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Tiny Airborne Plastics May Aid Virus Spread, Experts Warn
"SARS-CoV-2 can remain viable on plastic surfaces for over a week, suggesting that smaller plastic fragments floating in the air could also harbor infectious virus"
www.miragenews.com/tiny-airborn...
"SARS-CoV-2 can remain viable on plastic surfaces for over a week, suggesting that smaller plastic fragments floating in the air could also harbor infectious virus"
www.miragenews.com/tiny-airborn...
Tiny Airborne Plastics May Aid Virus Spread, Experts Warn
As plastic pollution worsens worldwide, scientists are uncovering a new and unsettling possibility. Tiny airborne fragments of plastic, known as
www.miragenews.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Tiny Airborne Plastics May Aid Virus Spread, Experts Warn
"SARS-CoV-2 can remain viable on plastic surfaces for over a week, suggesting that smaller plastic fragments floating in the air could also harbor infectious virus"
www.miragenews.com/tiny-airborn...
"SARS-CoV-2 can remain viable on plastic surfaces for over a week, suggesting that smaller plastic fragments floating in the air could also harbor infectious virus"
www.miragenews.com/tiny-airborn...
What the air you breathe may be doing to your brain
"the higher the exposure to PM2.5, the greater the extent of Alzheimer's disease"
"People argue that air quality is expensive," Lee said. "So is dementia care."
Compelling article
www.news-medical.net/news/2025111...
"the higher the exposure to PM2.5, the greater the extent of Alzheimer's disease"
"People argue that air quality is expensive," Lee said. "So is dementia care."
Compelling article
www.news-medical.net/news/2025111...
What the air you breathe may be doing to your brain
For years, the two patients had come to the Penn Memory Center at the University of Pennsylvania, where doctors and researchers follow people with cognitive impairment as they age, as well as a group ...
www.news-medical.net
November 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
What the air you breathe may be doing to your brain
"the higher the exposure to PM2.5, the greater the extent of Alzheimer's disease"
"People argue that air quality is expensive," Lee said. "So is dementia care."
Compelling article
www.news-medical.net/news/2025111...
"the higher the exposure to PM2.5, the greater the extent of Alzheimer's disease"
"People argue that air quality is expensive," Lee said. "So is dementia care."
Compelling article
www.news-medical.net/news/2025111...
"A Charles Sturt University parasitology expert warns that new data suggests Australians seem to have a casual disregard for hygiene and science-based evidence"
We noticed
news.csu.edu.au/latest-news/...
We noticed
news.csu.edu.au/latest-news/...
If you drop food on the floor …? food poisoning myths busted
news.csu.edu.au
November 12, 2025 at 12:34 PM
"A Charles Sturt University parasitology expert warns that new data suggests Australians seem to have a casual disregard for hygiene and science-based evidence"
We noticed
news.csu.edu.au/latest-news/...
We noticed
news.csu.edu.au/latest-news/...
The world refuses to listen, once again. A new play tells the story about the women who ended smallpox.
For centuries, women across cultures knew how to stop smallpox. But science, politics, & prejudice buried their knowledge for 300 years.
www.nida.edu.au/news-and-eve...
For centuries, women across cultures knew how to stop smallpox. But science, politics, & prejudice buried their knowledge for 300 years.
www.nida.edu.au/news-and-eve...
The Royal Experiment – The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA)
Photography by Brett Boardman The Company Principal Cast (in order of appearance) Actor: Anastasia Feneri Actor: Charlie Chandler Actor: Claudia Leon Actor: Minerva Khodabande Actor: Nyasha Ogden Acto...
www.nida.edu.au
November 10, 2025 at 6:10 AM
The world refuses to listen, once again. A new play tells the story about the women who ended smallpox.
For centuries, women across cultures knew how to stop smallpox. But science, politics, & prejudice buried their knowledge for 300 years.
www.nida.edu.au/news-and-eve...
For centuries, women across cultures knew how to stop smallpox. But science, politics, & prejudice buried their knowledge for 300 years.
www.nida.edu.au/news-and-eve...
The Australian who convinced the world SARS-CoV-2 was airborne
"Prof...Morawska is no longer wearing a mask...when she heads out...she does, however, carry a CO2 air quality monitor.
CO2 is a proxy for infection transmission & a proxy for ventilation”
www.ausdoc.com.au/news/meet-th...
"Prof...Morawska is no longer wearing a mask...when she heads out...she does, however, carry a CO2 air quality monitor.
CO2 is a proxy for infection transmission & a proxy for ventilation”
www.ausdoc.com.au/news/meet-th...
Meet the Australian who convinced the world SARS-CoV-2 was airborne
Professor Lidia Morawska has received Australia's most prestigious scientific award for a career spent studying air pollutants.
www.ausdoc.com.au
November 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The Australian who convinced the world SARS-CoV-2 was airborne
"Prof...Morawska is no longer wearing a mask...when she heads out...she does, however, carry a CO2 air quality monitor.
CO2 is a proxy for infection transmission & a proxy for ventilation”
www.ausdoc.com.au/news/meet-th...
"Prof...Morawska is no longer wearing a mask...when she heads out...she does, however, carry a CO2 air quality monitor.
CO2 is a proxy for infection transmission & a proxy for ventilation”
www.ausdoc.com.au/news/meet-th...
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Dementia Heightens COVID-19 Risks in Sweden’s Seniors.
"A significant study conducted in Sweden has revealed alarming insights into how dementia not only affects the risks of contracting COVID-19 but also influences the outcomes for those infected."
Source: archive.li/BVzwv
"A significant study conducted in Sweden has revealed alarming insights into how dementia not only affects the risks of contracting COVID-19 but also influences the outcomes for those infected."
Source: archive.li/BVzwv
November 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Dementia Heightens COVID-19 Risks in Sweden’s Seniors.
"A significant study conducted in Sweden has revealed alarming insights into how dementia not only affects the risks of contracting COVID-19 but also influences the outcomes for those infected."
Source: archive.li/BVzwv
"A significant study conducted in Sweden has revealed alarming insights into how dementia not only affects the risks of contracting COVID-19 but also influences the outcomes for those infected."
Source: archive.li/BVzwv
Tradie fined for exposing workers, public to 'notorious' asbestos risks
“The selfish neglect shown for the safety of other workers & members of the public...is utterly unacceptable
...$8k fine, 2yr Good Behaviour Order...& complete 100 hrs of community service"
region.com.au/tradie-fined...
“The selfish neglect shown for the safety of other workers & members of the public...is utterly unacceptable
...$8k fine, 2yr Good Behaviour Order...& complete 100 hrs of community service"
region.com.au/tradie-fined...
Tradie fined for exposing workers, public to 'notorious' asbestos risks | Region Canberra
A tradie failed to use
region.com.au
November 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Tradie fined for exposing workers, public to 'notorious' asbestos risks
“The selfish neglect shown for the safety of other workers & members of the public...is utterly unacceptable
...$8k fine, 2yr Good Behaviour Order...& complete 100 hrs of community service"
region.com.au/tradie-fined...
“The selfish neglect shown for the safety of other workers & members of the public...is utterly unacceptable
...$8k fine, 2yr Good Behaviour Order...& complete 100 hrs of community service"
region.com.au/tradie-fined...
Heated tobacco & cigarettes cause the same gut & vascular damage
Traditional & heated tobacco exposure, whether active or passive, were linked to intestinal permeability, oxidative stress, & endothelial dysfunction, => “smokeless” doesn’t mean harmless
www.news-medical.net/news/2025110...
Traditional & heated tobacco exposure, whether active or passive, were linked to intestinal permeability, oxidative stress, & endothelial dysfunction, => “smokeless” doesn’t mean harmless
www.news-medical.net/news/2025110...
Heated tobacco and cigarettes cause the same gut and vascular damage, study finds
Italian researchers found that both heated tobacco products (HTPs) and conventional cigarettes trigger oxidative stress, endotoxemia, and gut barrier disruption in adults and children. The findings ch...
www.news-medical.net
November 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Heated tobacco & cigarettes cause the same gut & vascular damage
Traditional & heated tobacco exposure, whether active or passive, were linked to intestinal permeability, oxidative stress, & endothelial dysfunction, => “smokeless” doesn’t mean harmless
www.news-medical.net/news/2025110...
Traditional & heated tobacco exposure, whether active or passive, were linked to intestinal permeability, oxidative stress, & endothelial dysfunction, => “smokeless” doesn’t mean harmless
www.news-medical.net/news/2025110...
Karenia cristata species source of toxins in SA's algal bloom
"respiratory symptoms in surfers...had suggested the presence of a brevetoxin-producing species
...emerging international threat with unknown consequences in changing ocean conditions"
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
"respiratory symptoms in surfers...had suggested the presence of a brevetoxin-producing species
...emerging international threat with unknown consequences in changing ocean conditions"
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Scientists hopeful they have found source of SA algal bloom toxins
Scientists believe they have identified the species responsible for the toxins in South Australia's marine algal bloom that has killed millions of aquatic animals.
www.abc.net.au
November 5, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Karenia cristata species source of toxins in SA's algal bloom
"respiratory symptoms in surfers...had suggested the presence of a brevetoxin-producing species
...emerging international threat with unknown consequences in changing ocean conditions"
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
"respiratory symptoms in surfers...had suggested the presence of a brevetoxin-producing species
...emerging international threat with unknown consequences in changing ocean conditions"
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
How dirty are public toilet seats?
"they found no evidence of airborne transmission of respiratory pathogens, including COVID-19, in public washrooms"
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
"they found no evidence of airborne transmission of respiratory pathogens, including COVID-19, in public washrooms"
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Beware the 'Trojan horse' of germs in public toilets
Public toilets are a "microbial soup" and there are things you should be doing to protect yourself — including not taking out your mobile phone and never hovering over the seat.
www.abc.net.au
November 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
How dirty are public toilet seats?
"they found no evidence of airborne transmission of respiratory pathogens, including COVID-19, in public washrooms"
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
"they found no evidence of airborne transmission of respiratory pathogens, including COVID-19, in public washrooms"
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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Australian scientist who alerted world that COVID is airborne wins top science prize
When the WHO falsely claimed in March 2020 that COVID wasn’t airborne, Professor Lidia Morawska took action—organising 239 scientists worldwide to warn about SARS-CoV-2 airborne spread and urge global recognition.
When the WHO falsely claimed in March 2020 that COVID wasn’t airborne, Professor Lidia Morawska took action—organising 239 scientists worldwide to warn about SARS-CoV-2 airborne spread and urge global recognition.
Australian scientist who alerted world that Covid is airborne wins top science prize
Prof Lidia Morawska says recognition of her research comes at a fraught time – an ‘age of anti-science’
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Australian scientist who alerted world that COVID is airborne wins top science prize
When the WHO falsely claimed in March 2020 that COVID wasn’t airborne, Professor Lidia Morawska took action—organising 239 scientists worldwide to warn about SARS-CoV-2 airborne spread and urge global recognition.
When the WHO falsely claimed in March 2020 that COVID wasn’t airborne, Professor Lidia Morawska took action—organising 239 scientists worldwide to warn about SARS-CoV-2 airborne spread and urge global recognition.
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The world learned a painful lesson during COVID; respiratory infections are airborne. This changes a great deal - especially the need for better indoor air quality and high quality masks. If there was a single most important person responsible it was Prof Morawska.
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
World expert in air quality and COVID wins Australia's top science prize
Lidia Morawska, an internationally renowned expert in air quality and its impact on human health, has won Australia's most coveted prize for scientific research.
www.abc.net.au
November 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The world learned a painful lesson during COVID; respiratory infections are airborne. This changes a great deal - especially the need for better indoor air quality and high quality masks. If there was a single most important person responsible it was Prof Morawska.
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
Distinguished Professor Lidia Morawska wins the Australian 2025 Prime Minister's Prize for Science
- including for her work showing that Covid is Airborne
- not that hardly anyone behaves like it is
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
- including for her work showing that Covid is Airborne
- not that hardly anyone behaves like it is
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
2025 Prime Minister's Prize for Science
Follow the latest news headlines from Australia's most trusted source. Read in-depth expert analysis and watch live coverage on ABC News.
www.abc.net.au
November 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Distinguished Professor Lidia Morawska wins the Australian 2025 Prime Minister's Prize for Science
- including for her work showing that Covid is Airborne
- not that hardly anyone behaves like it is
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
- including for her work showing that Covid is Airborne
- not that hardly anyone behaves like it is
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Local pollen counter helps improve thunderstorm asthma forecasts
The advice: "closing windows & avoiding outdoor exposure during wind gusts & storms"
Close - but not good enough. Why not also say "wear N95s & use air purifiers"?
apple.news/AtPg50b6nTSu...
The advice: "closing windows & avoiding outdoor exposure during wind gusts & storms"
Close - but not good enough. Why not also say "wear N95s & use air purifiers"?
apple.news/AtPg50b6nTSu...
Victoria reveals new thunderstorm asthma forecasting system — Herald Sun
A new forecasting system has been unveiled to protect Victorians from deadly thunderstorm asthma events during the upcoming grass pollen season.
apple.news
November 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Local pollen counter helps improve thunderstorm asthma forecasts
The advice: "closing windows & avoiding outdoor exposure during wind gusts & storms"
Close - but not good enough. Why not also say "wear N95s & use air purifiers"?
apple.news/AtPg50b6nTSu...
The advice: "closing windows & avoiding outdoor exposure during wind gusts & storms"
Close - but not good enough. Why not also say "wear N95s & use air purifiers"?
apple.news/AtPg50b6nTSu...
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This is brilliant
November 3, 2025 at 4:44 AM
This is brilliant
Campbelltown lung disease rates some of Australia’s highest
(Canterbury-Bankstown has double the rate)
Australians “would not be aware of the fact that COPD is one of the top five leading causes of death for all Australians over the age of 45”
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(Canterbury-Bankstown has double the rate)
Australians “would not be aware of the fact that COPD is one of the top five leading causes of death for all Australians over the age of 45”
apple.news/AgMBipTbGRs6...
Campbelltown revealed as a major lung hotspot — Daily Telegraph
Campbelltown has landed itself in the top 10 areas in the country for chronic and painful lung diseases. Find out how you can prevent illness.
apple.news
November 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Campbelltown lung disease rates some of Australia’s highest
(Canterbury-Bankstown has double the rate)
Australians “would not be aware of the fact that COPD is one of the top five leading causes of death for all Australians over the age of 45”
apple.news/AgMBipTbGRs6...
(Canterbury-Bankstown has double the rate)
Australians “would not be aware of the fact that COPD is one of the top five leading causes of death for all Australians over the age of 45”
apple.news/AgMBipTbGRs6...
Common infection raises the risk of heart attack and stroke by FIVE times
www.msn.com/en-au/health...
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MSN
www.msn.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Common infection raises the risk of heart attack and stroke by FIVE times
www.msn.com/en-au/health...
www.msn.com/en-au/health...
Outdoor Air Pollution Tied to Increased Breast Cancer Risk
"Women living in parts of the United States with lower air quality, especially neighborhoods with heavy emissions from motor vehicles, are more likely to develop breast cancer"
www.miragenews.com/outdoor-air-...
"Women living in parts of the United States with lower air quality, especially neighborhoods with heavy emissions from motor vehicles, are more likely to develop breast cancer"
www.miragenews.com/outdoor-air-...
Outdoor Air Pollution Tied to Increased Breast Cancer Risk
Women living in parts of the United States with lower air quality, especially neighborhoods with heavy emissions from motor vehicles, are more likely
www.miragenews.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Outdoor Air Pollution Tied to Increased Breast Cancer Risk
"Women living in parts of the United States with lower air quality, especially neighborhoods with heavy emissions from motor vehicles, are more likely to develop breast cancer"
www.miragenews.com/outdoor-air-...
"Women living in parts of the United States with lower air quality, especially neighborhoods with heavy emissions from motor vehicles, are more likely to develop breast cancer"
www.miragenews.com/outdoor-air-...
"Like plastic in...waterways or CO₂ in our atmosphere, artificial light...is a pollutant...The more (scientists) study it, the more impacts they uncover – from disrupted wildlife & declining insect populations to human health issues & energy waste"
australasiandarkskyalliance.org/learn/why-da...
australasiandarkskyalliance.org/learn/why-da...
Why Darkness Matters - Australasian Dark Sky Alliance
What was once a planet ruled by a regular pattern of day and night; light and dark, is now flooded with artificial glow. Darkness matters.
australasiandarkskyalliance.org
October 28, 2025 at 5:25 AM
"Like plastic in...waterways or CO₂ in our atmosphere, artificial light...is a pollutant...The more (scientists) study it, the more impacts they uncover – from disrupted wildlife & declining insect populations to human health issues & energy waste"
australasiandarkskyalliance.org/learn/why-da...
australasiandarkskyalliance.org/learn/why-da...
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Healthcare waiting areas are shared environments where infection control should be prioritized to protect patients and staff.
🤷🤦Face covering availability / use, and effective ventilation, are crucial strategies to limit the spread of airborne diseases.
www.infectioncontroltoday.com/view/check-c...
🤷🤦Face covering availability / use, and effective ventilation, are crucial strategies to limit the spread of airborne diseases.
www.infectioncontroltoday.com/view/check-c...
Check-In to Contagion: Infection Prevention in Waiting Rooms
Crowded waiting rooms can turn routine checkups into transmission hubs. Here’s how outpatient clinics can cut risk, starting at the front door, with smarter cleaning, hand hygiene, masks, and fewer ex...
www.infectioncontroltoday.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Healthcare waiting areas are shared environments where infection control should be prioritized to protect patients and staff.
🤷🤦Face covering availability / use, and effective ventilation, are crucial strategies to limit the spread of airborne diseases.
www.infectioncontroltoday.com/view/check-c...
🤷🤦Face covering availability / use, and effective ventilation, are crucial strategies to limit the spread of airborne diseases.
www.infectioncontroltoday.com/view/check-c...
Discovery Could Help Clear Our Brains of a Common Parasite
"Toxoplasma...(lives) in the brains of 40M Americans, & most...are completely unaware
...
those with cancer, HIV, or who are on immunosuppressants, the parasite presents significant risks"
www.sciencealert.com/off-switch-d...
"Toxoplasma...(lives) in the brains of 40M Americans, & most...are completely unaware
...
those with cancer, HIV, or who are on immunosuppressants, the parasite presents significant risks"
www.sciencealert.com/off-switch-d...
'Off Switch' Discovery Could Help Clear Our Brains of a Common Parasite
There's a parasite living in the brains of 40 million Americans, and most of these human hosts are completely unaware.
www.sciencealert.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Discovery Could Help Clear Our Brains of a Common Parasite
"Toxoplasma...(lives) in the brains of 40M Americans, & most...are completely unaware
...
those with cancer, HIV, or who are on immunosuppressants, the parasite presents significant risks"
www.sciencealert.com/off-switch-d...
"Toxoplasma...(lives) in the brains of 40M Americans, & most...are completely unaware
...
those with cancer, HIV, or who are on immunosuppressants, the parasite presents significant risks"
www.sciencealert.com/off-switch-d...
C19 complacency risks lives
"it doesn't mean they're not potentially passing it on to other people for whom it is a very big deal
...
Wearing a mask is just so simple...it doesn't take a lot when it's a kindness to other people."
www.juneesoutherncross.com.au/story/909687...
"it doesn't mean they're not potentially passing it on to other people for whom it is a very big deal
...
Wearing a mask is just so simple...it doesn't take a lot when it's a kindness to other people."
www.juneesoutherncross.com.au/story/909687...
Not just another flu, COVID-19 complacency risks lives
Complacency has set in about COVID-19 beyond the pandemic, but researchers warn the virus is not just another...
www.juneesoutherncross.com.au
October 25, 2025 at 11:27 AM
C19 complacency risks lives
"it doesn't mean they're not potentially passing it on to other people for whom it is a very big deal
...
Wearing a mask is just so simple...it doesn't take a lot when it's a kindness to other people."
www.juneesoutherncross.com.au/story/909687...
"it doesn't mean they're not potentially passing it on to other people for whom it is a very big deal
...
Wearing a mask is just so simple...it doesn't take a lot when it's a kindness to other people."
www.juneesoutherncross.com.au/story/909687...
Toxic compounds from heated e-cigarette fluids can damage lung cells
"two toxic chemicals can form when the main ingredient in most e-cigarette fluids is heated"
www.news-medical.net/news/2025102...
"two toxic chemicals can form when the main ingredient in most e-cigarette fluids is heated"
www.news-medical.net/news/2025102...
Toxic compounds from heated e-cigarette fluids can damage lung cells
A study by University of California, Riverside, scientists has found that two toxic chemicals can form when the main ingredient in most e-cigarette fluids is heated, and that these compounds can harm ...
www.news-medical.net
October 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Toxic compounds from heated e-cigarette fluids can damage lung cells
"two toxic chemicals can form when the main ingredient in most e-cigarette fluids is heated"
www.news-medical.net/news/2025102...
"two toxic chemicals can form when the main ingredient in most e-cigarette fluids is heated"
www.news-medical.net/news/2025102...
Protect yourself from Legionnaires’ disease
I pointed out to WA Health Media that it would be helpful to specifically suggest in their publicity, say a N95 mask as they are twice as effective as a blue surgical mask
www.health.wa.gov.au/Media-releas...
I pointed out to WA Health Media that it would be helpful to specifically suggest in their publicity, say a N95 mask as they are twice as effective as a blue surgical mask
www.health.wa.gov.au/Media-releas...
Spring gardening reminder: Protect yourself from Legionnaires’ disease
With spring now here, WA Health is reminding gardeners to take simple precautions when using potting mix and soil to avoid the risk of Legionnaires’ disease.
www.health.wa.gov.au
October 23, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Protect yourself from Legionnaires’ disease
I pointed out to WA Health Media that it would be helpful to specifically suggest in their publicity, say a N95 mask as they are twice as effective as a blue surgical mask
www.health.wa.gov.au/Media-releas...
I pointed out to WA Health Media that it would be helpful to specifically suggest in their publicity, say a N95 mask as they are twice as effective as a blue surgical mask
www.health.wa.gov.au/Media-releas...
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🧵My teen with #LongCovid is now a young adult with Long Covid, living every day with the consequences of Sunak's government's decision to drop all precautions in 2021. I had hoped Starmer's government would be better — I hadn't imagined it would be worse and ignore Covid altogether. But here we are.
October 23, 2025 at 9:53 AM
🧵My teen with #LongCovid is now a young adult with Long Covid, living every day with the consequences of Sunak's government's decision to drop all precautions in 2021. I had hoped Starmer's government would be better — I hadn't imagined it would be worse and ignore Covid altogether. But here we are.