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  • Long COVID: a crucial reason for vax, mask, and distance

    … Long COVID occurs in at least 20-30% of individuals who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 and is strongly related to the severity of the initial … social measures. Introduction In the earlier PHE blogs 1,2 on long COVID – now increasingly also called Post-Acute …
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  • Long Covid in Aotearoa NZ: Risk assessment and preventive action urgently needed

    … collectively known as Long Covid. With only four years of follow-up time to observe this evolving new virus we … of Long Covid, but its impacts are already substantial and measurable in individuals, sectors, and societies. … as fatigue and cognitive dysfunction have a high impact on quality of life. Both SARS-CoV-2 infection and Long Covid …
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  • Backing off international infant formula standards: A retrograde step

    … Summary Infant nutrition is a key determinant of health. The International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk … Substitutes aims to contribute to the provision of safe and adequate nutrition for all infants through the … products. This can have significant negative effects on infant and maternal health, wellbeing and population …
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  • Update on Long-COVID

    … This blog post updates an earlier post on Long-COVID and reports that estimates of prevalence are still wide at about 15 to 65% of those …
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  • Why Aotearoa New Zealand needs a Public Health Communication Centre

    … hei oranga mō koutou   —  Seek after learning for the sake of your well-being   Kia ora! Greetings from the Public … We are dedicated to effectively communicating policies and practices that protect and improve the health, wellbeing, … identified a clear increase in Covid-19 disinformation stories in NZ prior to the 2021 Parliament Protests. 30 …
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  • What is happening with vaping among adolescents and young adults in Aotearoa?

    … There is growing concern about the increasing prevalence of vaping among young people in Aotearoa New Zealand. In this … data from available sources about the prevalence of vaping and related beliefs and patterns of behaviour among … New Zealand (NZ). This briefing collates the latest data on the prevalence, trends and patterns of vaping and smoking …
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  • Long COVID: Century-old Lessons We Still Have Not Learned

    … about long COVID – now informed by some very large studies and a meta-analysis. The two most concerning aspects of long COVID are its high prevalence (up to 30% of those … and police, and in some towns, people were not permitted on public transport or allowed to enter a theatre or cinema …
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  • Mind the gap: Associate Health Minister’s actions conflict with Ministry advice, align with tobacco industry lobbying

    … Summary Recently released documents from the Ministry of Health and Associate Health Minister Casey Costello’s office reveal … dismissing his obligations under the  Framework Convention on Tobacco Control . Further analyses revealed government …
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  • Dementia: Update on causes and prevention, including the role of COVID-19

    … worldwide with major individual, family, societal, and economic consequences. This long-read blog details how, … treatment is currently largely ineffective and aspects of the underlying pathophysiology unclear, there is good … history. This is accompanied by an increasing burden – on individuals, whānau , and the healthcare system – of …
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  • Key findings in the 2021/22 NZ Health Survey: Continued rapid falls in smoking prevalence and increases in vaping

    … whether the substantial reductions in smoking prevalence and increase in e-cigarette (EC) use/vaping observed in last … people aged ≥55 years. The rapid increase in prevalence of EC use seen in 2020/21 continued in 2021/22, with the … and vaping. 1 2 This blog provides updated information on patterns and trends in smoking and vaping prevalence from …
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