… other significant health issues too as primary care and hospital services become stretched. We will see people … resources and effort going forwards. Author details: Dr Belinda Loring, Public Health Medicine Specialist, Senior … The University of Auckland b.loring@auckland.ac.nz Dr Ruth Cunningham, Public Health Medicine Specialist, Senior …
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… photographs of people wearing masks and a reference to Dr Hastings in Temuka requiring “gauze masks” for shop … records (EHRs). The outcomes of interest were rates of hospital readmission for COVID-19 survivors and any admission … Hauora and Health, Massey University, Wellington. Email: j.d.potter@massey.ac.nz . Phone: 021-230-5181 … Long COVID: …
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… come to medical attention in either primary care or as hospital admissions. Additionally, cases may remain … community-based assessment centres (CBACs) or directly to hospital, often following advice from Helpline. It seems … under 2% of COVID-19 cases are sufficiently ill to need hospital care (though the NZ experience to date of a very low …
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… published today by the Public Health Communication Centre, Dr Julie Bennett from the University of Otago, Wellington … diagnosis, and correct treatment can be lifesaving,” says Dr Bennett. Making iGAS notifiable would also help with …
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… the SARS1 and MERS viruses did. There is no evidence from hospital surveillance records of the epidemic gathering … 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 …
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… in line with international best evidence. Author details Dr Rana Peniamina , Research Fellow, Te Rōpū Rangahau ō Te … and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin Dr Bronwen McNoe , Co-Director of Te Rōpū Rangahau ō Te Kāhui … and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin Dr John Kerr , Science Lead, Public Health Communication …
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… living in warm, dry homes . Once a child is admitted to hospital, they are more likely to be readmitted . Sadly, … in previous heating studies – significant reductions in hospital admissions , symptoms of asthma, days off-school, …
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… Paper supporting the denicotinisation component by Hon Dr Shane Reti, the health spokesperson for National. The key … repealed law, which the current Health Minister (Hon Dr Shane Reti) apparently strongly supports, could have been … 2. Noes: 43 National: 33; ACT: 10. Introduced by Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall who was Minister of Health in a Labour …
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… 2022 from Ministry of Health data on daily cases in hospital and ICU (Intensive Care Unit) or HDU (High … PCR testing will still be important, particularly in the hospital setting. There is an increasingly important role for … cared for at home, which will take some pressure off the hospital system. The public will need practical advice and …
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… of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington Dr Vanessa Beanland , Director, Otago Transport Research … and Earth Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington Dr Angela Curl , Department of Population Health, University … of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington Dr Rebbecca Lilley , Department of Preventive and Social …
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