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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 1d

Measles outbreak in SC sends 150 unvaccinated kids into 21-day quarantine arstechnica.com/health/2025/...

Measles outbreak in SC sends 150 unvaccinated kids into 21-day quarantine

The outbreak includes at least seven confirmed cases, but some are clearly being missed.

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Peter Gardner @peterdgardner.bsky.social · 14h

Vertical floating PV plant comes online in Germany www.pv-magazine.com/2025/10/13/v...

Vertical floating PV plant comes online in Germany

Sinn Power has deployed a 1.8 MW vertical solar array on a quarry lake in the Bavarian municipality of Gilching. The company highlights the ecological benefits of the vertical system configuration and...

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Shematologist, MD @shematologist.medsky.social · 12h

NHANES is an invaluable tool that many researchers including myself use to report on conditions in the general population.

Like the fact that ~40% of 12-21yo females are iron deficient.

Tinyurl.com/JAMAFe

And so much more important work.

But they’re destroying it all.

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An Leavy @an-leavy.bsky.social · 12h

“Mr Francis said nitazenes had been detected across the country "in some really unexpected places".

"They've turned up in things like vape liquids, or in ecstasy tablets, all kinds of different drugs," he said”

Schoolies approaching, nitazene test strips have inaccuracies and no pill testing

Health alert issued as person dies after ingesting rare nitazene

A second person has died this month after ingesting a synthetic opioid in Queensland, raising concerns about the safety of thousands of teenagers during Schoolies celebrations in coming weeks.

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 9h

WA’s health system is under strain as Perth’s busiest hospital reintroduces a COVID-era fix amid record ramping

COVID emergency measures were reinstated at Fiona Stanley Hospital after ramping exceeded 7,000 hours a month for 3 straight months, the health service’s report revealed

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COVID-era fix ordered at Perth’s busiest hospital

The impact of WA’s buckling hospital system has been laid bare by new figures

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Renew Economy @reneweconomy.com.au · 7h

New tender for 5 GW of wind and solar capacity formally opens as Portugal’s EDP says it will move quickly on its two big solar battery hybrids.

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Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social · 3h

‘Decriminalization did not significantly alter drug use behaviours but offered notable psychological relief for participants. Subsequent recriminalization amendment then reversed these perceived gains’
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Stable patterns, shifting risks: the impact of British Columbia’s decriminalization and recriminalization policies on drug use behaviours - Harm Reduction Journal

Background Canada’s historical reliance on criminal justice approaches to drug policy has intensified structural and social stigma, and high-risk behaviours among people who use drugs. In response to ...

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Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends @knitnannassyd.bsky.social · 13h

Tell your MP we’re over real life horror stories. Recognising the impact of climate change is not enough. We want real #ClimateAction
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“There Was So Much Death.” A Toxic Algal Bloom Is Ravaging Australia’s Southern Coast—Warming Waters Are to Blame.

Three ingredients are required for an algal bloom to get going – temperature, the right conditions and food. South Australia had all the preconditions necessary, thanks to climate change.

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 12h

COVID-19 Risks for Patients with Chronic Liver Disease.

People with chronic liver disease (CLD) face higher risks from COVID-19. Studies show 20–65% develop liver test abnormalities during infection — linked to more severe illness and poorer recovery.

COVID-19 Risks for Patients with Chronic Liver Disease

Discover a study showing how COVID-19 affects people with chronic liver disease, highlighting the importance of vaccination.

www.emjreviews.com

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 9h

WA is on track for its worst year of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) despite strong vaccination rates.

11,551 cases have already been reported — just 104 short of the 2022 record. By contrast, only 9,725 cases were recorded in all of 2024.

Source: archive.md/6XK9e

Health Public Health

RSV on track to hit worst on record despite strong immunisation uptake

Claire Sadler
The West Australian
Mon, 13 October 2025 9:52PM

WA is on track for the worst respiratory syncytial virus year on record, despite a strong uptake in immunisation. Credit: Margaret Johnson/stock.adobe.com

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ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 5h

The Bureau of Meteorology says it will no longer publish a cyclone outlook for WA's north, saying it was less reliable due to a changing climate.

Weather bureau 'retires' cyclone outlook ahead of WA wet season

The Bureau of Meteorology says it will no longer publish a cyclone outlook for WA's north, saying it was less reliable due to a changing climate.

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Renew Economy @reneweconomy.com.au · 7h

Fortescue cuts hundreds of jobs in the UK and Australia as it focuses on R&D and sends manufacturing to China, including for its giant electric haul trucks.

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Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social · 6h

Please try to persuade your uncle to switch from deadly combustible tobacco to smoke-free nicotine option @ianamossyd.bsky.social @algore09algor.bsky.social @jmenezes.bsky.social @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social

Kaya Wanu. @kayawanu.bsky.social · 7h

Please do. I had convinced my uncle to give up but then he found he could smoke for the same prices he was paying 3 years ago( a 50 gram pouch is now $150 retail but $40 blackmarket.

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Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀 @mackayim.bsky.social · 16h

In the 'very unsurprising' category today...

Major study finds tooth decay in Queensland children has declined since water fluoridation expanded.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Water fluoridation leading to lower rates of tooth decay in children, study finds

The findings are released as more Queensland councils opt out of water fluoridation and amid rising rates of misinformation.

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Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social · 9h

Hang on @publichealthaus.bsky.social! #Tobaccoindustry rapidly switching from deadly cigarettes to safer, smoke-free nicotine options & you’re trying to stop them! That’s insane! Smoking now plummeting in young people thanks to nicotine vapes etc! @jamomartin.bsky.social @ianamossyd.bsky.social

Public Health Association of Australia @publichealthaus.bsky.social · 10h

Fewer people are now #smoking, but the epidemic is not over yet.

1 in 5 adults are still #addicted, says WHO.

"The #TobaccoIndustry is fighting back with new nicotine products, aggressively targeting young people.”

WHO urges action to help people quit.

Read the report: shorturl.at/EUPCM

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Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social · 9h

When nicotine demand so strong & you ⬆️restrictions legal supply, all you do is switch supply from legal to illegal. Neo-prohibition doesn’t work. Try some harm reduction-that really works @jamomartin.bsky.social @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social @drbfreeman.bsky.social @ianamossyd.bsky.social

a-cosh.bsky.social @a-cosh.bsky.social · 13d

Time to Shut the Shops: Experts Call for Fewer Tobacconists

A new editorial in the @anzjph.bsky.social highlights the urgent need to reduce the number of tobacco and nicotine retailers in Australia.

Anita Dessaix | @drbfreeman.bsky.social | Raglan Maddox | Emily Stone

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 9h

Thailand Struggles with Influenza Outbreak — Over 700,000 Cases and 61 Deaths.

"With the number of influenza patients in Thailand surpassing 700,000 and 61 deaths reported, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) in Thailand has issued an emergency alert."

Source: archive.md/n8JAE

Over 700,000 Cases and 61 Deaths: Thailand Struggles with Influenza Outbreak

by Lee Kyungho
Pubilshed 14 Oct.2025 14:56(KST)
| 출처 : 아시아경제 | https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/2025101414564020245

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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 9h

Save UTS Public Health School and strengthen health education intouchpublichealth.net.au/save-uts-pub...
cc @croakeynews.bsky.social

Save UTS Public Health School and strengthen health education : Intouch Public Health

Public health education is not an optional extra.

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Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends @knitnannassyd.bsky.social · 8h

At Origin Energy AGM today Knitting Nannas, @parentsforclimate.bsky.social Anti Poverty Centre, @swelteringcities.bsky.social and NSW Conservation Council calling on Origin to stop their gas expansion and gas exports driving up temperatures and Australian’s energy Bills.