Prof Naomi Priest PhD

Australians have received very poor information regarding MEcfs.

The Insight program was a travesty that had me yelling at the TV.

Long COVID is here to stay—even in children Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC, also known as long COVID) are complex, multisystem, long-lasting complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection that profoundly impact the daily life of those...

Long COVID is here to stay, even in children, and worsened by reinfections and ongoing transmission. Governments and health systems must prioritise research, care access, and protection for kids—otherwise, the long-term social and economic costs will keep rising.

#LongCOVID

v likely many of the 'non POTS' group have dysautonomia and orthostatic intolerance even if they don't meet these strict POTS criteria, still can be v debilitating and is treated v similarly to POTS. Expert clinicians take these cut offs fairly loosely

post infection conditions and invisible illnesses such as long COVID, ME/CFS, POTS, MCAS, HSD/ESD all continue to be vastly underfunded and under recognised across research, treatment and support despite being incredibly debilitating and increasingly prevalent

Closure of long COVID clinic leaves patients without tailored support and care

Closure of long COVID clinic leaves patients without tailored support and care www.croakey.org/closure-of-l... #publichealth

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

Long Covid Risk for Children Doubles After a Second Infection, Study Finds The new research provides evidence that Covid reinfections can increase the risk of long-term health consequences.

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.

“Australia has the highest rate of skin cancers in the world - it is estimated that two out of three Australians will have at least one cut out in their lifetime - and it has some of the strictest sunscreen regulations globally.”

Huge congrats superstar!! So lucky to get to work with you! @margaritamb.bsky.social

guessing current RATs are likely to not be super sensitive to these new variants? obvs still test but still a negative test may not mean no covid

Looking for a role between postdoc & faculty?

We're hiring TWO Senior Research Scholars at Purdue Indianapolis. You'll lead cutting-edge research on #epigenetics of #depression or using baby teeth for mental health #biomarkers 🧬🦷

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One lap, 400 miles, seven days: GP aims to set record on Cornwall perimeter run Elsey Davis will tackle 18,000 metres of elevation on run to raise awareness of young-onset Alzheimer’s for her mum Most runners are content with a lap of their local park. But for one Cornish woman that is not nearly enough: she is aiming to race around the perimeter of her home county and set the fastest known time for the route. Elsey Davis, 36, a professional trail runner and GP, calculates she will run about 400 miles and tackle more than 18,000 metres of elevation – the equivalent of two Mount Everests. Continue reading...

One lap, 400 miles, seven days: GP aims to set record on Cornwall perimeter run

Feedback on ANU Governance Project Draft Report The ANU Governance Project Working Group are proud to present the Draft Project Report for community feedback and consultation. The Draft Project Report is available on our website or through THIS LINK. Using a process that has involved deep listening and a participatory and deliberative process across the ANU community, we have compiled a unique and valuable body of evidence that documents what’s wrong with governance at the ANU and charts a way forward to help rebuild trust and to deliver best practice governance. Over 600 ANU staff, students, and stakeholders have participated in this project, and in contributing constructively to the future of ANU. This includes 590 members of the community who participated in our survey, 75 who participated in one-hour small group discussions, and over 40 from across the university who participated in our project workshop. The ANU community told us there a critical need for change: Over 96% of survey respondents and all discussion group participants believe current ANU governance is not fit for purpose and should be reformed. Over 92% of survey respondents and all discussion group participants expressed dissatisfaction with current ANU governance. Over 93% of survey respondents said they were dissatisfied with current practices of transparency at the ANU. Over 93% of survey respondents said they were dissatisfied with accountability frameworks at the ANU. The ANU Community has proposed the following near-term steps forward for a reformed ANU: Council must direct Finance to produce and publish a current budget breakdown. Council must revise and publish selection criteria for Executive positions. Council meetings must immediately be made fully accessible to the community. Academic Board must regularly review and assess the financial decisions of senior executives and Council. Commence senior leadership listening tours with the ANU community. Additional recommendations forwarded by the community are summarised in the full report, including a proposal to co-design legislative reform of the ANU Act with the community. The Working Group invites the ANU community and stakeholders to offer feedback via this form on the draft report by midnight on Tuesday 7 October. This deadline has been extended in order to allow us more time to hear and incorporate community feedback ahead of the release of our final report on Monday 20 October.

ANU colleagues and students - please share this post if you can:

The ANU governance project has extended our deadline to comment on the Draft report to next week - 7 October.

Here's a link to a feedback form, which also contains the link to the draft report:

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

imagine what would happen if universities utilised the expertise of their academic staff instead of over paid, vastly under qualified consultants!

Federal work health and safety regulator begins probe into ANU | Region Canberra CONTENT WARNING: This article references self-harm and suicide. The Federal work health and safety regulator has launched an investigation into…

““It really never should have come to this … consult with workers before you do [things].

“[The ANU needs] to have more awareness of the human cost of the executive’s prerogative.”

Ian Prager

region.com.au/federal-work...

As much as we applaud @nteunion.bsky.social members exercising their HSR rights to protect their colleagues in the workplace, it should never have been necessary at #ANU.

@hayleygleeson.bsky.social hope this mentions all your good reporting in this space

Damning results show how much work there is still to do for women and ethnic minorities in football | Suzanne Wrack In an alarming Women in Football survey, four in five report sexism and only 29% from underrepresented ethnic origins feel they can excel in the sport

Damning results show how much work there is still to do for women and ethnic minorities in football | Suzanne Wrack

😂 do we laugh or cry?!

Causal Machine Learning Methods and Use of Cross‐Fitting in Settings With High‐Dimensional Confounding Observational epidemiological studies commonly seek to estimate the causal effect of an exposure on an outcome. Adjustment for potential confounding bias in modern studies is challenging due to the p...

NEW PAPER!!! "Causal Machine Learning Methods and Use of Cross‐Fitting in Settings With High‐Dimensional Confounding"

led by Susie Ellul, with Stijn Vansteelandt & John Carlin
Published in Stats in Med

Check it out 👇
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

#EpiSky #CausalSky

…And in this example we have a major corporation pulling a show because it might too overtly criticize self-avowed white supremacist terror networks.

Public health organisation votes to condemn ongoing genocide in Gaza Marie McInerney writes: Australia’s peak public health body has passed a formal resolution on Israel's war against Gaza, condemning the

"The statement makes 10 powerful commitments, inc to support the Australian Govt’s intention to recognise the state of Palestine, and for the PHAA to advocate for the Govt to halt the supply of weapons & weapon components which support the IDF."

www.croakey.org/public-healt...

Fiona Stanley ‘ashamed’ after hospital bearing her name cancelled event featuring Palestinian Australian doctors Exclusive: Distinguished professor says she considered asking hospital to remove her name after event on doctors’ experiences in Gaza was abruptly called off

Public health is inherently political. Cancelling events because they are political is a political stance. Shame on these hospitals.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

😭 😭 this widespread decimation of universities has to stop, years of defunding research and universities together with governance issues across the sector. solidarity to colleagues at Flinders

Quite possibly one of the best presentations on how to conduct research. It is by Peter WG Tennant from the University of Leeds, UK and focusses on modern causal inference methods.

More on it here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Hell of a photo by my former Chicago Tribune colleague Stacey Wescott from a protest today at an ICE facility in the Chicago suburbs. Read the sign at the bottom. @staceywescott.bsky.social

congrats! and also 😭 re the findings

Genomic signatures indicate biodiversity loss in an endemic island ant fauna Insect populations have declined worldwide, but the extent and drivers of these declines are debated. Most studies rely on field surveys performed in the past century, leaving gaps in our understandin...

Last week, over ten years of work came to fruition with a Science paper. We used a novel community genomic approach using museum specimens to find cryptic signs of (likely anthropogenic) declines in Fijian ants. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

there also needs to be a focus on restorative justice, reparations and healing in preparation for this listening tour...there is work to be done to create safe environments and to ensure people feel safe to express their views after all that has occurred

As genocide investigation reveals terrible toll on children in Gaza, children’s hospitals urged to speak up Introduction by Croakey: A 72-page report that concludes Israel is carrying out genocide in Gaza contains many graphic details of

As genocide investigation reveals terrible toll on children in Gaza, children’s hospitals urged to speak up

www.croakey.org/as-genocide-...

By Dr SueWareham & Prof Fiona Stanley