gussetingMay 19
Where did this outbreak start? NT First Nations populations where they don't have access to decent healthcare.
You can thank Andrew Forrest + Tony Abbott for their cashless welfare punchdown, along with high rates of imprisonment. Healthcare, climate, humanrights - everything is connected.
Time for a billionaire tax!
#Australia #AusPol #NTPol #FirstNations #diphtheria #AusHealth #AndrewForrest #CashlessWelfare #climate #genocide #DiseaseOutbreak
#PublicHealth
#VaccinesandImmunity
Show threadgussetingMay 18

RE: https://mastodon.social/@gusseting/116597494490012319

@backupbear I took matters into my own hands when psychiatrists refused to not use AI. Luckily in Victoria, GPs can now issue ADHD meds, so I haven't seen a psychiatrist since around 2023.
#NoAI #AusHealth #Mentalhealth

gussetingMay 18

Psychiatrists in Australia are doing the "my way or the highway" when it comes to patient management + transcription services, forcing us to give our data to AI.

This is why as someone with #ADHD, I no longer see a #psychiatrist sorting out meds with my GP instead. Because when psychiatrists are cool with killing people + planet, what other shitfuckery are they doing to you?

#NoAI #psychiatry #AusHealth #adhd #auadhd #australia #mentalhealth

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/19/melbourne-psychiatrist-ai-note-taking-new-patients

Melbourne psychiatrist refuses new patients who don’t consent to AI note-taking

Registration form informs patients that if they do not wish AI to be used, they will need their referring doctor to refer them to a different service provider

The Guardian
Jane Doe 🐸✊🏽❤️May 14
Will every Australian have access to sexual and reproductive health services @[email protected]? We know they won't. #abortion #AusHealth #AusRural #AusPol

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bjep4tnunqlbmqglm7pgqgvh/post/3mlsesr22hl2j
Jane Doe 🐸✊🏽❤️Apr 1
Funny how Nick Coatsworth isn't advocating for billionaires to pay their way like @[email protected] do. It's as if he's in their pockets. As. If. #disability #NDIS #AusHealth #AusPol
Show threadFred NurkFeb 21
Then, when you go to see your GP, it's hi, I'd like a referral for x, and I've spoken with Pharmacy Y, and they've said Z person could be available. What do you think? 2/2 #Australia #AusHealth
Ken SApr 27, 2025

Great explanation of ‘diversity/racism inMedicine’

Watch/listen
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DI23yEiRot1/?igsh=MWdyanQwYTJzb29waw==
#AusPol #Medicare #IndigenousX #AusHealth

Joel Bervell on Instagram: "Every year I post about how powerful the Annual Medical Education Conference is. And every year, like clockwork, the hate rolls in. Because some people are still threatened by the imagery of Black doctors. That’s exactly why spaces like AMEC matters. It’s a celebration of diversity in medicine, in spite of the pushback. These moments are reminders: we’re not done. We can’t be. Because the future of healthcare depends on what we build today."

50K likes, 1,604 comments - joelbervell on April 24, 2025: "Every year I post about how powerful the Annual Medical Education Conference is. And every year, like clockwork, the hate rolls in. Because some people are still threatened by the imagery of Black doctors. That’s exactly why spaces like AMEC matters. It’s a celebration of diversity in medicine, in spite of the pushback. These moments are reminders: we’re not done. We can’t be. Because the future of healthcare depends on what we build today.".

Instagram
Ken SApr 14, 2025

Yay! You weren’t imagining it:

Climate change is supercharging pollen allergies.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250410-how-climate-driven-thunderstorms-supercharge-pollen-allergies
#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #AusPol #AusHealth

Climate change is supercharging pollen and making allergies worse

Seasonal allergy sufferers are being hit with more pollen over a longer season due to rising temperatures alongside extreme allergy events like thunderstorm asthma.

BBC
offbyoneFeb 1, 2025

Boosting for awareness " 1754 – Surgical Procedures for Gender Affirmation in Adults with Gender Incongruence" is now in a consultation phase.

The Australian public health system (aka "Medicare") does not currently have codes for (and hence pay for) gender transition surgery.

"Medical condition this application addresses

Gender incongruence is characterised by a marked and persistent difference between an individual´s experienced gender and the assigned sex, which often leads to a desire to ‘transition’, in order to live and be accepted as a person of the experienced gender."

There is an active proposal being considered to change that.

"We welcome input from everyone. We are especially keen to hear from those with lived experience of the health condition, service or technology the applications are addressing."

https://www.msac.gov.au/applications/1754

#auspol #australia #aushealth #trans_health #transhealth #MSAC_1754

The Medical Journal of AustraliaDec 14, 2024
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander infants admitted to the Hunter New England neonatal intensive care unit, 2016-2021: a retrospective medical record audit https://buff.ly/4iju6ea #medsky #healthcare #aushealth #research
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander infants admitted to the Hunter New England neonatal intensive care unit, 2016-2021: a retrospective medical record audit

Effective strategies for culturally safe NICU care, including localised approaches, requires further research