Husband, Father, Churchman, Paediatrician, Infection specialist, Researcher, Wine buff, Springsteen fan... pilgrim
Sydney, New South Wales
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#PLOSONE: Respiratory virus detections in children presenting to an Australian paediatric referral hospital 2014-19. A comprehensive analysis of seasonality and virus co-detections.
@syd_health @Sydney_ID @SCHNkids @kids_research dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.…
Good to have these Australian data reported, but not the right conclusion that we should stop using the term ‘long Covid’. Vaccines + Omicron offspring strains resulting in fewer people with persistent problems following COVID, though. Great news! theguardian.com/society/2024…
Is there such a thing as human nature? Are there any lessons from history? #RIHLive
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Scared of where AI is going?
If AI becomes conscious: here’s how researchers will know (nature.com)
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We need an unequivocal statement from public health authorities in Australia that school closures were very bad for children and young people and are going to have considerable ongoing effects. @_PHAA_ @RACP @SCHNkids @ID @theMJA
prolonged school closures led to a substantial deterioration in youth health-related quality of life, precipitating early signs of mental health problems. The effects were most severe among boys, younger adolescents, and families with limited living space science.org/doi/10.1126/scia…
Food reduces incident TB in contacts. What a fantastic study. NNT = 111 or 30 households.
thelancet.com/journals/lance…
Congratulations to Becci Burrell on her first PhD paper with @GLSaravanos considering all the downs and ups of respiratory infections in children across the pandemic @SCHNkids @Sydney_ID @sydFMH_EMCR
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School’s out forever? Risk attendance will never bounce back: education chief smh.com.au/national/nsw/scho…
COVID ICU admissions in CYP in Australia over 1st 2.5 years. Omicron associated with 95% ⬇️ in infection related incidence in vaccinated teens but also 75% ⬇️ in unvaccinated preschoolers. Natural history severe COVID different in younger children. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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COVID ICU admissions in CYP in Australia over 1st 2.5 years. Omicron associated with 95% ⬇️ in infection related incidence in vaccinated teens but also 75% ⬇️ in unvaccinated preschoolers. Natural history severe COVID different in younger children. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Japanese Encephalitis endemicity has changed clinical realities in Australia. An important summary and recommendations out now. @syd_health @Sydney_ID @ASIDANZ @peripatetical @anzpid
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Congrats Annaleise H-J on this retrospective review of lymphadenitis @SCHNkids. Most disease uncomplicated. Where culture pos Methicillin SUSCEPTIBLE S.aureus (MSSA) and S.pyogenes (Strep A) dominate. Use narrow-spectrum beta-lactam therapy empirically rdcu.be/c66VC
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An excellent piece on the need for dialogue across disagreement… even profound disagreement… surely an essential building block of liberal societies. smh.com.au/national/put-awkw…
Fantastic to have contributed Australian case data from @SCHNkids to this study alongside colleagues from @RCHMelbourne #PAEDS network @Sydney_ID
NEW RESEARCH from the @BATStudy—Initial treatment for #MISC with glucocorticoids is associated with similar outcomes to treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin or combined therapy, including resolution of coronary artery aneurysms
thelancet.com/journals/lanrh… #PIMS-TS #OpenAccess
