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Tiny Airborne Plastics May Aid Virus Spread, Experts Warn As plastic pollution worsens worldwide, scientists are uncovering a new and unsettling possibility. Tiny airborne fragments of plastic, known as

Tiny Airborne Plastics May Aid Virus Spread, Experts Warn

"SARS-CoV-2 can remain viable on plastic surfaces for over a week, suggesting that smaller plastic fragments floating in the air could also harbor infectious virus"

www.miragenews.com/tiny-airborn...

What the air you breathe may be doing to your brain For years, the two patients had come to the Penn Memory Center at the University of Pennsylvania, where doctors and researchers follow people with cognitive impairment as they age, as well as a group ...

What the air you breathe may be doing to your brain

"the higher the exposure to PM2.5, the greater the extent of Alzheimer's disease"

"People argue that air quality is expensive," Lee said. "So is dementia care."

Compelling article

www.news-medical.net/news/2025111...

If you drop food on the floor …? food poisoning myths busted

"A Charles Sturt University parasitology expert warns that new data suggests Australians seem to have a casual disregard for hygiene and science-based evidence"

We noticed

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The Royal Experiment – The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) Photography by Brett Boardman The Company Principal Cast (in order of appearance) Actor: Anastasia Feneri Actor: Charlie Chandler Actor: Claudia Leon Actor: Minerva Khodabande Actor: Nyasha Ogden Acto...

The world refuses to listen, once again. A new play tells the story about the women who ended smallpox.

For centuries, women across cultures knew how to stop smallpox. But science, politics, & prejudice buried their knowledge for 300 years.

www.nida.edu.au/news-and-eve...

Meet the Australian who convinced the world SARS-CoV-2 was airborne Professor Lidia Morawska has received Australia's most prestigious scientific award for a career spent studying air pollutants.

The Australian who convinced the world SARS-CoV-2 was airborne

"Prof...Morawska is no longer wearing a mask...when she heads out...she does, however, carry a CO2 air quality monitor.

CO2 is a proxy for infection transmission & a proxy for ventilation”

www.ausdoc.com.au/news/meet-th...

A news-style webpage titled “Dementia Heightens COVID-19 Risks in Sweden’s Seniors” from Bioengineer.org. Below the headline is a photo of two older adults sitting together indoors. The man in the foreground has short white hair and glasses, and is wearing a light blue sweater. He is writing or reviewing papers on the table in front of him. Sitting beside him is an older woman with gray hair wearing an olive-green sweater. She looks toward him with a calm, slightly concerned expression. The setting appears warm and home-like, suggesting a senior living environment or private home. The mood is gentle, reflective, and supportive, aligning with the article’s focus on dementia and COVID-19 risks in elderly populations.

Dementia Heightens COVID-19 Risks in Sweden’s Seniors.

"A significant study conducted in Sweden has revealed alarming insights into how dementia not only affects the risks of contracting COVID-19 but also influences the outcomes for those infected."

Source: archive.li/BVzwv

Tradie fined for exposing workers, public to 'notorious' asbestos risks | Region Canberra A tradie failed to use

Tradie fined for exposing workers, public to 'notorious' asbestos risks

“The selfish neglect shown for the safety of other workers & members of the public...is utterly unacceptable
...$8k fine, 2yr Good Behaviour Order...& complete 100 hrs of community service"

region.com.au/tradie-fined...

Heated tobacco and cigarettes cause the same gut and vascular damage, study finds Italian researchers found that both heated tobacco products (HTPs) and conventional cigarettes trigger oxidative stress, endotoxemia, and gut barrier disruption in adults and children. The findings ch...

Heated tobacco & cigarettes cause the same gut & vascular damage

Traditional & heated tobacco exposure, whether active or passive, were linked to intestinal permeability, oxidative stress, & endothelial dysfunction, => “smokeless” doesn’t mean harmless

www.news-medical.net/news/2025110...

Scientists hopeful they have found source of SA algal bloom toxins Scientists believe they have identified the species responsible for the toxins in South Australia's marine algal bloom that has killed millions of aquatic animals.

Karenia cristata species source of toxins in SA's algal bloom

"respiratory symptoms in surfers...had suggested the presence of a brevetoxin-producing species
...emerging international threat with unknown consequences in changing ocean conditions"

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

Beware the 'Trojan horse' of germs in public toilets Public toilets are a "microbial soup" and there are things you should be doing to protect yourself — including not taking out your mobile phone and never hovering over the seat.

How dirty are public toilet seats?

"they found no evidence of airborne transmission of respiratory pathogens, including COVID-19, in public washrooms"

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

Australian scientist who alerted world that Covid is airborne wins top science prize Prof Lidia Morawska says recognition of her research comes at a fraught time – an ‘age of anti-science’

Australian scientist who alerted world that COVID is airborne wins top science prize

When the WHO falsely claimed in March 2020 that COVID wasn’t airborne, Professor Lidia Morawska took action—organising 239 scientists worldwide to warn about SARS-CoV-2 airborne spread and urge global recognition.

World expert in air quality and COVID wins Australia's top science prize Lidia Morawska, an internationally renowned expert in air quality and its impact on human health, has won Australia's most coveted prize for scientific research.

The world learned a painful lesson during COVID; respiratory infections are airborne. This changes a great deal - especially the need for better indoor air quality and high quality masks. If there was a single most important person responsible it was Prof Morawska.

www.abc.net.au/news/science...

2025 Prime Minister's Prize for Science Follow the latest news headlines from Australia's most trusted source. Read in-depth expert analysis and watch live coverage on ABC News.

Distinguished Professor Lidia Morawska wins the Australian 2025 Prime Minister's Prize for Science

- including for her work showing that Covid is Airborne
- not that hardly anyone behaves like it is

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

Victoria reveals new thunderstorm asthma forecasting system — Herald Sun A new forecasting system has been unveiled to protect Victorians from deadly thunderstorm asthma events during the upcoming grass pollen season.

Local pollen counter helps improve thunderstorm asthma forecasts

The advice: "closing windows & avoiding outdoor exposure during wind gusts & storms"

Close - but not good enough. Why not also say "wear N95s & use air purifiers"?

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This is brilliant

Campbelltown revealed as a major lung hotspot — Daily Telegraph Campbelltown has landed itself in the top 10 areas in the country for chronic and painful lung diseases. Find out how you can prevent illness.

Campbelltown lung disease rates some of Australia’s highest
(Canterbury-Bankstown has double the rate)

Australians “would not be aware of the fact that COPD is one of the top five leading causes of death for all Australians over the age of 45”

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Common infection raises the risk of heart attack and stroke by FIVE times

www.msn.com/en-au/health...

Outdoor Air Pollution Tied to Increased Breast Cancer Risk Women living in parts of the United States with lower air quality, especially neighborhoods with heavy emissions from motor vehicles, are more likely

Outdoor Air Pollution Tied to Increased Breast Cancer Risk

"Women living in parts of the United States with lower air quality, especially neighborhoods with heavy emissions from motor vehicles, are more likely to develop breast cancer"

www.miragenews.com/outdoor-air-...

Why Darkness Matters - Australasian Dark Sky Alliance What was once a planet ruled by a regular pattern of day and night; light and dark, is now flooded with artificial glow. Darkness matters.

"Like plastic in...waterways or CO₂ in our atmosphere, artificial light...is a pollutant...The more (scientists) study it, the more impacts they uncover – from disrupted wildlife & declining insect populations to human health issues & energy waste"
australasiandarkskyalliance.org/learn/why-da...

Check-In to Contagion: Infection Prevention in Waiting Rooms Crowded waiting rooms can turn routine checkups into transmission hubs. Here’s how outpatient clinics can cut risk, starting at the front door, with smarter cleaning, hand hygiene, masks, and fewer ex...

Healthcare waiting areas are shared environments where infection control should be prioritized to protect patients and staff.
🤷🤦Face covering availability / use, and effective ventilation, are crucial strategies to limit the spread of airborne diseases.
www.infectioncontroltoday.com/view/check-c...

'Off Switch' Discovery Could Help Clear Our Brains of a Common Parasite There's a parasite living in the brains of 40 million Americans, and most of these human hosts are completely unaware.

Discovery Could Help Clear Our Brains of a Common Parasite

"Toxoplasma...(lives) in the brains of 40M Americans, & most...are completely unaware
...
those with cancer, HIV, or who are on immunosuppressants, the parasite presents significant risks"
www.sciencealert.com/off-switch-d...

"Bouts of COVID-19 debilitate Karen Hedley, who urges people to wear a mask for other people's sake."

Not just another flu, COVID-19 complacency risks lives Complacency has set in about COVID-19 beyond the pandemic, but researchers warn the virus is not just another...

C19 complacency risks lives

"it doesn't mean they're not potentially passing it on to other people for whom it is a very big deal
...
Wearing a mask is just so simple...it doesn't take a lot when it's a kindness to other people."

www.juneesoutherncross.com.au/story/909687...

Toxic compounds from heated e-cigarette fluids can damage lung cells A study by University of California, Riverside, scientists has found that two toxic chemicals can form when the main ingredient in most e-cigarette fluids is heated, and that these compounds can harm ...

Toxic compounds from heated e-cigarette fluids can damage lung cells

"two toxic chemicals can form when the main ingredient in most e-cigarette fluids is heated"

www.news-medical.net/news/2025102...

Protect yourself from Legionnaires’ disease

I pointed out to WA Health Media that it would be helpful to specifically suggest in their publicity, say a N95 mask as they are twice as effective as a blue surgical mask

www.health.wa.gov.au/Media-releas...

🧵My teen with #LongCovid is now a young adult with Long Covid, living every day with the consequences of Sunak's government's decision to drop all precautions in 2021. I had hoped Starmer's government would be better — I hadn't imagined it would be worse and ignore Covid altogether. But here we are.

Wood burners linked to 2,500 deaths a year in the UK, analysis finds Use of wood-burning stoves and fires in homes is mostly unnecessary and their toxic pollution costs the NHS millions

BREAKING: Our research with Ricardo and @hertscc.bsky.social reveals that air pollution from burning in the home contributes to nearly 2,500 deaths across the UK each year.

Check out the Guardian's coverage of our research: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Photo of part of air purifier filter that is now very grey & covered in considerable fluff after 12 months of 24/7 use.

Ways to reduce pollen & dust at home this allergy & hayfever season

Deficient advice from the 2 experts, or poor reporting, or both. No mention of N95s to protect when vacuuming, nor air purifiers running 24/7 to protect you from the stuff shown in pic

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

The sperm quality change in 6 months recovery from COVID-19: a retrospective observational study - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - The sperm quality change in 6 months recovery from COVID-19: a retrospective observational study

Published: 21 October 2025

The study found that in men who had a pre-infection sperm analysis, both sperm concentration and progressive motility significantly dropped one month after COVID infection. Recovery typically occurred within 3–5 months. However, some individuals had lingering reductions.

Microplastics May Be Tied to Vascular Dementia Cases, Review Finds Vascular dementia is caused by blood flow issues in the brain: it's one of the most common types of dementia, but not as well researched or understood as others.

Microplastics May Be Tied to Vascular Dementia Cases, Review Finds

www.sciencealert.com/microplastic...