Volume 202 - Issue 9
Fresh for 24 hours
Author: Jennifer Campbell
Med J Aust 2015; 202 (9): 502. || doi: 10.5694/mja15.00053
Published online: 18 May 2015
Published online: 18 May 2015
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
Prisoner of war pathology in Changi, 1942–1945
Kate Ariotti, Elizabeth Roberts‐Pedersen
Should medical eponyms continue to be used in everyday practice?
Leya Nedumannil, Diana Lewis
100 years on: the first use of insulin in Australia
Sophie Templer
Reflections on the life and career of Professor Dame Valerie Beral AC DBE FRS FRCOG FMedSci (1943–2022)
Karen Canfell, Bette Liu, Emily Banks
The Honourable Dr Donald James Grimes AO
Michael Kirby, Patti Warn
From wipeout to drill out: a history of exostosis management and Australian surfing
Alon Taylor, Hannah North, Narinder P Singh, Paul A Fagan