joining the chorus of readers singing praise for this beautiful piece. my gosh. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

““Poetry makes nothing happen” — Auden. I think that’s true of all writing, with few exceptions. We shouldn’t expect to change the world. Witnessing, recording, protesting, affirming should be enough.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/b...

this is such a lovely reflection, from jane goodall, on hope. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/c...

Children and teenagers are twice as likely to develop long Covid after a second coronavirus infection as after an initial infection, a large new study has found.

[Jonas] Vingegaard crashed at Paris-Nice. He did not compete for the next two months after suffering a #concussion, criticising the race doctors for not providing a head injury assessment after he fell, and allowing him to complete the remaining 84km of the stage. www.nytimes.com/athletic/666...

Research shows exactly how entire families adjust when a partner is sick. 👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/when-a-...

“the path china has traveled can offer lessons for americans about how freedom is lost and the resulting cost.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/b...

“twentieth-century water treatment programs transformed public health by virtually eliminating waterborne diseases. ventilation, filtration and disinfection provide us with the opportunity to dramatically reduce the burden of airborne illnesses.” worksinprogress.co/issue/the-de...

this gorgeous piece on @newyorker.com fact checking is full of gold. “when a talk piece by tad friend described the singer art garfunkel waving his arms around, the checker asked garfunkel to confirm that he had two arms.” www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

“of course it struggled to be viable – it’s a literary magazine. almost no literary magazines around the world are financially viable; that’s not their purpose. the point is their cultural value, the role they serve as a platform for ideas and creativity…” www.theguardian.com/books/commen...

fascinating, exciting research exploring how maraviroc, an hiv drug, could boost neuroplasticity after brain injury and improve recovery www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/s...

Special Report Inside the CDC director’s ouster: Kennedy demanded acceptance of new vaccine policies; Susan Monarez refused www.statnews.com/2025/08/28/c...

“the war in gaza that began nearly two years ago has been one of the deadliest conflicts anywhere for journalists, with at least 192 killed since it began” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/w...

“sitting at my brother’s kitchen table, i wonder why we have let a handful of mining companies worth billions of dollars take all our money.” www.smh.com.au/environment/...

“embracing masks would mean admitting how dangerous wildfire smoke really is. that could lead to a cascade of expensive changes.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/u...

For too many victims of family violence, police harm more than help: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-07/police-family-violence-harm-in-the-name-of-safety-victims/105454054

i'm very grateful to rawson for generously sharing his experience of domestic violence growing up - the harm it did to him and his family and why he's chosen to speak openly about his recovery. stories of abuse and violent crime generally aren't uplifting - this one is www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

A love letter to the ocean, calling for climate action for our health and wellbeing www.croakey.org/a-love-lette... #publichealth

Science just got sidelined. This isn’t about vaccine safety or restoring confidence —it’s about political agendas endangering public health. We should all be alarmed.

Glad this has been called out, lame response from SBS claiming 'balance and impartial coverage'. Giving airtime to scientifically flawed, non evidence based narratives is not balance or impartial. It is harmful, unethical and disrespectful. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/j...

Writer Sarah Barness was 35 and had just been diagnosed with breast cancer. The warnings came immediately, fast and often: ‘Beware the cancer ghosts.’ After cancer, she would find out who her real friends were because some would step up and others would step back. They would be her “cancer ghosts.”

“we have been trying to stop violent offenders without understanding what goes on in the mind of the violent offender” www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

a new report by victoria's integrity and oversight committee examines the oversight responses to police perpetrated family violence, finding improvements must be made to how such matters are dealt with, especially by victoria police and IBAC www.parliament.vic.gov.au/get-involved...

new ABS data on PFAS levels - three types of PFAS were detected in the blood of over 85 per cent of the population - six types were detected in less than 10 per cent of people - the remaining 2 types of PFAS had detection rates between 15 per cent and 45 per cent www.abs.gov.au/articles/per...

doctors are proposing a new system for categorising TBIs that uses blood biomarkers and scans, not just the “cartoonish” glasgow coma scale. “we all grew up with the categories, ‘mild, moderate, severe’,” dr mccrea said. “we can do better than that.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/h...

what an incredible conversation - richard fidler and jamila rizvi, who is admirably, generously open about her experience of 'invisible' illness, how her life has changed since she was diagnosed with a recurring brain tumour www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Three years after Victoria Police stood up a new unit to investigate family violence by serving officers, women say they've faced shocking treatment and even criminal charges themselves after gathering the courage to report abuse.

“australian politicians need to stop making excuses for our substandard police complaints and disciplinary systems that constantly fail many thousands of people every year.” www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...

Well the NIH has cancelled the Women's Health Initiative, the largest study of women in history It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women Unreal www.science.org/content/arti...

the ACIPC says australia's IPC guidelines underestimate the risk of airborne transmission in healthcare settings, argues surgical masks = insufficient protection against COVID and recommends N95 respirators should be standard wherever airborne transmission is a risk www.acipc.org.au/position-sta...

Five years after the pandemic’s start, long-Covid patients young and old continue to struggle with cognitive difficulties

this is excellent. and of course people are snapping at THE NEW YORK TIMES for covering culture when there’s NEWS happening

“if you are not part [of the NDIS], it’s just something that’s overblown; it’s just something that’s costing too much money. but if you, or a loved one, are relying on it to have a quality of life, this is one of the most important issues you and your family face.” www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

Exclusive: Science has learned that grant termination letters went out last night to principal investigators of 29 awards made by NIAID, including nine grants that were part of a program hoping to deliver antiviral drugs to prevent future pandemics. scim.ag/4iVm7mY

A restless period of cancer treatment gave Jess Hill the clarity and courage to finally voice her ideas about why Australia's National Plan for Ending Gender Based Violence is failing.

shocking story about women who were assaulted and harassed on big build sites by men who seemed to be protected by the CFMEU or govt contractors. interesting — no quotes or condemnations from any of victoria’s agencies for preventing/responding to gendered violence www.theage.com.au/national/bas...

with lawyers + human rights groups (again) raising alarm about the likely consequences of the victorian govt’s proposed “tough” changes to bail laws, here’s a story about the law and advocacy centre for women i did a few years ago. they’ve been here before. www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02...

Attacking a young tourist over her treatment of a wombat is hypocritical – and misses the point | Georgie Purcell

i had a physical reaction to the clip. so distressing.

victoria's information commissioner says the state's FOI system is "no longer fit for purpose" and is in urgent need of an overhaul www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...

great piece. what are we losing with a win-or-lose approach?

While I appreciate the importance of these stories & messaging of #mentalhealth in AFL, I get frustrated at the lack of discussion between the links of #brain injury & mental health. It’s like “they” want a narrative that excludes #concussion @abcnewsnetau.bsky.social www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

Australia's Family Court and child protection systems sometimes accuse mothers of "fictitious or malicious" claims about domestic violence, despite evidence to support their accounts, a royal commission has been told.

Ed Yong, the Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer, was one of the most trusted journalists covering Covid-19. His immersion in the pandemic left him depleted, and the natural world helped act as a salve to that despair. Read or listen to The Interview. nyti.ms/3CZsyX5

Reading and rereading the great Adrienne Rich this week: But the great dark birds of history screamed and plunged into our personal weather/ They were headed somewhere else but their beaks and pinions drove/ along the shore, through the rags of fog/ where we stood, saying I

have spent way too much time this afternoon reading posts about and coverage of the dramatic lost and found and lost adventures of scrim, a westie cross from new orleans. my heart! what a story www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/u...

This study made some waves on social media yesterday. It purports to show that CO2 concentration doesn’t correlate with covid transmission. Let’s talk about this, I have some thoughts. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com The first two weeks into President Trump's second tour in the White House "have seen so many lines crossed in the pursuit of his agenda that anyone who believes in the Constitution and honest governance should be worried," the editorial board writes.

How do we engage with anti-Medicine narratives? How do we balance listening and telling? How do we value people's lived experiences but reject dangerous narratives, pseudoscience and fake healers? Things I've been thinking about, in the wake of precious little Elizabeth Struh's death.

the micro-skills of cultivating enjoyment… lovely piece by @sashac.bsky.social sashachapin.substack.com/p/how-to-lik...