Coal Miners With Black Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ Under Trump

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#Friday night firing massacre begins purge of #FederalWorkers including key #CDC #MedicalExperts at #HHS National Center for #Immunization and #RespiratoryDiseases such as those behind the #Morbidity & #Mortality tracking reports that first began publication by #USGov in late 1800's...
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Why outback life is the best thing for these kids with cystic fibrosis
By Grace Nakamura

Two mums in rural Queensland have spoken about why they choose to live more than 1,000 kilometres from the Queensland Children's Hospital.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-08/outback-life-kids-cystic-fibrosis/105843356

#RuralandRemoteCommunities #Health #RespiratoryDiseases #GraceNakamura

More families raising children with cystic fibrosis staying in the bush

Two mums in rural Queensland have spoken about why they choose to live more than 1,000 kilometres from the Queensland Children's Hospital.

ABC News

@DenisCOVIDinfoguy

“The lack of routine [covid] testing means we have no idea about the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the general population, making it difficult to predict any future waves of infection." - #LawrenceYoung, virologist, Warwick University

#PublicHealth #PublicHealthFailures #RespiratoryDiseases #COVID

The deadly legacy of the Hong Kong flu and its parallels to COVID-19
By Janelle Miles

It's been dubbed "the forgotten pandemic" — possibly because it coincided with some of the most momentous events in world history. But Dr John Gerrard argues variants of the H3N2 flu, which led to the Hong Kong flu pandemic, continue to cost lives.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-29/qld-hong-kong-flu-dr-john-gerrard-covid-19-pandemic-vaccines/105774782

#RespiratoryDiseases #InfectiousDiseases #Influenza #COVID19 #VaccinesandImmunity #JanelleMiles

The deadly legacy of the 'forgotten pandemic' — and why it's drawing comparisons to COVID-19

It's been dubbed "the forgotten pandemic" — possibly because it coincided with some of the most momentous events in world history. But Dr John Gerrard argues variants of the H3N2 flu, which led to the Hong Kong flu pandemic, continue to cost lives.

ABC News

Queensland records hundreds of new cases of deadly dust-related illness
By Antonia O'Flaherty

Nearly 300 workers from mines and work sites have had cases of lung cancer, black lung and other illnesses recorded by the state's dust disease register in the space of 12 months.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-25/new-cases-deadly-lung-disease-recorded-in-queensland/105800886

#OccupationalHealthandSafety #RespiratoryDiseases #MiningandMetalsIndustry #ConstructionandRealEstateIndustry #Manufacturing #Health #AntoniaOFlaherty

Hundreds of new dust-related lung disease cases recorded in Queensland

Nearly 300 workers from mines and work sites have had cases of lung cancer, black lung and other illnesses recorded by the state's dust disease register in the space of 12 months.

ABC News

SA beach residents given 'additional advice' amid algal bloom crisis
By Will Hunter

Authorities have told a group of residents living near a metropolitan Adelaide beach to close their doors and windows to prevent symptoms related to South Australia's ongoing algal bloom.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-18/sa-beach-residents-algal-bloom-advice/105790474

#PublicHealth #Oceans #RespiratoryDiseases #EnvironmentalManagement #EnvironmentalImpact #FishingandAquacultureIndustry #TourismandLeisureIndustry #StateandTerritoryGovernment #WillHunter

Henley residents advised to keep windows, doors closed amid algal bloom crisis

Authorities have told a group of residents living near a metropolitan Adelaide beach to close their doors and windows to prevent symptoms related to South Australia's ongoing algal bloom.

ABC News

Patient feels 'abandoned' as NSW's first long COVID clinic closes
By Jean Kennedy

A patient of NSW's first dedicated long COVID clinic in Sydney says she is "devastated" and "bewildered" that it will close at the end of the month.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-18/nsw-sydney-long-covid-clinic-st-vincents-hospital-closing/105786680

#COVID19 #Health #RespiratoryDiseases #EpidemicsandPandemics #JeanKennedy

Patient 'devastated' as Sydney's dedicated long COVID clinic to close

A patient of NSW's first dedicated long COVID clinic in Sydney says she is "devastated" and "bewildered" that it will close at the end of the month.

ABC News
‘If I Live to 25, I’ve Lived a Good Life’

He started fighting wildfires as a teenager. After inhaling smoke on the front lines for six seasons, he faced an impossible choice.

The New York Times

Struggling to breathe when weather changes? Pulmonologist shares 5 causes, tips to stay safe | Health

Changing seasons can invite a range of infections and illnesses. But for some, it also brings an uninvited…
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