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Hayley Gleeson @hayleygleeson.bsky.social · 7d

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

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 8d

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.

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.

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Alan Pearce @alanpearcephd.bsky.social · 11d

[Jonas] Vingegaard crashed at Paris-Nice. He did not compete for the next two months after suffering a #concussion, criticising the race doctors for not providing a head injury assessment after he fell, and allowing him to complete the remaining 84km of the stage.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/666...

A year on from Muriel Furrer’s death, is cycling’s attitude to safety shifting?

A sport that witnesses death too often needs change. There is no shortage of ideas but right now there is a lack of consensus

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 10d

Research shows exactly how entire families adjust when a partner is sick.

👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/when-a-...

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Hayley Gleeson @hayleygleeson.bsky.social · 16d

“the path china has traveled can offer lessons for americans about how freedom is lost and the resulting cost.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/b...

How to Silence Dissent, Bit by Bit Until Fear Takes Over

www.nytimes.com

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Hayley Gleeson @hayleygleeson.bsky.social · 19d

“twentieth-century water treatment programs transformed public health by virtually eliminating waterborne diseases. ventilation, filtration and disinfection provide us with the opportunity to dramatically reduce the burden of airborne illnesses.” worksinprogress.co/issue/the-de...

The death rays that guard life - Works in Progress Magazine

We disinfect water before we drink it. Why don’t we disinfect the air before we breathe it?

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Hayley Gleeson @hayleygleeson.bsky.social · Sep 8

this gorgeous piece on @newyorker.com fact checking is full of gold. “when a talk piece by tad friend described the singer art garfunkel waving his arms around, the checker asked garfunkel to confirm that he had two arms.”
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

The History of The New Yorker’s Vaunted Fact-Checking Department

Reporters engage in charm and betrayal; checkers are in the harm-reduction business.

www.newyorker.com

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Hayley Gleeson @hayleygleeson.bsky.social · Sep 6

“of course it struggled to be viable – it’s a literary magazine. almost no literary magazines around the world are financially viable; that’s not their purpose. the point is their cultural value, the role they serve as a platform for ideas and creativity…” www.theguardian.com/books/commen...

The end of Meanjin after 85 years is as sad as it is infuriating | Ben Walter

MUP says it is ‘no longer viable’ to make the literary magazine – but almost none of them are financially viable. That’s not their purpose or value

www.theguardian.com

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Hayley Gleeson @hayleygleeson.bsky.social · Sep 4

fascinating, exciting research exploring how maraviroc, an hiv drug, could boost neuroplasticity after brain injury and improve recovery www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/s...

A Pill to Heal the Brain Could Revolutionize Neuroscience

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STAT @statnews.com · Aug 28

Special Report
Inside the CDC director’s ouster: Kennedy demanded acceptance of new vaccine policies; Susan Monarez refused
www.statnews.com/2025/08/28/c...

Inside the CDC director's ouster: Kennedy demanded acceptance of new vaccine policies; Susan Monarez refused

Susan Monarez’s resistance to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s moves to assert control over vaccine guidance is at the center of her dismissal as CDC director

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Hayley Gleeson @hayleygleeson.bsky.social · Aug 25

“the war in gaza that began nearly two years ago has been one of the deadliest conflicts anywhere for journalists, with at least 192 killed since it began” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/w...

20 Killed in Gaza Hospital Strikes. Netanyahu Cites ‘Tragic Mishap.’

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Hayley Gleeson @hayleygleeson.bsky.social · Aug 25

“sitting at my brother’s kitchen table, i wonder why we have let a handful of mining companies worth billions of dollars take all our money.” www.smh.com.au/environment/...

My summer in Norway left me sad to be Australian

In the month I spend there, I learn that Norway is a country where the perks of clever policy abound. But it’s who pays for these perks that is so exasperating.

www.smh.com.au

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Hayley Gleeson @hayleygleeson.bsky.social · Aug 17

“embracing masks would mean admitting how dangerous wildfire smoke really is. that could lead to a cascade of expensive changes.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/u...

Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying

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ABC News (Unofficial) @abc-news.bsky.social · Aug 6

For too many victims of family violence, police harm more than help: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-07/police-family-violence-harm-in-the-name-of-safety-victims/105454054

For too many victims of family violence, police harm more than help

Police responses to family violence are too often harming not helping victims, replicating the power and control dynamics that underpin abuse and increasing risk, trauma and feelings of powerlessness, new research has found.

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Hayley Gleeson @hayleygleeson.bsky.social · Aug 14

i'm very grateful to rawson for generously sharing his experience of domestic violence growing up - the harm it did to him and his family and why he's chosen to speak openly about his recovery. stories of abuse and violent crime generally aren't uplifting - this one is www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

Domestic violence and a vicious shooting left Rawson with PTSD and a choice

For years Rawson Kirkhope tried to outrun his trauma, self-medicating with booze, soaking in the toxic cultures of football and the navy. Now he's turning a struggle he was ashamed of into a recovery ...

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Croakey Health Media @croakeynews.bsky.social · Aug 8

A love letter to the ocean, calling for climate action for our health and wellbeing www.croakey.org/a-love-lette... #publichealth

A love letter to the ocean, calling for climate action for our health and wellbeing

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Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH @mtosterholm.bsky.social · Jun 9

Science just got sidelined. This isn’t about vaccine safety or restoring confidence —it’s about political agendas endangering public health. We should all be alarmed.

STAT @statnews.com · Jun 9

#Breaking: Health secretary RFK Jr. abruptly fires CDC vaccine advisory panel

www.statnews.com/2025/06/09/r...

Health secretary RFK Jr. abruptly fires CDC vaccine advisory panel

Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has taken the extraordinary step of firing the expert panel that advises the CDC.

www.statnews.com

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Prof Naomi Priest PhD @naomipriest.bsky.social · Jun 9

Glad this has been called out, lame response from SBS claiming 'balance and impartial coverage'. Giving airtime to scientifically flawed, non evidence based narratives is not balance or impartial. It is harmful, unethical and disrespectful. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/j...

SBS’s Insight accused of betraying people living with chronic fatigue syndrome who appeared on program

Broadcaster receives hundreds of negative comments including claims it presented a potentially harmful and unscientific narrative

www.theguardian.com

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New York Magazine @nymag.com · Jun 4

Writer Sarah Barness was 35 and had just been diagnosed with breast cancer. The warnings came immediately, fast and often: ‘Beware the cancer ghosts.’ After cancer, she would find out who her real friends were because some would step up and others would step back. They would be her “cancer ghosts.”

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Hayley Gleeson @hayleygleeson.bsky.social · Jun 4

“we have been trying to stop violent offenders without understanding what goes on in the mind of the violent offender”
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

What We Get Wrong About Violent Crime

A Chicago criminologist challenges our assumptions about why most shootings happen—and what really makes a city safe.

www.newyorker.com

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Hayley Gleeson @hayleygleeson.bsky.social · Jun 3

a new report by victoria's integrity and oversight committee examines the oversight responses to police perpetrated family violence, finding improvements must be made to how such matters are dealt with, especially by victoria police and IBAC www.parliament.vic.gov.au/get-involved...

Reports - Performance of the Victorian integrity agencies 2022/23 - Parliament of Victoria

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Hayley Gleeson @hayleygleeson.bsky.social · May 27

new ABS data on PFAS levels
- three types of PFAS were detected in the blood of over 85 per cent of the population
- six types were detected in less than 10 per cent of people
- the remaining 2 types of PFAS had detection rates between 15 per cent and 45 per cent
www.abs.gov.au/articles/per...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances

Information on serum levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) for people aged 12 years and over

www.abs.gov.au

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Hayley Gleeson @hayleygleeson.bsky.social · May 20

doctors are proposing a new system for categorising TBIs that uses blood biomarkers and scans, not just the “cartoonish” glasgow coma scale. “we all grew up with the categories, ‘mild, moderate, severe’,” dr mccrea said. “we can do better than that.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/h...

A New System Aims to Save Injured Brains and Lives

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Hayley Gleeson @hayleygleeson.bsky.social · May 9

what an incredible conversation - richard fidler and jamila rizvi, who is admirably, generously open about her experience of 'invisible' illness, how her life has changed since she was diagnosed with a recurring brain tumour www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Jamila Rizvi’s one in a million brain tumour - ABC listen

Jamila’s craniopharyngioma had been growing for years, unbeknownst to her. In hindsight, it was her son who gave the first clue, when he stopped breastfeeding overnight at 11 months old. Today Jamila...

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ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · Apr 28

Three years after Victoria Police stood up a new unit to investigate family violence by serving officers, women say they've faced shocking treatment and even criminal charges themselves after gathering the courage to report abuse.

A new unit targeted abusive cops. Three years on, victims feel betrayed

Three years after Victoria Police stood up a new unit to investigate family violence by serving officers, women say they've faced shocking treatment and even criminal charges themselves after gathering the courage to report abuse.

www.abc.net.au

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