Six Children Die as Diarrhea Cases Surge
Rotavirus is the most common cause of diarrhea disease among infants and young children.
Source: News Medical Monday, 07 June 2021 08:43 AM
An alert has been issued by the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) surveillance team following a national surge in diarrhea cases last week.
Six children have died, one was recorded in Western Province and five in Guadalcanal province. The most affected age group are children under five (0-4) years and most of the cases presented with diarrhoea and vomiting.
As part of routine surveillance activity, 15 stool specimens were tested of which five (5) tested positive for Rotavirus on rapid diagnostic test (RDT); three (3) of the positive cases were from Gizo Hospital and 2 positive cases from Good Samaritan Hospital on Guadalcanal. The National Medical Laboratory have sent some samples to Royal Brisbane Hospital for further confirmation and investigation.
Victim critical after brick attack during home invasion A man is fighting for his life after he was allegedly attacked with a brick when he woke to find a stranger in his home. Both men have now been identified.
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alleged home invasion that left a 68-year-old man clinging to life was a completely random attack, according to police. Raymond John French, 68, was awoken to a stranger, who police will allege was 39-year-old Scott James Tanner from Mitchelton, inside his home just after sunrise yesterday. Police have confirmed initial investigations indicate the pair had never met.
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A young man remains in a Brisbane hospital after he was critically injured in a horror head-on collision on the Coast as police piece together what caused the crash.
Emergency services were called to the Mooloolah Connection Road just before Steve Irwin Way at Glenview about 6.35am on Tuesday.
A black Ford Falcon ute and red Nissan Patrol ute collided on the hinterland road which led to firefighters using the jaws of life to cut free two of the passengers.
The driver of the black ute, a 24-year-old Kensington Grove man, suffered a serious head injury and was flown to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in a critical condition.
Talks and Presentations - 2011 to 2016
List of talks 2011 to 2016
12 December 2016: AGU Fall Meeting
John Cook presented a talk A Brief of History of Consensus (PPT 6.8Mb), outlining the misinformation campaign against consensus, the studies quantifying the level of scientific agreement and how to neutralise misinformation.
28 October 2016: Conference on climate denial
The world s first research conference on climate denial was held at Linköping University, in the city of Norrköping, Sweden. I recorded a video talk for this conference (here are the Powerpoint slides for this talk).
27 June 2016: Royal Society of Tasmania Winter Series lecture
At the University of Tasmania, John Cook presented the 2016 Royal Society of Tasmania Winter Series lecture on The psychology of climate science denial , chaired by Her Excellency Kate Warner, Governor of Tasmania.
Dad wins $2 5m lawsuit for horrific head-on collision qt.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from qt.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.