trying to restart oral intake properly after 5 days of pain so bad i couldn't eat and anything i did got vomited back up stomach is bleeding, convulsed 8 times while vomiting only 50ml of bile and probably lost my last dose of pain and nerve conduction meds in the process good times... #NEISvoid

Melbourne: ever helpful

very good read i can highly suggest giving it a shot all the way through

For many, voluntary assisted dying has come to symbolise control over how life ends. Yet dying well isn't just about those final hours. That's where a deathwalker like Zenith can help.

Chronic pain affects one in five Australian children. Two young people who experience it want more people to understand their conditions and better support for all children in pain.

Many people struggle to approach the subject of death with family, and what kind of care they want to receive in their final months or years.

this is what being the world record holder for fois written and filed in a single session looks like

A virtual emergency room app created during the pandemic could help bridge healthcare gaps in regional Victoria. But more patients need to dial-in and use the resource.

ok i am about to start filing FOI requests

From protest laws to deaths in custody, Minns’ rush to claim the conservative high ground is clumsy and costly

love that they use business as the example yeah yeah no shit it's probably the most simplistic hands off slop degree at any university this same argument really doesnt apply to the sciences or arts and humanities or engineering or even comsci

The Federated States of Micronesia's biggest tourism asset has become one of its largest threats, with as much as 22 million litres of oil from World War II shipwrecks slowly leaking into the ocean.

I'VE FOUND IT AT LAST

good night!

[My body having symptoms] ME: Takes meds to stop symptoms [My body feeling side effects] ME: Fuuuuuuuk

fucking wild turn of events for labour to be pushing a scomo style crackdown bill and for the liberals to be successfully opposing it

Growing up, Bianca could never predict her father’s moods: the disorientation of an emotionally immature parent echoed into her adulthood

Sarah Maculans says she was refused rides by four Uber drivers within a week due to her guide dog, Sunny.

looks like someone enjoyed their meal (it was me)

It’s my personal hope this also leads to more trials and studies around ME’s acquired immunodeficiency-like syndrome. A portion of ME patients develop severe immunological deficits and I hope this also gets talked about more too. It would be absolutely life changing!

This is HUGE! Please share so people with ME/CFS can learn about this incredible medical breakthrough!! It not only helps develop a diagnostic test, but also points to immune and inflammatory changes to aid future treatments. After 80+ years of no treatment, there’s some hope, finally!!

trapped in a room with almost no in person human contact no wonder our brain is struggling

some cash to buy food when im out and not feel guilty about dipping into my savings would be nice too

A South Australian government aged care home, which looks after 23 people with dementia or complex disabilities, inappropriately used lap belts and other mechanical restraints to stop falls and control residents' behaviour, the ABC can reveal.

Exclusive: Correspondence obtained by Lamestream show the National Press Club confirmed Pulitzer Prize winner Chris Hedges as a speaker, before cancelling him because was “in favour” of Palestine. www.lamestream.com.au/exclusive-na...

Huge story by Mon Schafter tonight on unethical studies involving non-consensual youth conversion therapy of Trans Kids in the 1970's & 1980's in Australia, on ABC 7.30. Anti-Trans Activists have been relying heavily yet subtly globally on this now debunked & highly unethical paper for decades.

A decades-old psychiatric study is influencing current debates over transgender youth healthcare. But a new analysis led by a survivor says the findings were deeply harmful and dangerously misleading.

oop apparently our heat sensitivity is worse was 23 ourside today and that was enough to make me unable to stay awake once i cooked down enough this evening i checked my temp monitor and my phone activity, and it seems like anything above 21⁰ in the room was effecting me pretty badly

‘Stranded’ aged care or disability patients occupy up to one in 10 hospital beds in Australia, report finds

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NSW urged to stop strip-searches of young people after court ruling spotlights police conduct

The director of Last Cab to Darwin — which explores the subject of voluntary assisted dying — wants all terminally ill Australians to be afforded access to dignified end-of-life care.

Melbourne researchers test a new AI tool that detects tiny lesions in children with epilepsy, leading to surgeries that leave them seizure-free.

i am firmly on the prefer to read the article side of this divide tbh

pfffffttttt two of the most spineless left wing party leaders in the world who have shifted rightward to specifically appeal to and apese these people they claim to want to fight

Calls for change after Qantas refuses to fly British woman with mobility scooter due to its battery

testing is tomorrow managed to use all my built up sleep hygiene knowledge yesterday to get a decent night asleep last night despite none of the meds that usually help me do that last day of med removals today, now its just my nerve conduction medications left

Had my first almost 10 hour long vc with her I think I’m gay

milo: "I'm prepping for the trip im doing next week" others:"ooh where are you going on holidays to" milo:....who said anything about holidays

bandai: puts 1/144 scale as a selling point on the box also Bandai: arbitrarily increases the size of suits making them totally out of scale to make them "look cooler" at some point you gotta draw a line and stop calling them a given scale, because it's not these cannot both be the same scale

bleh up at 3am guess that means the meds are really starting to not do anything can't wait till Monday night when I'll be able to sleep properly again after the tests

Talk Of Fascism Dangerous, Warns Ministry Of Compliance

a purple light turning blue looks like its dying and fading if you only see it through red lenses, blocking everything else out; if you ignore the shadow she's still casting on the wall, on the community, still flickering with life; life moves people change people adapt life is never static...

yall. follow my GF @flarebeams.bsky.social

The National Student Ombudsman is investigating allegations UTS failed to improve its response to sexual harm and gender-based violence despite four reviews since 2022.

i started throwing up after posting this only removed so far is half reduction one med and third reduction on another this week is going to be bad

im angry at the world im angry at an entire country im angry at how complacent people are even when their country is falling apart into an autocracy right in front of them fight back if average people like you aren't willing to fight then who will

hate being unwell hate having to reduce and stop meds it already hurts a lot i have 6 days to go until the tests are done and all my meds can come back the tests are going to hurt getting there is going to hurt its going to be very unpleasant i really dont want to do it but i know i have to