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  • Reducing the risk of Covid-19 transmission through the use of air purifiers

    … of Covid-19. Author details Prof Mark Jermy and Dr Jason Chen are based the College of Engineering, University of Canterbury. Dr Julie Bennett is based at the Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington. Dr Caroline Shorter is based at the Department of Medicine, …
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  • SARS-CoV-2: A modern Greek Tragedy?

    … Health, taking place at the Wuhan Institute of Virology: “Dr. Shi set out to create novel coronaviruses with the … backbone and spike protein… It cannot yet be stated that Dr. Shi did or did not generate SARS2 in her lab because her … creating the very ends that we seek to avoid. Author: Dr Matt Boyd,  Blog  Syndicated from Adapt Research Lead …
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  • The arrival of Candida auris in Aotearoa NZ: risk assessment and actions needed

    … and updated C. auris testing guidelines.   Author details Dr Françios Olivier is with the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne. Dr Sally Roberts and Dr Arthur Morris are from Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai …
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  • Improving NZ Government communication about COVID-19: Five suggestions

    … by the Prime Minister and the Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield), extensive social media engagement, and … the former chief science advisor Prof Peter Gluckman and Dr Anne Bardsley. 27 With this pandemic being far from over, …
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  • Red meat & processed meat: Summarising the Public Health isues

    … colorectal cancer screening model, personal communication Dr Giorgi Kvizhinadze ). An association with stomach cancer … of the health system, and the environment. Authors: Dr Cristina Cleghorn, Associate Professor Nick Wilson, …
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  • How taking an evidence-informed approach can be used to prioritise interventions: The example of cardiovascular disease

    … of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington Dr Cristina Cleghorn , Senior Research Fellow, Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington Dr Nhung Nghiem ,  Senior Research Fellow, Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington Dr John Kerr , Senior Research Fellow, Department of Public …
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  • A new online calculator for estimating how much a society might spend on life-saving interventions

    … of the BODE 3 team. Authors: By the BODE 3 Programme Team Dr Giorgi Kvizhinadze, A/Prof Nick Wilson, Dr Nisha Nair, Dr Melissa McLeod, Prof Tony Blakely (all at: Department of …
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  • Long COVID Staff Clinic: Caring for carers in Taranaki

    … best practice in managing Long COVID. Author details Dr Shereen Zaidi was a TWO-Taranaki house officer on a public … a Senior cardiorespiratory physiotherapist at TWO-Taranaki Dr Jonathan Jarman is a public health medicine specialist and … patients attending  Long COVID clinic TWO-Taranaki; Dr John Kerr and Prof Nick Wilson. APPENDIX ONE – Summary of …
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  • Embracing downward counterfactual analysis to navigate future cyclones

    … change mitigation. Author details: Prof Nick Wilson and Dr John Kerr , are with the Department of Public Health, … Otago, Wellington, and Public Health Communication Centre. Dr Ben Payne is with the Joint Centre for Disaster Research, Massey University, Wellington. Dr Matt Boyd is with Adapt Research Ltd. … Embracing downward …
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  • Why we need an Aotearoa Centre for Disease Control (CDC)

    … President, New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine Dr Maia Brewerton (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu), Clinical … Allergic Diseases Team Leader at the Malaghan Institute Dr John Kerr , Science Lead, Public Health Communication … the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) [Dr Martin Tobias, personal communication]. It was …
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