officer at the Research Centre for Hauora & Health at Massey … works as an independent Occupational Health adviser. Prof. John D. Potter is Professor, Research Centre for Hauora & …
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