One postmortem shows one of the koalas had a joey when she was translocated. The joey was found dead in her pouch during a health check after the first koala deaths in April but the adult female was re-released. She was found on the ground in the forest in late May and died on the way to the vet.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... “We know that actually there is a link between fever and impacts on babies – not neurodivergence – but complications in pregnancies that result from unmanaged fever,”

Lisa wants to raise her children on the family farm - but a lead mine next door threatens her dream. Great reporting from @natashamay.bsky.social on this issue and gorgeous photos from Blake Sharp-Wiggins www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Excellent reporting from @natashamay.bsky.social - Community fights lead mine near primary school as report highlights Australia’s failure to protect children www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Environment watchdog buried report on lead in children’s blood to placate mining companies, emails show. By @natashamay.bsky.social

Environment watchdog buried report on lead in children’s blood to placate mining companies, emails show

Misdiagnosis of iron deficiency can lead to years of debilitating illness. Could nanodiamonds be the solution?

‘Slip, slop, slap for brain health’: Australia needs a major prevention campaign for dementia, doctor says

Is ‘office air’ to blame for your limp hair and spotty, flaky skin? | Antiviral

For many people with schizophrenia, the spotlight from the Bondi Junction inquest is causing distress, for fear they will be further judged and ostracised. Sandy Jeffs says ‘I just don’t know how we’re going to come back from this.’ www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Over a year ago I wrote about the pioneering work Australia's only female trauma hospital was doing. My story today is about how the private facility is no longer dedicated to providing a space for these women, often survivors of family and sexual violence: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Loved this from @natashamay.bsky.social :

Psychiatric care in NSW facing ‘collapse’ because of poor pay and conditions, court hears as arbitration battle begins, by @natashamay.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Researchers thought bacterial vaginosis was an STI years ago, but trials in the 80s and 90s did not find treating a man alongside his female partner was effective. Read what's changed this time around.

My first antiviral column out today on a topic I personally wanted the answers to! Turns out dietary fibre is the nutritional hero our guts need. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Good article in @australia.theguardian.com by @donnadlu.bsky.social & @natashamay.bsky.social on loneliness-described in this @mja.com.au article as "one of the most pressing public health concerns in Australia and internationally" www.mja.com.au/journal/2024... www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Most CPR manikins don’t have breasts, which contributes towards women being less likely to receive life-saving first aid from bystanders, a study has found. Story by @natashamay.bsky.social and research led by @inquisitivegyn.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... @

Social media influencers are ‘fearmongering’ to promote health tests with limited evidence: study. Researchers warn of harms of overdiagnosis for generally healthy people as well as the cost of tests, by @natashamay.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/society/2025... via @australia.theguardian.com

There's a growing class divide for dental care in Australia. @natashamay.bsky.social unpacks it all in the full story pod www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Hello Bluesky! Feels appropriate my first post is about medical misogyny, one of my favourite topics on the health round. Medicare's gender bias leaves women like Alyse paying thousands more for basic healthcare than men: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...