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  • Do Aotearoa’s new vaping regulations go far enough?

    … important measures that will limit disposable vapes, and recognise these devices have become the product of choice among rangatahi. The regulations also introduce some restrictions on store locations and flavour names; however, they don't …
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  • In May 2022 the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 expires: what then?

    … Public Health Response Act 2020 (‘Covid Act’) expires on 13 May 2022. A further time-limited legal framework will … Covid policy. A new Bill will require public submissions and thorough consideration by a parliamentary select … might by 2022 be back to pre-Covid ‘normal’. Progress has of course been made, including vaccine availability. But now …
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  • Warmest New Zealand winter ever recorded – The Government should do more on climate change

    … to NIWA scientists . They also list 29 cities, towns and other sites around the country which had the highest … to the 1860s ( full report ). This is good news in lots of ways. Warmer winters mean more comfort, more time … of damage to human civilisation – a public health threat on a scale larger than we usually consider. While these risks …
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  • Chewing the fat on a saturated fat tax

    … Associate Professor Nick Wilson, University of Otago Wellington An article we published last week … of debate [1] (some thoughtful, some distortionary), and in particular debate on the complexities of taxing food. In this blog I argue …
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  • Can we make better use of a cost-effective anti-cancer vaccine? The case of HPV vaccination in NZ girls

    … In a just published study (and accompanying evaluation summary and media release ), we … protect health – even at the modest 47% coverage. Because of slightly higher coverage for Māori girls, and higher … The model included the effect of the vaccination on cervical cancer, pre-cancer (CIN I to III), genital warts, …
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  • Tobacco product innovation in a smokefree world. Oxymoron or commercial cynicism?

    … Janet Hoek and Philip Gendall Major tobacco companies have presented a vision of a smokefree world, where smoking prevalence has fallen to … the sincerity of tobacco companies’ intentions.  We report on our recently published study that examined how flavour …
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  • Reducing waiting times for cataract surgery is good value-for-money for falls prevention

    … Journal today, we discuss our recent modelling work on expediting cataract surgery in NZ. In this blog we summarise the key findings and make comparisons with other falls prevention … help to prevent falls. A key risk factor is the presence of cataracts, and cataract surgery has been shown in a …
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  • New standardised packaging regulations: Some good steps, but many missed opportunities

    … This blog discusses changes that establish a new benchmark and why these are important, but also examines how the … late 2012, and early evaluations already show knowledge of how smoking’s harms has increased while the appeal of … also have allowed only standardised brand names to feature on packaging. Stick Appearance Many tobacco companies have …
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  • From across the Ditch: How Australia has to decide on the least worst option for COVID-19

    … Australia owes a debt of gratitude to its pandemic modellers, public health officials and politicians – we have avoided the explosive beginning of … has project-managed a complex project knows it pays to err on the side of assuming things will take longer than the …
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  • Budget 2023 goes a long way to improving housing and wellbeing

    … Budget, announced this week, have implications for housing and public health. This includes new public housing, … in the Budget to build an extra 3,000 new public homes on top of the 14,050 homes which have already been funded by the …
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