Alan Garner
@garnalan.bsky.social
Clinical A/Professor, University of Sydney | Trauma Director, Nepean Hospital | Trauma Physician, Royal Hobart Hospital
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Alan Garner
@garnalan.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Doing exclusively trauma care these days but from an emergency medicine and prehospital background.
COVID concerned. The evidence is mounting for a tsunami of chronic illness.
COVID concerned. The evidence is mounting for a tsunami of chronic illness.
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MRI Scans Reveal Your COVID-19 Can Leave Behind Nasty Brain Damage, Even After You “Recover”.
www.zmescience.com/science/news...
www.zmescience.com/science/news...
MRI Scans Reveal Your COVID-19 Can Leave Behind Nasty Brain Damage, Even After You "Recover"
Millions of people could be suffering from unseen damage.
www.zmescience.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:05 AM
MRI Scans Reveal Your COVID-19 Can Leave Behind Nasty Brain Damage, Even After You “Recover”.
www.zmescience.com/science/news...
www.zmescience.com/science/news...
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⚠️ BREAKING:
Mutant H3N2 Influenza Surges in the U.S., Driving 18 Million Illnesses, 230,000 Hospitalizations, and 9,300 Deaths
At least 15 children died of flu last week; this season’s total is 32.
Mutant H3N2 Influenza Surges in the U.S., Driving 18 Million Illnesses, 230,000 Hospitalizations, and 9,300 Deaths
At least 15 children died of flu last week; this season’s total is 32.
January 17, 2026 at 4:28 PM
⚠️ BREAKING:
Mutant H3N2 Influenza Surges in the U.S., Driving 18 Million Illnesses, 230,000 Hospitalizations, and 9,300 Deaths
At least 15 children died of flu last week; this season’s total is 32.
Mutant H3N2 Influenza Surges in the U.S., Driving 18 Million Illnesses, 230,000 Hospitalizations, and 9,300 Deaths
At least 15 children died of flu last week; this season’s total is 32.
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🩺 Meta-analysis finds bone mineral density decreases after COVID infection. - The most significant reduction happens a year after infection.
#covid #SARS-COV-2
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
#covid #SARS-COV-2
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Bone Mineral Density, Bone Biomarkers, and Joints in Acute, Post, and Long COVID-19: A Systematic Review
SARS-CoV-2 is highly transmissible and affects the respiratory system. People with COVID-19 are at higher risk of physical and mental health conditions, which could impact bone health. The aim of this review was to explore the effects of COVID-19 on ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
January 17, 2026 at 10:19 PM
🩺 Meta-analysis finds bone mineral density decreases after COVID infection. - The most significant reduction happens a year after infection.
#covid #SARS-COV-2
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
#covid #SARS-COV-2
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
“Primary healthcare consultations in 2024 significantly exceeded pre-pandemic expectations, especially for conditions linked to acute COVID-19 and PASC, though the two cannot be differentiated in these data.”
How long are we going to keep pretending there is not a problem?
How long are we going to keep pretending there is not a problem?
Excess primary healthcare consultations in Norway in 2024 compared to pre-COVID-19-pandemic baseline trends - Archives of Public Health
Background The risk of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) is estimated at 3–6% per infection in 2024. We hypothesized that widespread SARS-CoV-2 infections could lead to population-level consequen...
link.springer.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:08 AM
“Primary healthcare consultations in 2024 significantly exceeded pre-pandemic expectations, especially for conditions linked to acute COVID-19 and PASC, though the two cannot be differentiated in these data.”
How long are we going to keep pretending there is not a problem?
How long are we going to keep pretending there is not a problem?
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Reposted by Alan Garner
All those medicos and science journalists writing best sellers about how to age better and live longer - why are you not mentioning the importance of avoiding COVID, given the bucket loads of medical science showing how COVID causes cellular senescence?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Virus-induced endothelial senescence as a cause and driving factor for ME/CFS and long COVID: mediated by a dysfunctional immune system - Cell Death & Disease
Cell Death & Disease - Virus-induced endothelial senescence as a cause and driving factor for ME/CFS and long COVID: mediated by a dysfunctional immune system
www.nature.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:00 AM
All those medicos and science journalists writing best sellers about how to age better and live longer - why are you not mentioning the importance of avoiding COVID, given the bucket loads of medical science showing how COVID causes cellular senescence?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Imagine if you tried to get ethics approval for a study randomizing the placement of smoke detectors in schools.
This is EXACTLY what we are doing with these ridiculous randomized trials of air purifiers.
Stop it. Just STOP.
This is EXACTLY what we are doing with these ridiculous randomized trials of air purifiers.
Stop it. Just STOP.
January 16, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Imagine if you tried to get ethics approval for a study randomizing the placement of smoke detectors in schools.
This is EXACTLY what we are doing with these ridiculous randomized trials of air purifiers.
Stop it. Just STOP.
This is EXACTLY what we are doing with these ridiculous randomized trials of air purifiers.
Stop it. Just STOP.
This is a seriously good article, a must read.
“At stake is whether health systems have been knowingly deploying substandard protective equipment in environments where exposure to lethal airborne disease is foreseeable, continuous and unavoidable.”
Yes they have.
Yes they have.
Why the WHO respirator revolt could reshape global health governance - Business Upturn Trade & Policy
When a group of senior clinicians and public health scientists formally urged the World Health Organization in January 2026 to...
www.businessupturn.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:18 AM
This is a seriously good article, a must read.
“At stake is whether health systems have been knowingly deploying substandard protective equipment in environments where exposure to lethal airborne disease is foreseeable, continuous and unavoidable.”
Yes they have.
Yes they have.
Why the WHO respirator revolt could reshape global health governance - Business Upturn Trade & Policy
When a group of senior clinicians and public health scientists formally urged the World Health Organization in January 2026 to...
www.businessupturn.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:58 AM
“At stake is whether health systems have been knowingly deploying substandard protective equipment in environments where exposure to lethal airborne disease is foreseeable, continuous and unavoidable.”
Yes they have.
Yes they have.
It’s all in their head they said..
Recent research shows blood from people with ME/CFS and Long COVID directly harms healthy muscle, reducing force, stressing mitochondria, and causing structural breakdown. Results implicate blood-borne drivers of muscle weakness, exertion intolerance, and PEM.
🔗 doi.org/10.1088/1758...
🔗 doi.org/10.1088/1758...
January 16, 2026 at 2:21 AM
It’s all in their head they said..
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Work has been so hectic that I haven't been able to post my usual COVID safe advocacy pics. But here I am, reminding you that all patients deserve SAFE care. And just because your institution doesn't mandate masks, doesn't mean you can't use critical thinking based on evidence to provide safe care
January 15, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Work has been so hectic that I haven't been able to post my usual COVID safe advocacy pics. But here I am, reminding you that all patients deserve SAFE care. And just because your institution doesn't mandate masks, doesn't mean you can't use critical thinking based on evidence to provide safe care
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The intolerant are not following the
rules of the social contract of mutual tolerance.
Since they have broken the terms of the contract
they are no longer covered by the contract and their intolerance should NOT be tolerated
rules of the social contract of mutual tolerance.
Since they have broken the terms of the contract
they are no longer covered by the contract and their intolerance should NOT be tolerated
January 15, 2026 at 9:37 AM
The intolerant are not following the
rules of the social contract of mutual tolerance.
Since they have broken the terms of the contract
they are no longer covered by the contract and their intolerance should NOT be tolerated
rules of the social contract of mutual tolerance.
Since they have broken the terms of the contract
they are no longer covered by the contract and their intolerance should NOT be tolerated
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If you doubt the power of words, consider how easily re-branding the genocide in Gaza as 'ceasefire' got it out of the news...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Dozens of artists call for end to Israel’s ‘systematic attacks’ on Gaza hospitals
Actors, doctors and human rights leaders sign letter calling for restoration of medical care to ‘collapsed’ system
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:59 PM
If you doubt the power of words, consider how easily re-branding the genocide in Gaza as 'ceasefire' got it out of the news...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Grass roots.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
January 6, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Grass roots.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
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Sickness, Disability, and Death in NHS England Staff
The three graphs that *every person* needs to see.
The question that every single person needs to ask their government:
What are you doing to protect me from Covid infection?
The three graphs that *every person* needs to see.
The question that every single person needs to ask their government:
What are you doing to protect me from Covid infection?
January 10, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Sickness, Disability, and Death in NHS England Staff
The three graphs that *every person* needs to see.
The question that every single person needs to ask their government:
What are you doing to protect me from Covid infection?
The three graphs that *every person* needs to see.
The question that every single person needs to ask their government:
What are you doing to protect me from Covid infection?
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banning X is a national security issue for every country, plain and simple
its explicit goal is to amplify and empower the largest Nazi-adjacent party in every country in which it operates
it is also the largest deepfake porn generator in the world
this is not a difficult call to make
its explicit goal is to amplify and empower the largest Nazi-adjacent party in every country in which it operates
it is also the largest deepfake porn generator in the world
this is not a difficult call to make
January 8, 2026 at 5:43 PM
banning X is a national security issue for every country, plain and simple
its explicit goal is to amplify and empower the largest Nazi-adjacent party in every country in which it operates
it is also the largest deepfake porn generator in the world
this is not a difficult call to make
its explicit goal is to amplify and empower the largest Nazi-adjacent party in every country in which it operates
it is also the largest deepfake porn generator in the world
this is not a difficult call to make
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When a crime becomes big enough, it indicts the entire structure of society and the institutions that allowed it, not just the guy who did it.
At a certain level of atrocity it becomes impossible to pretend it was just one person, and not an entire system crafted to encourage and protect them.
At a certain level of atrocity it becomes impossible to pretend it was just one person, and not an entire system crafted to encourage and protect them.
November 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
When a crime becomes big enough, it indicts the entire structure of society and the institutions that allowed it, not just the guy who did it.
At a certain level of atrocity it becomes impossible to pretend it was just one person, and not an entire system crafted to encourage and protect them.
At a certain level of atrocity it becomes impossible to pretend it was just one person, and not an entire system crafted to encourage and protect them.
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Just learned our clinic which is an AHS facility is auditing us for hand-washing but not auditing us for mask-wearing despite us all knowing that influenza, covid, RSV and other viruses are airborne.
Why audit for preventing touch-transmission, but not for breath-transmission?
#ableg
#AHS
#abpoli
Why audit for preventing touch-transmission, but not for breath-transmission?
#ableg
#AHS
#abpoli
January 7, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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There we go. That there’s a headline.
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
www.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
There we go. That there’s a headline.
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"this is not a war, this is a special military operation" sounded better in its original russian
UN Ambassador Michael Waltz: "There is no war against Venezuela or its people. We are not occupying a country. This was a law enforcement operation."
January 5, 2026 at 9:10 PM
"this is not a war, this is a special military operation" sounded better in its original russian
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The government of the United States of America are criminals.
Not may be or could be.
They are criminals.
They have repeatedly broken international law. They have repeatedly broken their own laws.
They are brazenly corrupt.
Their President is literally a felon.
These are all objective facts.
Not may be or could be.
They are criminals.
They have repeatedly broken international law. They have repeatedly broken their own laws.
They are brazenly corrupt.
Their President is literally a felon.
These are all objective facts.
January 5, 2026 at 8:16 PM
The government of the United States of America are criminals.
Not may be or could be.
They are criminals.
They have repeatedly broken international law. They have repeatedly broken their own laws.
They are brazenly corrupt.
Their President is literally a felon.
These are all objective facts.
Not may be or could be.
They are criminals.
They have repeatedly broken international law. They have repeatedly broken their own laws.
They are brazenly corrupt.
Their President is literally a felon.
These are all objective facts.
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'Flu season peak exposes missed COVID-19 lessons':
@timsandle.bsky.social www.digitaljournal.com/.'
Source:👇 www.digitaljournal.com/life/flu-sea...
@timsandle.bsky.social www.digitaljournal.com/.'
Source:👇 www.digitaljournal.com/life/flu-sea...
Flu season peak exposes missed COVID-19 lessons
In the UK, flu hospitalisations have surged by more than half in just one week.
www.digitaljournal.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:12 PM
'Flu season peak exposes missed COVID-19 lessons':
@timsandle.bsky.social www.digitaljournal.com/.'
Source:👇 www.digitaljournal.com/life/flu-sea...
@timsandle.bsky.social www.digitaljournal.com/.'
Source:👇 www.digitaljournal.com/life/flu-sea...
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I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
January 3, 2026 at 9:13 AM
I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war