JUST PUBLISHED 🧒👂 Our systematic review found otoacoustic emissions (OAE) testing has moderate–high accuracy for screening otitis media in children. TEOAE has a role in primary care screening, but more studies are needed due to heterogeneity. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
NEW PUBLICATION: Infectious disease #outbreaks remain the dominant public health threat at multi-day, youth-focused #massgathering events. Importantly, standardised minimum datasets are required to ensure consistency in incident reporting. doi.org/10.1016/j.pu...
NEW PUBLICATION: Our state-wide analysis of childhood #myringotomy showed children with more socioeconomic advantage were less likely to have surgery. Living closer to an ENT health service was associated with a greater likelihood of surgery. bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1...
RECENT PUBLICATION: Our qualitative study at a 10-day youth #MassGathering event explored #mentalhealth support for young attendees. Recommendation: mental health first aid training for all adults accompanying youth attendees at long duration mass gatherings.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
PUBLISHED TODAY: Parents have concerns about artificial intelligence / machine learning tools, but acknowledge potential benefits for ear & hearing healthcare. Implementation must enhance—not replace—human connection & trust that are central to paediatric healthcare. dx.doi.org/10.1111/hex....
PUBLISHED TODAY: Our mixed-methods #SystematicReview assessed health system responsiveness across East Africa. Women experience limited decision-making autonomy, breaches of confidentiality, undignified care, poor communication, and unhygienic #maternity care. Read it here: doi.org/10.1186/s128...
PUBLISHED TODAY: Our study found progress toward universal maternity care in Ethiopia remains insufficient to achieve the UN SDG 2030 targets. Continuity of maternity care had pro-rich distribution through 2011 to 2019, with highest inequity observed in 2019. doi.org/10.1007/s107...
An outbreak of #chikungunya is ongoing on the Indian Pacific islands of La Reunion and Mayotte ... What is chikungunya? I wrote an explainer Conversation article. #epidemic #mosquito #vectorborne
theconversation.com/what-is-chik...
NEW PUBLICATION: Our sys review found high out-of-pocket healthcare expense is a critical challenge for universal #maternalhealth service delivery in East African countries. We recommend non-medical costs be covered within free maternal healthcare policy & insurance schemes. doi.org/10.1186/s129...
PUBLISHED TODAY: Our analysis showed healthcare-seeking behaviour by Ethiopian women in response to obstetric complication symptoms was low & varied across the different stages of the maternity continuum. @flindersuniversity.bsky.social doi.org/10.1177/1178...
PUBLISHED TODAY: Our meta-analysis showed immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) may be useful for treating solid organ transplant recipients with advanced cancers, especially people with cutaneous SCC. Read the full paper: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
PUBLISHED TODAY: Our systematic review highlights the complex care-seeking pathways for women living in Sub-Saharan Africa when they experience maternal complications. @flindersuniversity.bsky.social
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The first Australian National Climate Risk Assessment has a qualitative assessment of health & well-being risks - mental health is also a large factor - and will be publishing its quantitative assessment later this year. First pass health risks at: www.acs.gov.au/pages/ncra-f...
This is concerning ....
Travelling overseas? You could be at risk of measles. Here’s how to ensure you’re protected
buff.ly/M1Q5iIt
"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
This happened overnight.
Science is necessary, but clearly not sufficient, for conveying the climate crisis
https://go.nature.com/3XjoJCU
New recommendations for the viral composition of #influenza vaccines for the 2025-2026 northern hemisphere flu season 🔗 bit.ly/3Xmt4VM
Agencies across the US government have been ordered to initiate another punishing round of layoffs at the same time Congress is moving forward with a plan to slash their budgets — a potential blow to science.
https://go.nature.com/3QCaFAP
RECENT PUBLICATION: We showed combining otoscopy and tympanometry data together is possible and can increase the diagnostic accuracy of an machine learning algorithm, compared to diagnosis based solely on otoscopy data. Read the paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
PUBLISHED TODAY: Our systematic review & meta-analysis identified factors associated with increased #preeclampsia risk amongst Indigenous women & the gaps in the evidence for social, economic, and environmental factors. Read the paper: doi.org/10.1007/s119...
PUBLISHED TODAY: A scoping review on the factors health professionals view as influencing the success of otitis media detection programs for First Nations children. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
PUBLISHED TODAY: Changes in the demographics of women have been a major contributor to improvements in maternal healthcare utilization in Ethiopia between 2011 and 2019. Read the decomposition analysis here:
doi.org/10.1186/s129...
RECENT PUBLICATION: Long-term outcomes of childhood otitis media and hearing loss: a systematic review. @flindersuniversity.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
PUBLISHED TODAY: Health professionals recommend cancer screening for kidney transplant candidates and recipients; but this is influenced by costs and service delivery gaps. doi.org/10.3389/ti.2...
PUBLISHED TODAY: Consumers’ understandings of AI/ML for medical diagnosis are complex; they express both hesitancy of, and support for, AI/ML in healthcare diagnosis. @flindersuniversity.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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