Today, our thoughts remain with the victims of the horrific terrorist attack at Bondi Beach, their families and loved ones, who are grieving such a profound and senseless loss Sunday, 21 December 2025 has been recognised as a National Day of Reflection www.linkedin.com/posts/activi... #BondiBeach

💬 Bacteria can be used to turn plastic waste into #paracetamol. Have researchers found the possibility of a more sustainable process for producing the drugs? 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #PatientExperience #LivedExperience #PatientEngagement #Health #Research #MedSky

💬 is climate change linked to dangerous #sleep #apnea? www.nature.com/articles/s41... #PatientExperience #LivedExperience #PatientEngagement #CommunityEngagement #Health #RuralHealth #RegionalHealth #Research #ClinicalTrials #Codesign #Collaboration #MedSky

💭 Gut Microbiome Study Links #ParkinsonsDisease to Environmental Chemicals www.nature.com/articles/s41... #PatientExperience #LivedExperience #PatientEngagement #CommunityEngagement #Health #RuralHealth #RegionalHealth #Research #ClinicalTrials #Codesign #Collaboration #MedSky

Thank you to Senator Dr. Jess Walsh & Tony Cantwell & the Committee for Gippsland team for the invitation to be part of the Net Zero Economy Authority roundtable with a great group of Gippsland stakeholders. #RegionalDevelopmentAustralia #Gippsland #RDA #EnergyTransition #EconomicDevelopment

Great to spend time with the Net Zero Economy Authority in Gippsland last week. Always appreciate the opportunity to discuss our region’s energy transformation. #RegionalDevelopmentAustralia #Gippsland #RDA #Regions #EnergyTransition #RegionalTourism #RegionalHealth #EconomicDevelopment

💭 Neuroimaging study reveals viewing nature can help ease how people experience pain, by reducing the brain activity linked to pain perception 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #PatientExperience #LivedExperience #PatientEngagement #CommunityEngagement #Health #RuralHealth #Research #MedSky

💭 Income, education, and the clustering of risk in #cardiovascular disease in the US 🔗 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #PatientExperience #LivedExperience #PatientEngagement #CommunityEngagement #Health #RuralHealth #RegionalHealth #Research #ClinicalTrials #MedSky

💭 Consumption of Red Versus White Wine and Cancer Risk: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies 🔗 www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/17... #PatientExperience #LivedExperience #PatientEngagement #CommunityEngagement #Health #RuralHealth #RegionalHealth #Research #ClinicalTrials #MedSky

💭 Experiencing 5 or more blistering sunburns between ages 15 & 20 increases one’s melanoma risk by 80% & nonmelanoma skin cancer risk by 68% 🔗 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #PatientExperience #LivedExperience #PatientEngagement #Health #RuralHealth #RegionalHealth #Research #MedSky

It was an absolute pleasure to host the RWAV - Rural Workforce Agency Victoria Conference sub-theme "Working Together, Designing, and Innovating for Workforce Sustainability." #RWAVConference2025 #DreamingBig #DrivingChange #RuralHealth #WorkforceSustainability

Great to see Gippsland so strongly represented in the enthusiastic audience for the first Q&A of 2025. A one-on-one with the Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese. It was fantastic to be in the audience for this discussion #RegionalDevelopmentAustralia #Gippsland #EconomicDevelopment

An absolutely brilliant few days partnering with Rural Workforce Agency Victoria team. Thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to host the #Workforce panel discussions at #RWAVConference2025 #RuralHealth #MentalHealth #PatientExperience #LivedExperience #PatientEngagement #CommunityEngagement

💭 Latest in a series of studies showing that milk is a highly effective drug-delivery vehicle. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #PatientExperience #LivedExperience #PatientEngagement #CommunityEngagement #Health #RuralHealth #RegionalHealth #Research #ClinicalTrials #MedSky

Our Regional Development Australia Gippsland work is informed by opportunities for economic growth and development in our region Always an absolute pleasure to spend time with the Australian Hydrogen Council team #RegionalDevelopmentAustralia #Gippsland #RDA #EnergyTransition #EconomicDevelopment

Looking forward to hosting this richly informed conversation "Working together, designing & innovating for workforce sustainability" at the RWAV Conference 2025 #PatientExperience #LivedExperience #PatientEngagement #CommunityEngagement #Health #RuralHealth #RegionalHealth #Collaboration #MedSky

💭 “They Only Silence the Truth”: COVID-19 retractions and the politicization of science journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #PatientExperience #LivedExperience #PatientEngagement #CommunityEngagement #Health #RuralHealth #RegionalHealth #Research #MedSky

💭 While music’s effects on emotion are widely appreciated, its effects on cognition are less understood Your lo-fi study playlist might actually help you focus tinyurl.com/2usj23f5 #PatientExperience #LivedExperience #PatientEngagement #Health #RuralHealth #RegionalHealth #Research #MedSky

💭Maternal climate-related exposures and prolonged pregnancy: Findings from a statewide population-based cohort study in Western Australia www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #PatientExperience #LivedExperience #PatientEngagement #CommunityEngagement #Health #RegionalHealth #Research #MedSky

💭 Digoxin for reduction of circulating tumor cell cluster size in metastatic breast cancer: a proof-of-concept trial www.nature.com/articles/s41... #PatientExperience #LivedExperience #PatientEngagement #CommunityEngagement #Health #RuralHealth #RegionalHealth #Research #MedSky

💭 Bat genomes illuminate adaptations to viral tolerance & disease resistance Genes in bats that protect them from viruses could lead to new approaches to combat viral diseases. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #PatientExperience #LivedExperience #PatientEngagement #Health #Research #MedSky

💭 Engineered commensals for targeted nose-to-brain drug delivery. Bacteria that colonize the nose have been engineered to ferry drugs to the brains of mice. www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... #PatientExperience #LivedExperience #PatientEngagement #Health #Research #MedSky

How to sell your science without selling out A five-step guide to communicating your science ethically and accurately. www.nature.com/articles/d41... #PatientExperience #LivedExperience #PatientEngagement #CommunityEngagement #Health #RuralHealth #RegionalHealth #Research #MedSky

💭 How to trick the immune system into attacking tumours Lab-grown viruses make cancer cells resemble pig tissue, provoking an organ-rejection response. www.nature.com/articles/d41... #PatientExperience #LivedExperience #PatientEngagement #CommunityEngagement #Health #RuralHealth #Research #MedSky

How to trick the immune system into attacking tumours

Lab-grown viruses make cancer cells resemble pig tissue, provoking an organ-rejection response.

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💭 Study finds gender gap with children when it comes to negotiating psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d... #PatientExperience #LivedExperience #PatientEngagement #CommunityEngagement #Health #RuralHealth #RegionalHealth #Research #ClinicalTrials #Codesign #Collaboration #MedSky

💭 The associations of positive and negative mental well-being with physical activity during the COVID-19 across late adulthood tinyurl.com/2az57kcv #PatientExperience #LivedExperience #PatientEngagement #CommunityEngagement #Health #RuralHealth #RegionalHealth #Research #ClinicalTrials #MedSky

The associations of positive and negative mental well-being with physical activity during the COVID-19 across late adulthood - BMC Public Health

Background Mental well-being (MWB) may play an important role in physical activity (PA) behavior, but the independent associations of affective MWB indicators and depressive symptoms with PA are spars...

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Congratulations, Neale Daniher AO on being named the 2025 Australian of the Year! Your tireless efforts in raising money and awareness to find a cure for MND have given hope to the thousands of other Australians.

💭 Medical conditions that deprive testes of oxygen may be contributing to decline in male fertility www.nature.com/articles/s41... #PatientExperience #LivedExperience #PatientEngagement #CommunityEngagement #Health #RuralHealth #Research #ClinicalTrials #Codesign #Collaboration #MedSky

$6.35 million from the Australian Government’s Growing Regions Program for the brilliant Gippsland Lakes Shared Community Hub development in Paynesville. Growing Regions Program tinyurl.com/mryzzkyy #RegionalDevelopmentAustralia #RDAGippsland #Gippsland #Tourism #EconomicDevelopment

💭Mosquito-borne virus cases triple #PatientExperience #LivedExperience #PatientEngagement #CommunityEngagement #Health #RuralHealth #RegionalHealth #Research #ClinicalTrials #Codesign #Collaboration #MedSky

ABC News Bot (unofficial)@abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 2y ago

Mosquito-borne virus cases almost tripled across Queensland in 2024 amid surges in cases of Ross River virus and potentially deadly dengue fever.