#Malaria poses a threat to almost half of the world's population.

New strategies and tools are needed to prevent, treat, diagnose and ultimately eliminate the mosquito-borne disease, writes Professor James Beeson and Dr Amaya Ortega Pajares for 360info.

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An 'aging accelerant'.

Delighted to share our latest work on #longCOVID - sex differences in symptoms and immune signatures. Led by Julio Silva Takehiro Takahashi, MD, PhD Jamie Wood et al. with Leying (Lexi) Guan & Putrino Lab. We find a striking inverse correlation btw testosterone levels and symptom burden👇🏼 (1/)

Thanks to the Actuaries Institute for this analysis. The good news is the excess mortality is much less in 2023 than 2022, about half. The bad news is it is still a v large death toll (8-10,000) that if not compared to 2022 would shock more. COVID drives this. We must do better.

COVID linked to fall in intelligence, study finds thenewdaily.com.au/life/2024/03/0…

Statement on today’s catastrophe in Gaza.

Pretty disturbing. We must do better at protecting the most vulnerable in our community. Everyone wants to do this but current approaches are clearly not sufficient. For one thing, #CleanIndoorAir is a must. Should be the same in aged care, hospitals & schools as in Parliament.

Impaired cognition after COVID

Editorial in NEJM by Cliff Rosen and myself

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With an illustration of mechanisms of cognitive dysfunction in #LongCovid 👇

COVID + THE BRAIN 🧠

There’s been a flurry of new studies published in recent weeks about Covid’s detrimental impact on the brain.

This is the aspect of Covid which concerns me most, but which many people seem to be blissfully unaware of.

So let’s dig into what we know… 🧵

'Clean air will get support'. I tend to agree, that's the best hope.

The COVID Safety For Schools COVID Safety For Schools Course has been live for 24 hours, and already there's been a huge response - not just from Australian teachers and parents, but from many people around the world who are looking for reliable information about COVID safety.
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PASC or long COVID - what's the difference? The Federal Government’s response to the #LongCovid inquiry used the term Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), rather than long COVID, Suman Majumdar addresses some of the confusion in Croakey News croakey.org/on-pasc-versus…

Terrific thread, thanks Karen.

Burnet will be a trial implementing partner in #PEARLSTrial – the world’s largest trial study on the use of aspirin to prevent #preEclampsia in #pregnant women. Lead by Concept Foundation with global partners and financial support from Gates Foundation. More:
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Many thanks to Fran Kelly #YoursQueerly for having Ita Buttrose and me on to discuss our 40 year friendship forged in the days of Aids. radioinfo.com.au/podcast-info/f… DNA ACON Thorne Harbour Health Kirby Institute, UNSW Health Equity Matters Burnet Institute Alex Greenwich MP Equality Australia 🌈