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  • Staying safe from COVID-19 over summer and beyond: The need for more NZ Government action

    … in the COVID-19 response generates lasting benefits for NZ. Aotearoa/NZ has achieved elimination of community … wise to limit returnees from these “red zone” countries to only NZ citizens (until vaccination in these countries builds … investing billions of dollars in its COVID-19 response. It makes sense to ensure these investments are shifting us from …
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  • Comparing health interventions in a meaningful way – Introducing the BODE3 Interactive League Table

    … the NZ-specific BODE 3  Interactive League Table, for comparing interventions on health gain, cost and … in breads, processed meats and sauces, compared to only 200 QALYs for the dietary counselling intervention.  It … in these processed foods. But the figure above still makes a valid comparison given the intervention …
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  • Ready or not? Pandemic preparedness index and implications for NZ

    … Summary This Briefing highlights how the world remains vulnerable to the persisting risk of … The Global Health Security (GHS) Index is one tool for finding out how prepared countries are for pandemics. It … analysis by Ledesma et al, ‘Health system’ score was the only category that was not clearly correlated with reduced …
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  • Digesting things further: High dietary salt intakes are almost certainly problematic

    … that the totality of the available evidence is sufficient for health authorities to continue taking a range of … reducing sodium intakes provides some of the strongest scientific evidence available. E.g., the TOHP study followed … authors of the PURE Study used spot urine measures (and only a single measure) rather than the gold standard of …
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  • Dementia: Update on causes and prevention, including the role of COVID-19

    … and cost of care increase.    As a result of very recent scientific sleuthing, it appears that we may know less about … between those on the ketogenic diet and those on the American Heart Association Diet [ 13] . An observational … disorders [ 55] .   Traumatic brain injury (TBI) makes a substantial contribution to the world’s injury …
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  • And now the Brits are doing it: A sugary drink tax levy on the industry

    … it, early signs of its success, and ponders its relevance for NZ.  We also take this opportunity to point out some … NZ? The NZ Government would be strongly supported by the scientific evidence if it did opt for an SSB tax. There are … taxes until after this review, then the case for SSB taxes makes a compelling case example to consider within a total …
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  • Targeting a new generation – time for a greater focus on smoking uptake prevention?

    … The theme of this year’s World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is how … a call to action to recruit young people to join the fight for them to become a tobacco-free generation. So how could … the expenditure on services to assist smokers to quit is only a tiny fraction of the tax revenue collected. 4 5 Recent …
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  • Only eight more years to go to 2025: Time for the NZ Government to step up its tobacco endgame

    … We have eight more years to go until 2025 – the year of the NZ Government’s Smokefree goal. NZ is not on track to achieve this goal, especially not for Māori. In this blog we discuss the findings of our just … reducing the number of tobacco retail outlets until only 18 outlets are left in 2025 (ie, 1 outlet per …
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  • We need to talk about breast cancer screening (part 1)

    … Shaw and Associate Professor Diana Sarfati consider the pros and cons of breast cancer screening, in light of the … In the Part 2 blog (appearing on Thursday), they aim for more specific recommendations. Population screening … against breast cancer screening, show that if you look only at the three best quality trials (with the least …
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  • The Government’s transport plans work against our health

    … Summary The draft Government Policy Statement (GPS) on Land Transport … pollution and physical inactivity. The policies outlined in the draft GPS 2024 are, as a package, likely to worsen the … transport system. This will have considerable implications for an already overburdened health system, as well as social, …
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