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  • Only eight more years to go to 2025: Time for the NZ Government to step up its tobacco endgame

    … Authors:  Frederieke Sanne van der Deen Prof Nick Wilson Dr Christine Cleghorn Dr Linda Cobiac Dr Giorgi Kvizhinadze Dr Nhung Nghiem Prof Tony Blakely … …
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  • Antiviral stockpiles for pandemic preparedness: Time for a careful rethink?

    … made publicly available. Indeed, a NZ Cochrane fellow, Dr Vanessa Jordan, was recently on NZ radio saying that the … at home when sick)? Or how might it compare with enhancing hospital surge capacity? Our own work based on the 2009 pandemic does suggest “that hospital care was likely to be a relatively cost-effective …
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  • Rising congenital syphilis in Aotearoa New Zealand needs a strong response

    … population also needs to be addressed. Author details Dr  Emma Best  - Paediatric Infectious Diseases specialist, … Child and Youth Health The University of Auckland  Dr Danny de Lore - Paediatrician Rata Hauora Tamariki,  Mātai Arotamariki, Te Whatu Ora Lakes Dr Julia Scott - Public Health and Sexual Health Physician, …
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  • Increasing whooping cough cases put pēpi at risk. What can be done about it?

    … and Director of the Immunisation Advisory Centre (IMAC) Dr Emily Dwight , Public Health Registrar, IMAC Prof Peter … of Women's and Children's Health, University of Otago Dr Amber Young , School of Pharmacy, University of Otago  … Claire MacDonald , New Zealand College of Midwives Dr Mamaeroa David , Senior Māori Advisor, IMAC Dr Edwin …
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  • Obesity at last on Government agenda, but will Healthy Families NZ be good enough ?

    … Minister for Health, Hon David Davis, Prof Boyd Swinburn, Dr Alan Shiell, CEO of the Centre for Excellence in … Davis, and a highly dynamic and driven bureaucracy, led by Dr Shelley Bowen. I am naming them specifically because …
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  • Severe domestic squalor in Aotearoa New Zealand: A preliminary survey

    … in the home. The client was seriously ill and had multiple hospital visits per year." "Older person living rurally. Got unwell from the water and ended up in hospital. Allowed family and myself to assess (had previously … reducing the associated risks to others. Author details Dr Jonathan Jarman, Public Health Medicine Specialist and …
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  • Tackling child poverty: will the nation’s political leaders honour Richie Poulton’s legacy?

    … has followed nearly a thousand babies born at Dunedin hospital during 1972-73. 1 Their life circumstances and … Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University  of Wellington Dr John Kerr , Science Lead, Public Health Communication … of Public Health, University of Otago Wellington Dr Russell Wills , Te Whatu Ora Te Matau a Māui, Hawke's Bay, …
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  • Google Street View – A Useful Research Tool?

    … signs at a distance [3]. Another was smokefree signage at hospital grounds in NZ (100% sensitivity and specificity) … they relate to public health. Authors:  Prof Nick Wilson Dr Amber Pearson Amanda Rzotkiewicz A/Prof George Thomson … …
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  • Stubbing out democracy: no Government mandate for smokefree repeal

    … the Third Reading debate National’s health spokesperson, Dr Shane Reti, not only explained why he saw denicotinisation … attention to stakeholder views The Minister of Health, Dr Reti, has stated that a major reason for not proceeding … The authors acknowledge and thank Dr Lindsey Te Ata o Tū MacDonald, Department of Political Science and …
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  • Long COVID: a crucial reason for vax, mask, and distance

    … with individuals with diagnosed COVID-19: readmission to hospital or outpatient care. Inasmuch as not everyone will … outcomes were elevated even among those not admitted to hospital and highest among those hospitalised. The findings … Hauora and Health, Massey University, Wellington. Email: j.d.potter@massey.ac.nz . Phone: 021-230-5181 Appendix – more …
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