Congratulations to Arlene McCurtin & team 👏👏👏 Lindsey Collins Dominika Lisiecka, PhD Tracy Lazenby-Paterson S O'Keeffe Aoife Ní Mhóráin Lizzie King #AlisonSmith Beyond thickened liquids: for your consideration tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Very good to see and be involved in such a deliberate and positive step forward for safer indoor air. Trailblazing from Victorian Government. abc.net.au/news/2024-07-3…

We still have the idea that societies operate using information. They absolutely don’t, they operate using status and conformity. People are ignoring Covid because their friends and family are. That’s it. Our guidance in life has ALWAYS been ‘what everybody else is doing.’ 1/3

"Sir Rod Stewart, 79, issued urgent warning over singing future amid Covid diagnosis "The virus can cause persistent inflammation of the vocal cords, leading to ongoing hoarseness, a reduced vocal range, and a weak or breathy voice... 1/ gbnews.com/celebrity/sir-…

“A quarter of the COVID-19 patients, especially female, suffered from voice impairment during infection, and approximately 70 % of these dysphonic patients kept experiencing long-lasting voice sequelae, which should be noticed by global physicians.”

Our new study explained: #LongCovid cost the Australian economy almost $10 billion in 2022 theconversation.com/long-covid-cos… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Health librarians support best practice research in healthcare services. Please consider signing and sharing this important petition: megaphone.org.au/petitions/no-c… via Megaphone Australia

You don’t need to react to everything around you. You don’t need to immediately respond to text message and phone calls. You can (and should) spend time doing nothing at all. Your health will improve when you reject urgency culture.

‘Tis the season for the debate about when to capitalise a job title. speech pathologist not Speech Pathologist grammarly.com/blog/capitaliz….

I’m sorry, but if you work in a hospital and you believe in spreading germs (aka not being afraid of them) you are in the wrong job. And yes, I realise that’s quite a few people.

Scott Uhl Healio Baylor Scott & White Dallas-Fort Worth I think we don’t emphasize enough that SARS-2 is a thromboembolic virus

These leaders know that their responsibility is to increase the ownership, autonomy, and responsibility of their followers — to encourage them to think for themselves and try out their own ideas. s.hbr.org/3iD5U89

Andrew Hewat The Royal Melbourne Hospital And yet: burnet.edu.au/knowledge-and-…

Last night's "COVID Myth-busting" webinar with Dr Noor Bari Dr Noor Bari was packed with useful information and (of course) debunked many common myths. If you missed it you can catch up on the recording 👇 covidsafetyforschools.org/webinars

Air purifiers in Finnish daycare reduced children's illnesses by 18% in a carefully controlled study. This implies huge potential for better public health and cost savings from sick leaves, with a simple intervention against airborne infections. yle.fi/a/74-20089670

Tell me what you think of the Timed Water Swallow Test? Do you use it routinely as part of your assessment of swallowing? And if so, in what setting do you work, and your clinical populations?

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Our new paper: COVID‐19 Mitigation Strategies in Australia - In Jan 2023 74% disagreed that masks were no longer needed and 66% wanted 5-day isolation mandate; 38% wanted masks to be mandated in indoor spaces (38%) and 25% avoided going to hospitals. So... 🧵