Here’s the recording of my talk for @GlobalPlantGPC on my personal journey in science - the QandA ended up being a career advice session. Frank and personal.
Many in our community need longer appointments to get wrap-around care for complex health conditions, yet the government refuses to lift rebates to support this model of care. I asked about this in question time today.
📅 2026 webinar: Assessing function in ME/CFS. Join Senior OT Melanie Weeks on 25 June, 6:30–8pm AEST, for guidance on documenting fluctuating function, PEM and cognitive impacts to support care and service access. Health professionals only. Register: zurl.co/zSMGd
ALT Promotional graphic for a live webinar for health professionals on a blue background. Text promotes senior occupational therapist Melanie Weeks speaking on assessing function in ME/CFS, with a button-style prompt reading “Link in caption.” At right, a rounded image frame shows a wooden artist’s mannequin seated on notebooks. Emerge Australia, Moderna and RACGP CPD Provider logos are included.
“People with ME have sadly had to endure far too much disbelief and delay.”
Clip of Dr Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, opening the @Invest_In_ME 2026 International ME Conference #IIMEC18.
'STORM' is a short documentary about Scott Hugo. A story of Long COVID's impact on his life and family - a reminder of what is at stake in research on Long COVID.
His resilience humbles me.
Please watch and share 🙏🏼
youtu.be/rLtXh28Eejw
“The injustice of it, I couldn’t believe it”
Former Team GB rower @oonagh_cousins talking about the #MECFS “scandal” where patients were told they were deconditioned & needed Graded Exercise & CBT
It is the “opposite of what they needed” & that legacy still runs “super deep”
"Avoiding COVID… but also missing people?
Help map cleaner-air spaces, COVID-conscious meetups, and safer community spots so people can reconnect without giving up their health."
Click on this link to learn more 👇
airspothealth.com/a/blog/hel…
Is there an association between human herpesviruses (HHVs) reactivation and Long COVID? We analyzed HHV DNA shedding in saliva and found that HHV-6 correlates with Long COVID severity. Claire Laxton, @S_Tabachnikova, Lily Cooke, Kexin Wang et al.
medrxiv.org/content/10.64898… (1/)
Recognising #PEM early in your patients is critical for safe and #MECFS informed care.
PEM can be hidden - patients may appear well during appointments but experience significant deterioration afterwards.
You can learn more about PEM and #pacing - zurl.co/nnY1W
ALT Promotional graphic for Emerge Australia’s ME/CFS Awareness Week "Top 10 PEM tips". Soft blue background with text in a white box and a screen shot of tip 1. "STOP! It might be PEM" at an angle.
Text: Post-exertional malaise (PEM) is not the same as fatigue.
Recognising it early in your patients is critical for safe and ME/CFS informed care. Watch our short, ten minute talk aimed at health professionals to recognise and understand PEM.
Emerge Australia logo is in the top left corner.
People who tested positive for #COVID have a higher risk of being diagnosed with other infections in the following months. This has been shown for years and hundreds of publications in the topic. Covid has an impact on the immune system we still don't fully understand.
Why Covid could be to blame for the rise in deadly meningitis, according to scientists - and the early symptoms of the disease that patients must act on trib.al/XW4xOX8
ALT Emerge Australia announcement of blood collections for the AusME in WA. Picture of Perth skyline on the right and on the left information about how contributing to ME/CFS research is beneficial and who can contribute.
Text: Register your interest today. Collection sites across greater Perth. www.ausmeregistry.org.au
Emerge Australia and AusME logos are in the top right corner.
A new warning study that deserves attention.
SARS-CoV-2 leaves a long-term endothelial and metabolic footprint in the blood months after infection - even in people without obvious Long COVID symptoms.
And that matters🧵
🇦🇺Australia: $23 million for research into Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19
Date published: 13 April 2026
"When COVID-19 symptoms persist after 12 weeks, this is called Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC)—or long COVID."
Source: health.gov.au/news/mrff-23-m…
ALT Australian Government, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing webpage.
Headline: “$23 million for research into Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19.”
Date published: 13 April 2026. Audience: General public.
Below is a photo of a man sitting on a couch, leaning forward with his hand on his chin, appearing thoughtful or concerned, while a woman beside him holds a notepad, suggesting a consultation or discussion.
latest paper: highlights the evolutionary divergence in nitrogen and dhurrin regulation between domesticated and wild sorghum species and potential of Australian S. macrospermum for developing low-cyanide, NUE, for dryland ag #sorghumcup.org/4d7uqg8
Great win early in the year to receive notification that our case series looking into Dr Pridgen’s Valacyclovir, Celecoxib and Paxlovid protocol seems to really help some folks with #LongCOVID. This paper is a start, not the be-all and end-all:
frontiersin.org/journals/imm…
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🌍 Free, self-paced education for people with #MECFS, #LongCOVID and other energy-limiting conditions.
Our new Learning & Education Centre with Bateman Horne Center covers PEM, pacing, orthostatic intolerance daily life strategies.
Start here: zurl.co/Qm1EB
ALT Graphic promoting free self-paced education tools from Emerge Australia and Bateman Horne Centre. On a light grey background, text reads ‘FREE Self-Paced Education Tools – Emerge Australia & Bateman Horne Centre’. A button says ‘Link in caption’. On the right, a smartphone mock-up displays a webpage titled ‘Setting the Standard, Elevating Care’ with both organisations’ logos.”
Excessive cutting back of nature strips’ tree canopy contributes to urban heat islands, damages trees, goes against expert advice, and costs ratepayers millions of dollars.
The Allan state govt needs to drop its evidence-free red tape and wind back regulations on suburban tree pruning.
theage.com.au/national/victo…
The Health Impacts of CO2
While the health risks of outdoor air pollution are widely acknowledged, the dangers of poor indoor air quality often go unnoticed.
airspothealth.myshopify.com/…