Specialist General Physician http://t.co/cAKhoi9EyL.B (Otago, NZ, 1983), FRACP (General Medicine, NZ, 1994)
Greymouth, New Zealand
Joined June 2012
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"Type 2 diabetes can be reversed by substantial weight loss in the early years after diagnosis, and the pathophysiological basis of this is now clear."
This Analysis summarises the new understanding of type 2 diabetes
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Australia making progress
"kinds of corruption risk in a rich country are not typically small scale bribes to low level officials, but in corrupt conduct that influences the creation of new laws and awarding of government business."
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Corruption in global health: the open secret thelancet.com/journals/lance…
Departing surgeon says West Coasters not getting hospital they deserve | Otago Daily Times Online News odt.co.nz/news/national/depa…
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Departing surgeon says DHB not giving West Coasters the care they deserve dlvr.it/RmtDZh
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How Important Is Outpatient Follow-Up After an Emergency Department Visit? jwat.ch/35qjwxx
Regulating cannabis retail for public health over private profit onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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David Menkes is alarmed at how the current debate has scarcely mentioned cannabis-induced psychosis. He explains why newsroom.co.nz/cannabis-refe…
Facing the option for the legalisation of cannabis use and supply in New Zealand: An overview of relevant evidence, concepts and considerations onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in children aged 0 to 19 years in childcare facilities and schools after their reopening in May 2020, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. One secondary case per roughly 25 infectious school days
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CLOTH FACE COVERINGS FOR USE AS FACEMASKS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS (SARS-CoV-2) PANDEMIC: WHAT SCIENCE AND EXPERIENCE HAVE TAUGHT US cup.org/2ZMwhjU
Is there an adequate alternative to commercially manufactured face masks? A comparison of various materials and forms ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article…
study strongly supports the use of commercially manufactured filters as the fabric for an alternative face mask, specifically ePM₁ 85% in a duckbill form
Fabric Face Masks: Which Fabrics Should The 3 Layers Of Mask Be Made Of?
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Influence of wearing time on efficacy of disposable surgical masks as microbial barrier scielo.br/scielo.php?script=…
“Many unknowns exist about human immune responses to the SARS-CoV-2 virus. SARS-CoV-2 reactive CD4+ T cells have been reported in unexposed individuals, suggesting pre-existing cross-reactive T cell memory in 20-50% of people”
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Cloth masks have risks and may be beneficial in specific circumstances. Promoting cloth masks is irresponsible without an understanding of the reasons for increased risk of infection
“The rates of all infection outcomes were highest in the cloth mask arm”
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