#menopause #health #agedcare #ecotoxicology #NCDs #SDGs #aging #publichealth #cardiology #CVD

Significant association between
levels of toxic metals, such as cadmium (Cd),
and worsening of coronary artery calcium (CAC).
.
www.jacc.org/doi/abs/10.1...

The governments ‘new secrecy strategy’ around the broken FOI system needs to become a central focus along with the #disinformation about:
#immigration
#climate
#corruption
#tax
#agedcare
#NDIS
#FossilFuels,Gambling and #alcohol donations
#Lobbying
#auspol we need better representation.

This! My 76 yo mother was caring (at home) for 78 yo husband (Parkinsons, dementia) and her 99 yo mother (just old) and respite care was nigh on impossible to source. And you certainly couldn't plan it in advance! The aged and their families need vastly more support to stay home! #auspol #agedcare

Yes. It is a shock for the #cabinet and their departments to actually be held accountable for the results of their actions.
Too much #secrecy and #corruption for far too long.
#NACC
#UniversitiesInChaos
#AgedCare
#NDIS
#AUKUS
#RBA
#auspol

The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has released new IPC posters for aged care staff, covering hand hygiene, standard precautions and transmission-based precautions.

Download the posters: https://tinyurl.com/3udkypsa

#InfectionPrevention #AgedCare #IPC

Envisaging a new dawn for housing design in Lutruwita/Tasmania #Agedcare #Socialdeterminantsofhealth #Housing

Envisaging a new dawn for housing design in Lutruwita/Tasmania #Agedcare #Socialdeterminantsofhealth #Housing

The Zap: latest health and aged care news, plus key consultations now open #Victorianelection2026 #dementia #Agedcare

The Zap: latest health and aged care news, plus key consultations now open #Victorianelection2026 #dementia #Agedcare

Stay safe, stay independent. Call Metro HealthCare for tailored emergency planning: 1300 755 052 metrohealthcare.com.au

#metrohealthcare #agedcare #ndis #elderlycare #homesafety #emergencyplanning #independentliving #culturallysensitivecare #disabilitysupport #trustedcare

Another issue: where adult children prevent parents entering care bc they want to preserve an inheritance....

hellocare.com.au/is-this-what...
#AgedCare #Auspol #ElderAbuse

#Alzheimers #agedcare #health

Air pollution:
Tau hyperphosphorylation,
microtubule breakdown

Toxic metals from air, food, and water:
Ferroptosis in the hippocampus

DEHP and DDT:
Amyloid beta accumulation and toxicity

Chronically elevated cortisol:
Reduces synaptic connections and neurogenesis.

#agedcare #technology #innovation #AI #Alzheimers #gerontology #aging

Which music streaming playlists
are evidence-based for
calming agitation in individuals with dementia?

Which music streaming systems
are best for
installation in aged care lounges
and feature dementia-friendly user interfaces?
.

#sustainability #health #menopause #gynecology #agedcare #SDGs #endometriosis #AI #data #ecotoxicology

Women's health studies
need to document

- metalloestrogen mixtures,
(Al, As, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, Sn, V),

- and endocrine-disrupting chemicals
(DEHP, DDT, PAHs).
.

What does it cost to make someone wait for a service they’ve already been approved to receive? Assessments, reviews, complaints and unpaid care all add to the bill. Sometimes it might be cheaper simply to provide the shower, Char Weeks writes. #auspol #AgedCare

#health #sustainability #agedcare #SDGs #science #ecology

Those in charge of health research funding
over the last 50 years
have contributed to
preventable heart damage in older adults

by failing to allocate adequate research funding to
individual exposure to
cardiotoxic pollutant mixtures.
.

#AI #ethics #womenshealth #SDGs #WomenInSTEM #publichealth #agedcare #NCDs #aging

More than 90 trillion dollars globally every ten years
are spent on
non-evidence-based
"Only wealthy people
require healthy housing
for physical and mental health"
algorithms
in health science and healthcare.
.

#health #agedcare #sustainability #ecotoxicology #SDGs #aging #menopause #environment #exposome #publichealth #NCDs

Different toxic metals/metalloids
in PM2.5 air pollution
(and inflammatory NO2, O3)
interact to cause
cardiac arrhythmia (atrial fibrillation).
.
academic.oup.com/toxsci/artic...

"Moving the invoice" aka the old pea-and-thimble trick...
#australia #ausgov #socialservices #agedcare #disability #homecare #health
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/09...

Latest edition!

#TheZap: all the health and aged care news, plus key consultations now open - Croakey Health Media

www.croakey.org/the-zap-late...

#AusPol
#HealthMatters
#AgedCare