I wanted to share a story of a patient I saw this week. Very fit man aged 52, previous marathon runner, suspected mild #COVID19 March 2020. Extensively investigated by cardiology in 2020 for symptoms of chest pain, dizziness and struggling to exercise 1/

I took my kids (4 and 6) for a musical yesterday, masked. As we squeezed past to our seats, I heard some ladies (oldish, 60s? Unmasked) and commenting "oh such poor things. So young and made to mask" 😡😡😣😣 Please respect our choice, as we respect yours.

Come work with me on statistical genetics and bioinformatics at CSL Research - help derive key insights for our drug development pipeline and make a real-world impact on human health linkedin.com/jobs/view/3100…

Study finds almost a quarter of #YoungPeople with mental ill-health smoke tobacco daily; identifies modifiable risk factors; recommends MH services provide age-specific prevention & intervention. Sue Cotton Debra Patrick McGorry headspace. More fal.cn/3pceV

"Many of the issues leading to #genderdisparity in #science are structural and go beyond the remit of the NHMRC. However, as Australia's largest funding body, strong changes need to start here to have a meaningful impact on our workforce." 📰👇Published today, in the @Australian

Questions about #LongCovid? Hear from clinicians treating Long Covid patients, Drs. Rae Duncan and Claire Taylor, answer your questions during our #TwitterSpaces event on Aug. 25th at 10 AM ET. Set a reminder with the link! #COVID19 #NotRecovered x.com/i/spaces/1mnGe…

PhD opportunities in youth mental health

We are recruiting! Research Fellow – Data Scientist / Biostatistician jobs.unimelb.edu.au/caw/en/job/910…

Vaping: it's time for government action to protect young people. Before an entirely new generation is addicted to nicotine. sandrodemaio.substack.com/p/vaping-time-…

For those of you who have asked, Pam, Nick Wong AU/MEL wife has set up a funeral/memorial donation fund to help. Here’s the GoFundMe link: gofund.me/3b3bb69d. #notonlyabioinformatician

Young people tell us that the threat of climate change and the increasing regularity and severity of extreme weather harms their mental health and well-being. We must act to reduce the harm young people are experiencing. Orygen abc.net.au/news/2023-04-2…

Orygen and Mission Australia have released a report that reveals how climate concerns are impacting the mental health of young people. Half of the respondents (51%) identified ‘the environment’ as one of the most important issues in Australia. Read here: bit.ly/3ojWzZT

Climate concerns are a top worry for young people, and it's impacting their mental health. With Mission Australia @CarolinexGao @Shumeiteo @Nickjfava et al we urge for action on the intersection of climate change & youth mental health. Let's partner with young people to find solutions

Young people have told us about their climate concerns. “We want to reduce the impact of climate change on psychological distress, foster hope & avoid despair, while still motivating positive climate actions,” said @orygen’s Dr Caroline Gao Mission Australia ab.co/3ovnUrX

The changes happening in medical health education promise to equip a new generation with knowledge they will need when the impacts of climate change become more extreme. But is it too late? trib.al/XzJrajb

New report in partnership with Mission Australia. #YouthSurvey data shining a light on the relationship between social exclusion & mental health. Thanks to co-authors Caroline X. Gao Shu Mei Teo Viv Browne, David Baker, Naheen Brennan, Tamara Freeburn, Kathryn Di Nicola & Eóin Killackey