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Weekend Wrap: Election promises, assisted dying, ‘game-changing’ asthma treatment and more

Dec 1, 2024 | nzdoctor.co.nz | Stephen Forbes |David I. McBride |David Mcbride |Linda Bryant |Alan Perrott

+News Weekend Wrap: Election promises, assisted dying, ‘game-changing’ asthma treatment and more The proposed new Dunedin Hospital, which Labour has promised to build if it is re-elected in 2026 [Image: Supplied] A look at some of the health news and happenings from over the weekend The Labour Party has committed to building Dunedin Hospital if it returns to power at the next election. Leader Chris Hipkins made the promise at Sunday’s annual party conference in Christchurch.
The ins and outs, and ups and downs, of occupational asthma

Nov 19, 2024 | nzdoctor.co.nz | David I. McBride |David Mcbride

+Practice Occupational Health The ins and outs, and ups and downs, of occupational asthma Isocyanates are toxic compounds used in industry mainly to produce polyurethanes [Image: Jesse Bridgewater on Pixabay] Occupational health expert David McBride discusses the agents behind occupational asthma, including isocyanates used in the construction and painting industries Key points, A variety of high molecular weight agents can cause occupational asthma via type 1 hypersensitivity.
Carcinogens add extra spice to hazards of firefighters’ job

Aug 27, 2024 | nzdoctor.co.nz | David I. McBride |David Mcbride

Firefighting is a hazardous occupation, with ample opportunity for airborne exposures and skin contamination [Image: Tobias Rehbein on Unsplash] Occupational health expert David McBride examines the evidence supporting the carcinogenicity of occupational exposure as a firefighter Key points, There is strong evidence that occupational exposure as a firefighter exhibits key characteristics of carcinogenicity.
Hanging on to hope in face of depleted workforce morale

Jul 2, 2024 | nzdoctor.co.nz | David I. McBride |David Mcbride

An Israeli study found having confidence in national resilience was the best predictor of hope during the COVID-19 pandemic [Image: Nick Fewings on Unsplash] Occupational health expert David McBride looks at what war and COVID-19 have taught us about morale, then connects this to overcrowding in emergency departments Key points, Subjective wellbeing and three types of resilience (national, community and individual) were identified as strong predictors of hope and morale during, Pract Green w...
David McBride as he faces sentencing

May 5, 2024 | themonthly.com.au | Ashlynne McGhee |David McBride |David Mcbride

7am is a daily news podcast brought to you by Schwartz Media and The Saturday Paper. How to listen? WebsiteDavid McBride, on why he did it, whether he has any regrets and how Australia keeps its secrets. In recent years, Australia has faced a reckoning over the actions of some of our special forces soldiers, who have gone from decorated heroes to murderers accused of horrific war crimes against civilians.
Educate Podcast: Good and bad vibrations

Apr 23, 2024 | nzdoctor.co.nz | David I. McBride |David Mcbride

+News Educate Podcast: Good and bad vibrations Regular use of powertools can have a long-lasting impact on the body Our next two Educate Long Read podcasts focus on occupational health and the negative effects vibration can have on the body – first, hand–arm vibrati Oops, please login or sign up to read more. LOGIN SUBSCRIBE
January-February 2024, no. 461

Feb 26, 2024 | australianbookreview.com.au | David McBride |David Mcbride |Kevin Foster |Sean Turnell |Nick Hordern

ABR’s annual double issue is packed with summer-reading features. To complement our Books of the Year feature (December issue), Australia’s top arts critics nominate 2023’s outstanding productions. Kevin Foster doesn’t pull his punches on David McBride’s whistleblower memoir, Emma Dortins reviews Kate Fullagar’s innovative biography of Bennelong and Arthur Phillip, and Frank Bongiorno considers Raimond Gaita’s tangle with life’s big questions.
Letter: Wake up to rent increases

Feb 23, 2024 | columbian.com | David McBride |David Mcbride

Regarding the front-page article about rent increases (“Cost of living, rents on rise, straining many Clark County residents,” The Columbian, Feb. 8): In the mere seven years the Zoriches have lived in their manufactured home, they have seen their rent hiked by 287 percent. Meanwhile, inflation has increased 24 percent. Of course they can’t keep up.
Unless you have a healthy skin, you cannot have a beautiful skin

Feb 14, 2024 | articlesinventory.com | David McBride |David Mcbride

Unless you have a healthy skin, you cannot have a beautiful skin. When it comes to maintaining healthy skin, hydration plays a very important role. Some things can play a key role in making your skin look beautiful, and when you follow them, your skin looks fresh and healthy, and as a result, you look beautiful and attractive. Hence, what about aging that spares nobody? In order to delay the aging impacts on your skin, here are some tried and tested skin aging tips from Cheyanne Mallas.
ABCD of IA: A multi-scale agent-based model of T cell activation in inflammatory arthritis

Feb 13, 2024 | pubs.rsc.org | David McBride |David Mcbride |James Wang

ABCD of IA: A multi-scale agent-based model of T cell activation in inflammatory arthritis† Biomaterial-based agents have been demonstrated to regulate the function of immune cells in models of autoimmunity. However, the complexity of the kinetics of immune cell activation can present a challenge in optimizing the dose and frequency of administration.