Volume 202 Issue 9

A tobacco-free world is attainable — if we are prepared to work for it

Robert Beaglehole DSc · Ruth Bonita MPH, PhD, ONZM

Doing better, but we still need to sort out who is responsible for what and strengthen primary care

John Wakerman MTH, FAFPHM, FACRRM

A new suite of free resources supports their quality use

Lynn M Weekes

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New cohorts of young smokers are vital to the survival of the tobacco companies

Simon Chapman PhD, FASSA, HonFFPH

Policy direction is clear, but increasing competition for funds leads to uncertainty

David M Lyle MB BS, PhD, FAFPHM · Lesley M Barclay PhD, MEd, BA

Clinical trials may clarify the role of vitamin D supplementation

Paul Glendenning MB ChB, PhD, FRACP · Gerard Tse-Jiun Chew MB BS(Hons), FRACP

Clinically severe obesity needs to be recognised and managed as a chronic disease

John B Dixon PhD, FRACGP, FRCP(Edin)

Loss of clinical academic leadership will be to the detriment of patient care in Australia

Stephen Allison MB BS, FRANZCP · Tarun Bastiampillai MB BS, BMedSci, FRANZCP · Bernhard T Baune MD, PhD, FRANZCP

Remote Primary Health Care Manuals are developed with users in mind

Sandeep Reddy MB BS, MSc, MMgmt · Sally E Herring BA(Hons), DPsych(Clin)

Can the government afford to supply dental care to the whole Australian population?

Leonard A Crocombe BDSc,PhD, MBA

In reply: There are solutions that don’t rely on integrating dental health into Medicare

Lesley M Russell BSc(Hons), BA, PhD

Long-term rural undergraduate training also encourages city students to consider a country practice

Mark H Arnold MB BS, FRACP, MBeth

In reply: Consider an increase in the proportion of medical students with a rural background

Geoffrey C Nicholson PhD, FRACP, FRCP · Srinivas Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan MB BS, MPH, FRSPH

Direct-acting antiviral agents are expensive, but offer a chance of cure

William Sievert MD, FRACP · Homie Razavi PhD · Alexander Thompson MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP · Amany Zekry MB BS, PhD, FRACP · Gregory J Dore MB BS, FRACP, PhD · Stuart Keith Roberts MD, FRACP, FAASLD

A simple legislative change would permit voluntary euthanasia without ignoring ethical and community concerns

Paul A Komesaroff BSc(Hons), PhD, FRACP · Stephen Charles QC

Partnership between community-controlled and government organisations leads to improved health service access for remote-living Aboriginal people

Carole Reeve FRACGP, FACRRM, FAFPHM · John Humphreys BA, DipEd, PhD · John Wakerman HonDSc, FAFPHM, FACRRM · Maureen Carter · Vicki Carroll BSc(Hons) · David Reeve DrPH

The administrative burden of claiming incentives is large and not always worth the effort

Milica Kecmanovic PhD · Jane P Hall PhD

Almost half of Australian asthmatics have poor symptom control

Helen K Reddel MB BS, PhD, FRACP · Susan M Sawyer MB BS, MD, FRACP · Peter W Everett BSc(Hons) · Paul V Flood MSc · Matthew J Peters MD, FRACP

Warfarin-induced skin necrosis is a rare complication of a commonly used medication

Ryan M O’Dempsey MB BS, BPhty · Andrew MTL Choong MB BS, FRCS, FEBVS · Amit Patel MRCP(UK), MRCS(Eng), PhD · Jason Miller MB BS, FRACS(Gen) · Philip J Walker MB BS, FRACS(Vasc) · Allan Kruger MB BS, FRACS(Vasc), DDU

A rare syndrome secondary to a rare condition

Shereen Paramalingam MB BS · Yi J Kuok MB BS, RANZCR

A gardener experiences the power of an ancient alkaloid

Chris Plummer FRACP, PhD · Adam Dangoor MRCP, MD

Liv Mammone MFA(Poetry)

The Halloween design made me choose it: cantaloupe pumpkins pineapple haystacks, coconut ghosts — an edible bouquet. Guaranteed fresh for 24 hours, the ad boasted just right for the afternoon shift in the delivery room at the far end of the hall, late night nurses who whispered, knowing how quietly labor would end the morning shift who cried. No rush leaving. Flowers wouldn't do. Fruit a perfect gift, so ripe juice bursting with each bite like a promise

Jennifer Campbell MA

The combination of emergency medicine and a rural, remote setting provides the ultimate challenge, according to Dr David Rimmer

Cate Swannell

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Cate Swannell