In 2018/19 I exposed a surgeon who harmed women, removing their reproductive organs; leaving many with permanent disability. Today, the NSW government launched a redress scheme for his victims. HUNDREDS of women have applied. I can’t believe it. #justice
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Medical Editor of Guardian Australia. Author of 'The Case of George Pell; reckoning with child sexual abuse'. Dancer with The Bluebelles. Fitness Instructor.
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Anyway I’m far away from family and frustrated I can’t help so here I am venting into the void
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I bet they’re also putting his symptoms now down to ‘history of possible dementia / possible bipolar/ brain damage ‘
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He nearly died and needed a huge heart op. Second time doctors dismissed his symptoms as mental health/ neuro he had actually had a stroke. Again took insisting to the doctors this was different
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The other frustrating thing os because he has major neurological issues doctors often dismiss his symptoms as that and push him down the wait list. One time they sent him home, I told mum to take him to another hospital. Turned out he had golden staph and got to his heart.
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I get there must be people much worse than him, but he’s experiencing the issue I’ve spent so much time writing about. Overworked ED staff and shortages. Mum considering taking him home as it could be another two or more hours
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My dad has been waiting in a hospital ED 3.5 hours despite having a history of 2 strokes and a heart attack/ damaged heart with major heart op. He’s confused and not answering questions and doesn’t know what he’s doing (mum is with him thankfully).
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On dodgy research, sloppy journalism & cynical politics. Important case study from Joanna McCarthy.
Honourable mention to & . Dishonourable mentions to Clive Palmer & Craig Kelly. Via
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🚨🚨New in today🚨🚨
During COVID-19, US nursing homes endured 21 months with no visitors, group activities, and health system disruptions. Did this harm the well-being of residents even if they didn't get COVID?
... probably yes
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for all the ladies who don’t have kids and maybe don’t ever want them, this one’s for you 💃🏽 via
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A growing number of women are choosing not to have kids, and as a result are advancing in their careers and using their wealth to buy property and travel more
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Before anyone complains we ran many pieces including comment with GP views front and centre; but we need to recognise primary care goes beyond general practice and whole-of-system reform is critical, including listening to a range of experts.
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‘Irresponsible’: regulator accused of not doing enough to protect patients in cosmetic surgery reform
Bulk billing in Australia and access to basic care for the most vulnerable is a mess. Here, experts from outside of general practice talk about what needs to happen to fix it.
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Women still do the bulk of unpaid work at home while also holding down a job, a first-of-its-kind review from the University of Melbourne, and published today in the Lancet Public Health [unsurprisingly] found:
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How to fix Australia’s broken health system: six experts have their say; very good to see this range of (non-industrial) voices speaking out on this national issue;
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. says he may include #Mildura in his urgent care clinic rollout. Meanwhile 15K-plus regional patients are without a doctor.
This morning in the Supreme Court Tristar was officially liquidated, owing $23m-plus. Much more to come . Thanks !
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Rural reporter Kyra Gillespie has been covering this issue more comprehensively for the ABC; worth reading her work on the crisis in Mildura including this link here: abc.net.au/news/2022-08-1
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At 10am this Saturday at Brunswick City Baths, Antoinette and I will launch the latest Bodypump 122 release. It's an explosive, dynamic and TOUGH workout and I absolutely love teaching it! The class will book out so come early to get a spot! 💪💪💪
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Lovefest between NSW and Victorian premiers on full display while Matthew Guy is out of sight
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Rural reporter Kyra Gillespie has been covering this issue more comprehensively for the ABC; worth reading her work on the crisis in Mildura including this link here: abc.net.au/news/2022-08-1
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About 15,000 patients in and around the rural city of Mildura in Victoria’s north-west have been left without a bulk-billing doctor and are struggling to access their medical records. @benitakolovos @MelissaLDavey theguardian.com/australia-news
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Stop softening abuse. Stop romanticising it. Stop offering crumbs of sympathy to perpetrators.
Victim blaming is so ingrained in our culture it is the default response.
It drives stories. It drives profits. It drives the cycle of domestic and sexual violence.
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Most women in their 20s have experienced sexual violence, ‘shocking’ Australian data shows
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About 15,000 patients in and around the rural city of Mildura in Victoria’s north-west have been left without a bulk-billing doctor and are struggling to access their medical records.
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A critic of mandates due to low quality evidence. Bias & confounding in observational studies make results shakey: testing criteria, vaxx, WFH, community incidence etc all effect case rates, not just masks. These factors differ or aren’t even reported bw masked & unmasked schools
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“the best study I have seen” says . After noting her role chairing WHO guidelines for mask use for children, not sure why following necessary: “(bias note: she’s a long-time critic of masks in schools).” She’s a critic of lack of evidence.
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It's unclear who will staff these new GP 'superclinics' - or which practices will get the contracts.
Where will the medical, nursing and admin capacity come from?
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'What this will do is get people the care that they need when they need to keep them out of emergency departments where they don’t need to be and they don’t want to be' - @DanielAndrewsMP
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You rarely get Auditor General reports as strong as this. The Biodiversity Offset Scheme is failing & needs urgent attention to save threatened plants & animals. #nswpol
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This NSW auditor general's report is damning and backs up my extensive reporting on biodiversity offsets. Hope others follow it up as it's really important, including in the context of federal plans to create a biodiversity market. theguardian.com/environment/20
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Amazing work by Lisa Cox, best investigative environment reporter in Aus.
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This NSW auditor general's report is damning and backs up my extensive reporting on biodiversity offsets. Hope others follow it up as it's really important, including in the context of federal plans to create a biodiversity market. theguardian.com/environment/20
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Massive, exhausting morning of filming on the weekend with The Bluebelles! 💃🏽 #swingdance #jazzdance #Melbourne
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Vic & NSW Premiers jointly speaking today to announce new Urgent Care Centres across the two states to ease pressure on EDs. 25 in each state, to offer free care for low acuity patients, in response to bulk billing/access issues in general practice 🧵
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If anyone has access to the full paper and can send it to me that would be great 😂
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Someone wrote an academic paper on my journalism and social justice which has been published by Springer; I’m incredibly honoured. springerprofessional.de/en/phronetic-j
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Someone wrote an academic paper on my journalism and social justice which has been published by Springer; I’m incredibly honoured.
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Fascinating in-depth look at how journalists need to be super careful when reporting science - and hold it to account - feat. the legendary
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Would love to see this for Australia (ping Science Minister Ed Husic ) - publicly-funded research should be accessible to all who have paid for it.
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BREAKING: White House issues new policy that will require, by 2026, all federally-funded research results to be freely available to public without delay, ending longstanding ability of journals to paywall results for up to 1 year. Coverage coming on @ScienceInsider.
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First government-backed pill testing clinic finds 40% of ‘cocaine’ contained no coke
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Do you know what also blunts a woman's drive to achieve? Unwanted pregnancy.
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This, in scientific terms, is some bullshit.
'Is the pill blunting women’s drive to achieve?' smh.com.au/lifestyle/heal
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As we contemplate the royal commission on #robodebt and the terrible impact that policy had on so many, I'd like to applaud out the dogged reporting by many reporters, particularly for
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Been on the pill continuously for decades. Reckon I've done alright.
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This, in scientific terms, is some bullshit.
'Is the pill blunting women’s drive to achieve?' smh.com.au/lifestyle/heal
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