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
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

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.".

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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

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

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

Towards a cure for long COVID: the strengthening case for persistently replicating SARS‐CoV‐2 as a driver of post‐acute sequelae of COVID‐19 https://buff.ly/3OkJf1c #medsky #healthcare #aushealth #research #longcovid #covid

Towards a cure for long COVID:...
Towards a cure for long COVID: the strengthening case for persistently replicating SARS‐CoV‐2 as a driver of post‐acute sequelae of COVID‐19

A look at the latest evidence on long COVID, focusing on viral persistence and the possibility of this as a main driver in long COVID symptoms

Vapes shouldn’t have been allowed to be introduced into the market so broadly to begin with
 . This is one of the biggest health policy failures of the decade.


 now the Australian zeitgeist is forced to go through its own QUIT program. It’s not going to be easy quitting, and it’s no surprise that Pharmacists don’t like the idea of being at the (burning) coal face:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-01/vapes-ban-quit-health-nicotine-pharmacy/104030408
#AusPol #AusHealth #AusBiz

Changes to Australia's vape laws begin today – there's been mixed reaction from consumers, retailers and health officials

Jill's vaping dependence and attempts to quit became a social media journey followed by millions. Here's what she thinks about the changes to Australia's vaping laws.

ABC News

Odors, regardless of the level associated with disease, is definitely known to cause health problems, and definite can be a public health issue if caused by industrial or other large scale activities.

This should be formally recognised in legislation.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-01/qld-government-legal-action-garbage-facility-bad-smells-swanbank/103179740
#QldPol #AusPol #AusHealth

Restraining order filed against Queensland waste facility after thousands of complaints about bad smells

The Queensland government has launched legal action against a waste facility to stop it from carrying out odour-producing activities, after locals claimed it was making them sick.

ABC News
Floods linked to increased deaths from heart and lung disease, Australian-led research shows

Exclusive: Governments must protect people for weeks after event, researchers say, citing reduced access to health services and increased exposure to pathogens

The Guardian