Australia’s ongoing COVID toll 360info.org/20-deaths-a-da…

I went digging for new actuarial data on COVID-19, and I found this recent post from March 20, 2025. I think this applies specifically to Australia, but patterns may be similar elsewhere. actuaries.digital/2025/03/20/cov…

After an extraordinary year as co-Australian of the Year 2024 alongside his colleague and friend Professor Georgina Long AO, it was an honour to welcome RCPA Fellow Professor Richard Scolyer AO and guests to RCPA HQ this week to celebrate his remarkable contributions to science and medicine.

Join the Federation of Infection Societies in Bournemouth, UK this year for FIS International 2025, the largest UK-hosted, international infection conference. 2-4 December 2025 Bournemouth International Centre Register here: fitwise.eventsair.com/fis2025/

Book now for our 2025 Veterinary Foundations of Infection Prevention & Control course starting 6 August. With 11 self-paced modules over 6 months, this course fits your busy schedule. More information: acipc.org.au/education/vete… #ACIPC #IPC #Veterinary #OneHealth

Here's a video I made breaking down this incredible case of a 60-year-old man who presented to the ER with a muffled voice, difficulty breathing, and coughing up blood #FOAMed

Our new paper: Risk factors and mitigation strategies of lab-acquired infections. Accidents do happen despite protestations to the contrary. Excellent work led by Sandhya Dhawan and Prof Stuart Blacksell. Biosafety Now! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

I’m talking about this on ⁦Nick Ferrari⁩ this morning Trials planned to cool scalp to 18C (normally 18-22) and use antioxidant lotion to save more hair ⁦Paxman⁩ ⁦Sheffield Hallam independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

SA Weekly Respiratory Update: 5 July to 11 July 2025 Reported cases: 🔹COVID: 367 (-20.9%) 🔹Flu: 1,769 (+8.7%) 🔹RSV: 434 (+18.9%) 🔹Pertussis: 70 (+22.8%) Reported deaths in 2025: 🔸COVID: 33 (+0) 🔸Flu: 6 (+1) 🔸RSV: 5 (+0) 🔸Pertussis: 0 (+0) sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connec…

So sad to hear we have lost Prof Tony Adams. He was a former Chief Medical Officer of Australia, a Chief Health Officer of NSW, Chair of the Global Commission for Eradication of #Polio, and so many other things. A giant of public health. 1/2 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_I…

Unfortunately the survival rates for brain cancer essentially have not improved in 20 years. For the brain cancer subtype I have, glioblastoma IDH wild type, 50% survival rate is still about six months and it is essentially incurable. Over the past 15 years there have been vast

It's IPC Week and we are here to help you celebrate! Each day, we'll be focussing on a different aspect of IPC, so stay tuned, give us a follow and have fun with our posters, games, puzzles and photo competition! acipc.org.au/resources/ipc-… #ACIPC #IPCWeek #IIPW #IPC

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Smart countries don’t cut funding to their world-leading science and technology research organisations. The Albanese government has to step up and provide adequate support for research and development in Australia - it has to invest in our future. abc.net.au/news/2025-11-1…

ACIPC is deeply concerned by the recent publication of anti-vaccine material from the US CDC. The College has released a statement condemning the material & stressing the need for evidence-based vaccine communication. 🔗acipc.org.au/acipc-responds…

"The storm stood between us and the sun and hung its gauze curtain over the mountains and rumbled and muttered threats that could not be ignored... but it never came. It moved away down the mountains and in a little while the sun reappeared" ~C.R.Milne #PositiveThinking #hope

Licensed ready-to-administer injectable products eliminate the need for preparation or dilution. They are associated with fewer preparation errors, shorter preparation times and reduced drug waste, with plausible economic benefits. #anaesthesia #MedTwitter

Vale Jon CAPTAIN QUOLL one of Australia's great satirists. You left us way too soon and will be sorely missed. Thank you for all you've done. Our thoughts are with your family❤️‍🩹theguardian.com/media/2026/feb…

Good Friday and at first light, Old Fox walked to the Sheep church up on the Downs. It was dark inside, lit by a single oil lamp, the altars stripped and scoured with hyssop, & deserted but for an elderly hare in the front pew. He was wiping tears away. It's all so hard, he

This week is World Immunization Week 🌍 — a reminder that vaccines have saved 150 million lives over 50 years. After Australia's record-breaking 2025 season, now is the time to act early. Download our flu vaccine resources: 🔗tinyurl.com/4mu57tum #VaccinesWork #IPC