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  • SARS-CoV-2: A modern Greek Tragedy?

    … 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 … creating the very ends that we seek to avoid. Author: Dr Matt Boyd,  Blog  Syndicated from Adapt Research Lead …
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  • The arrival of Candida auris in Aotearoa NZ: risk assessment and actions needed

    … by C. auris. 19 20 Risk of C. auris infection in Aotearoa NZ The risk of C. auris infection to healthy, … and updated C. auris testing guidelines.   Author details Dr Françios Olivier is with the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne. Dr Sally Roberts and Dr Arthur Morris are from Te Whatu Ora …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Improving the cost, composition and availability of foods can save lives

    … be an expansion on the voluntary HeartSAFE Programme in NZ that focuses on sodium content of processed foods and has … alongside the policies proposed here.   *Author details: Dr Cristina Cleghorn is based in the Department of Public …
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  • New proposals to limit youth vaping from Labour: Do they go far enough?

    … and vaping from Snapshot Y10 surveys conducted by ASH NZ. # Number of students in Y10 nationally from Ministry of … dependent on nicotine via vaping. Author details Prof Janet Hoek , Prof Richard Edwards , Ms Anna Graham-DeMello, … Centre. Andrew Waa and Lani Teddy– Eru Pomare Centre; and Janet Hoek, Richard Edwards, Anna Graham-DeMello - Department …
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  • Long COVID Staff Clinic: Caring for carers in Taranaki

    … best practice in managing Long COVID. Author details Dr Shereen Zaidi was a TWO-Taranaki house officer on a public … a Senior cardiorespiratory physiotherapist at TWO-Taranaki Dr Jonathan Jarman is a public health medicine specialist and … patients attending  Long COVID clinic TWO-Taranaki; Dr John Kerr and Prof Nick Wilson. APPENDIX ONE – Summary of …
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  • Highlights of the World Conference on Tobacco or Health

    … the treaty to support such progress. The current (2014) NZ FCTC implementation report is available on the FCTC … the ASH Year 10 survey confirms that this is a concern in NZ also (results will be released shortly). There was broad …
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  • Youth vaping addiction: How it happens and why it matters

    … children and adolescents cut down or quit vaping. Authors  Dr Jude Ball , Dr Grant Christie ,  Prof Janet Hoek ,  Prof Richard Edwards ,  Assoc Prof Andrew Waa …
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  • Can we manage dual use of smoking and vaping more effectively?

    … use. How can full transition to vaping be supported in NZ? Our findings have some important implications for how …
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  • Smoking prevalence and trends: important findings from the 2023-24 New Zealand Health Survey

    … equitably and as quickly as possible. Author details Dr Janine Nip , Prof Richard Edwards , Prof Janet Hoek , Prof Andrew Waa All authors are members of …
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  • Alcohol and suicide: The facts

    … you or someone else is at risk, call 111. Authors details Dr Rose Crossin , Department of Population Health, Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka | University of Otago, Christchurch Dr Jude Ball , Department of Public Health, Ōtākou Whakaihu …
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