New study in kids: Sampri et al ❗COVID-19 ↑ cardiac 🫀 & clotting events for 12 months, incl. peri/myocarditis. ✅ Vaccination ↓ these risks ⚠️ Peri/myocarditis briefly ↑ after vax but higher w/ infection, which is hard to avoid. Adds to data that vax ↓ Long COVID risk in kids bit.ly/9newsCOVID19...

Fake spider webs are made from plastic-based materials that don't break down easily. These decorations can trap, injure and, sadly, even kill birds, bees, and other insects. Help protect the health of our wildlife by going plastic-free this Halloween.

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Really proud of my team for getting this out. It has been a heavy lift. When we opened the Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illness, we wanted to create a place that could provide the very best of care for people with #LongCOVID, #MECFS, www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/pati... 1/

Victoria is reporting the sharpest growth in their Aged Care metrics. The growth rate of this NB.1.8.1 wave looks significantly faster than the XEC wave in Dec/Jan. The metrics have increased roughly 10-fold from the trough a month ago. 🧵

Get your yearly jabS: flu + covid! 💉🦠🦠💉 “In 2023, there were 62,000 hospitalisations and 3,696 deaths related to COVID-19 in Australia. By comparison, there were 376 deaths from influenza in 2023” www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...