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Likely rise in invasive strep infections in NZ requires a strategy
… contacts and associated bacterial isolates, so they can be managed, investigated, and reported to national health … syndrome. Early recognition, diagnosis, and treatment can be lifesaving. Clinicians should be reminded that iGAS is an important cause of …
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Oral nicotine products: Expanding the nicotine marketplace
… ONPs are already widely promoted on social media and may be imported for personal use. In this Briefing, we examine … “freeing” than ECs. 17,18 . Although ONPs cannot legally be sold in Aotearoa New Zealand, NZ First has committed to … and offered a price discount; ZYN NZ claims to be the original site selling ONPs in NZ and offers price …
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MR: To avoid a measles epidemic, Aotearoa must close the ‘immunity gap’
… the unvaccinated and then engage with parents who may be vaccine hesitant. “It can take time to build a … reduce the risk of measles entering the country. “This can be as simple as making sure all travellers are aware of the … that they are protected against measles. They should also be urged to take documentation of immunity with them to avoid …
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“Appetite for Destruction”: A new book with attitude – but also strong science
… of the theory and science of food. There are likely to be a few quibbles about occasional facts and hypotheses, but … market and public health failure (why should fake food be easier to buy, prepare and eat compared to healthy food?). … as traffic light labels – and I agree that this should be done before any taxing and subsidising; a bunch of early …
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Earth Overshoot Day: Should Aotearoa New Zealand be more like Uruguay?
… Day 211 is 30 July, though the exact date for 2025 will be revised with updated input data later in the year. This … days infographic This preliminary 2025 edition will be updated during the year as more recent input data are … July. NZ's country overshoot day in 2025 is estimated to be 30 April, putting us in the mid-range for high-income …
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Dietary counselling – how effective and cost-effective is it?
… reductions in obesity-related disease it is likely to be cost-saving. However, governments, policy-makers and the … review concluded that primary care physicians can be effective in delivering weight loss counseling, … some potential ways in which cost-effectiveness might be enhanced include group-based interventions (vs …
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Surviving winter: NZ’s journey through 145 years of seasonal survival – New study
… infections. This EWM measure should continue to be monitored to ensure NZ keeps making progress in such … standards. Warmer winters due to climate change may also be playing a role in the decline in EWM, however increasing … here. These findings do hint at a pathway that may be one of the main drivers of EWM, which is seasonal …
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Major vaping reforms: Will they deliver on public health aims?
… general vape retailers, such as dairies, will no longer be able to display vapes, a change that aligns vaping … stores may display vaping products, but these must not be visible from outside the store, and online stores may no … supplying or distributing disposable vaping devices will be disallowed. Other jurisdictions, including Australia , …
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Health system costs in NZ: variation by sex, age & proximity to death
… time of analysis, these data were missing or not able to be linked, and totaled to about 50% of total NZ health … and hospice care means that costs proximal to death will be moderately underestimated. Health system costs by age … costs in the last year of life for 13 to 30 year olds can be explained by mostly sudden injury deaths – which doesn’t …
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Tobacco Excise Taxes and the Smokefree 2025 Goal: Some Ways Forward
… hand, it is unacceptable that children should go hungry or be cold because their caregivers have had to choose between a … These measures reduce smoking prevalence and should be funded as part of a comprehensive public health strategy, … is still for sale in Aotearoa, the tax paid on it should be earmarked for the communities that are suffering the most …
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