Gene therapy developed for Huntington's disease. The first effective treatment for this disease. This is an important step forward. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Please circulate among your bioinformatics students! 🧬🖥️❄️🦠

Building healthcare workforce capacity in Indonesia to address the impacts of climate change on health is an essential issue. Elective subject learning objectives, assessments, etc, to help others are now published as open access. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Today is World Ozone Day. Atmospheric scientists identified the chemicals destroying stratospheric ozone and made recommendations that politicians followed. As a result the ozone layer is recovering. This science success story is a valuable lesson for dealing with climate change.

Australia's first National Climate Risk Assessment (NCRA), released today, has detailed some of the biggest natural threats facing the nation, as the global average temperature rise. www.acs.gov.au/pages/nation...

Hot off the press: We can provide for the first time a systematic attribution of recent #heatwaves to the emissions of #carbon_majors. Essential new #Nature article coordinated by @yannquilcaille.bsky.social at @ethz.ch, with numerous contributors @usyseth.bsky.social: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A sea turtle surfacing by a MASSIVE school of rays near Clearwater, Florida a couple days ago. Another post into the BluSky void. Maybe 2 or 3 people will see this one and my time won't have been wasted. I'll keep trying a little longer. #nature #animals #amazing #wildlife #awesome #ocean

The health of future generations should not depend on litigation but be safeguarded by strong, forward-thinking policies. Unfortunately, when governments & industries lack the courage to make decisions that prioritise health over short-term gain, communities are at risk. chuffed.org/project/1455...

There is an unusual kind of grief that community members experience when there is a tragic loss of public servants. This week, we lost two Victoria Police officers in Porepunkah, Australia. My heart goes out to the Blue Family, families of Neal and Vadim. Thank you for your service. Never forgotten.

We’re deeply disappointed negotiations for a global plastics treaty have ended without a final agreement. Over the past 3 years, the momentum has been undeniable. The world now understands, plastic is a full lifecycle problem that demands systemic solutions, & that its health impacts are profound.

MEDINFO25 is an incredible array of presentations with AI dominating almost every session. It would be fair to say that the sheer volume of AI use is overwhelming. I got excited about seeing the word 'sustainability' only to find that it was not in the context of the environment. This must change!

This one gave us goosebumps. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/camp-may-well-have-changed-my-daughters-life-cassidy-ma-msc-u9cbe #STEMeducation #ScienceForKids #Edutainment #ScienceCommunication #EducationFranchise #WomenInSTEM #JuniorEinsteinsScienceClub #STEMlearning #Womeninscience

A supersized stick insect has been discovered in high-altitude trees in Queensland, Australia. The 40cm-long insect, named Acrophylla alta, may be the heaviest insect in Oz. 🧪🌏😍 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The beautiful dinosaur bird the Shoebill wants to say good morning Bluesky…. 🐦

The award-winning, FREE University of Tasmania short course ‘Bushfires and Your Health’ will be offered in September and October 2025. If you are interested in this free course, please visit bushfirehealth.mooc.utas.edu.au

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The UN's top court in a landmark climate decision says a 'clean, healthy and sustainable environment' is a human right.

After more than 25 years of work by a small group of leaders - including WHO - health is now central to climate change. Tune in to the 5th global conference on C&H, convened by Brazil/WHO/PAHO, defining the health content of UNFCCC COP30 in Belem, and future C&H action. www.who.int/news-room/ev...

If you are an employee, volunteer, lived experience expert, or decision-maker from an organisation/ community group involved in disaster management in Australia, please complete the National Gender+ Emergency Management (GEM) Guidelines survey genwest.my.salesforce-sites.com/rs/gem/review

Wennie van Riet, from GenWest (genwest.org.au), a family violence support service working in Melbourne's west, shared a fantastic resource" Flood Insurance Guide" (Australia) -which can be accessed here: lnkd.in/getNYHK8

Heading to #MEDINFO2025 in Taipei to give my first plenary talk on climate + digital health. 🌏 Grateful to see the focus on sustainability + equity in health informatics + climate-resilient healthcare systems 💚 medinfo2025.org #ClimateHealth

Looking for a PhD? Join the Aussies 👇

I try to be open minded when people engage with climate issues, but this kind of argument about AC is really very silly. You only need replace “cooling” with “heating” to see that using appliances/energy to protect against temperature extremes should not be viewed as some kind of moral sin.

This looks interesting - thanks for sharing

The Victorian Council of Social Services will hold an online webinar: "Climate, health and gender - women leading the change at the energy/health hardship nexus" The registration link: events.humanitix.com/women-leadin... One of the presentations: Maternal & Child Health Climate Resilience.

I am tired of reviewing so many reviews - most lack insights and lessons learned, and even more lack methodological rigour to ensure that the message sent means something. If people are doing reviews for publication purposes, for heaven's sake, make it count! Challenge the status quo!

Pls share: Save the Children Int. @savechildrenintl.bsky.social Just released an open-access module: Our common ambition: prioritising children’s health amidst the climate crisis (go.learning.foundation/tglf/c/21028) aimed at healthcare folks but written simply enough for most to understand.

Very happy for this work to be out in the whole light, led by a great ECR, Md Khalid Hossain. Full article: Information needs and methods of accessing climate information by urban children and youth in Bangladesh: a policy-practice agenda www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

This kind of news gives me joy. I can't wait to spot one of these beautiful birds. I wish you all the best, little birdies!

Today’s AU workshop on maternal + child health & climate resilience was full of powerful stories from midwifery care, climate emergencies, fatherhood, to future health priorities. Grateful for all who shared and humbled by the task ahead of us. 🌏💚 #ClimateHealth #Maternalhealth #ChildHealth

🤰👶🌏 We invite you to our online workshop exploring climate-resilient maternal and child health in Australia. The online workshops are offered in two options: Option 1: 📅 Date: 22 May 2025 Option 2: 📅 Date: 24 July 2025 ⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon

Our new research shows that college students talk about climate change often but rely too much on statistics and facts without building trust first. They also really want to learn more about how to communicate effectively as part of their science education. www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/...

The thing about the US tariffs on the world is that I get to hear about the rare earth elements that I never heard of before: samarium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, lutetium, scandium and yttrium. Every day, there is something new to learn.

“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”

Today, I had the privilege of being joined by an incredible 823 people for my Health System Adaptation and Resilience in a Changing Climate session for the Western Pacific Climate and Health Responder Course. It is fantastic to be part of this amazing community, knowing there are so many of us.

Australia's 2024 report MJA–Lancet Countdown on health & climate change, is now out onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.5694/...

Our recent work published in iScience (Cell Press) is one of the editor’s monthly favorite articles on sustainability by Cell Press! Https://www.cell.com/sustainability The article is open access: www.cell.com/iscience/ful...

The environmental sustainability of digital health must be considered when discussing how digital health supports climate mitigation, adaptation, & resilience, climate-resilient healthcare systems & safe care. We need digital health that heals, not harms, the planet. academic.oup.com/jamia/articl...

Our workshop (1 of 5), " EXPLORING CLIMATE RESILIENT MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IN AUSTRALIA", went well today. We learned a lot & have more to learn. What was special was the human connection & the sense of purpose, which was more meaningful considering the current political turmoil.

In 2025, we’re hosting five workshops across Australia, in-person and online, to establish research priorities for advancing climate-resilient maternal and child health. The first workshop is in person (registration details in the flyer) #ClimateResilience #MaternalHealth #ChildHealth #Research

We applied 22,500m2 of woody debris to overgrazed arid Australia, the first pic sums up the results pretty nicely!! It not only helped veg and soil recover but provided habitat for reptiles and mammals, details in Restoration Ecology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Sometimes, the best way to cheer myself up is to observe bees doing their wonderful work.

Hidden among the Trump administration's first week assault on the American people is withdrawing the long-awaited EPA proposal on PFAS (forever chemicals) effluent limits in drinking #water. www.ewg.org/news-insight...

Our amazing planet

Here are some nice mushrooms

In 2025, we’re hosting five workshops across Australia, in-person and online, to establish research priorities for advancing climate-resilient maternal and child health. The first workshop is in person (registration details in the flyer) #ClimateResilience #MaternalHealth #ChildHealth #Research

I hope this takes off in a way that always remains true to the value of preserving biodiversity. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...

Looking forward to following the post from @climatehealthcafe.bsky.social, the Research Coordinating Center of the NIH Climate Change and Health Initiative!