Article Types
Editorials
The gluten‐free diet: an historical perspective and its use by people without coeliac disease
The long term benefits and risks of gluten avoidance for people without coeliac disease are unknown
Amanda Cartee · Joseph A Murray
The cheques and balances of national universal screening of patients with new colorectal cancer for Lynch syndrome
Tiered universal screening systems that save lives are cost- effective
Megan Hitchins
Caesarean section births for twins: rational choice, or a non‐evidence‐based intervention that may cause harm?
The change from vaginal births to operative births may entail unforeseen longer term consequences
David A Ellwood
Estimating the lifetime risks of cancer: the best measure depends on your purpose
Estimates adjusted for competing risks of mortality can be more meaningful, but make some comparisons more difficult
Elizabeth Buckley · David M Roder
Prospective data confirm the lasting effects of maltreatment on children
Child protection services in Australia require fundamental workforce and organisational reform
Steve Kisely · Jake Najman
The MJA in 2019: going from very good to great!
We celebrate another exciting year and wish our readers a restful break and a prosperous 2020
Nicholas J Talley AC
Inpatient diabetes care requires adequate support, not just HbA1c screening
Routine admission screening of patients is desirable, but financial and personnel support for diabetes services is essential
Matthew JL Hare · Jonathan E Shaw
The prevalence of sexually transmissible infections in transgender people
Transgender people may have a higher burden of both medical and mental health problems
Joshua D Safer
Extending the criteria for acceptable organ donors: balancing the risks
Understanding the low risk of blood-borne virus infections in donors could help expand the pool of available organs
Sakhee Kotecha · Trevor J Williams
Moving beyond stepped care to staged care using a novel, technology‐enabled care model for youth mental health
This model of care emphasises not only early access to assessment across a number of clinical and functional domains but also rapid and ongoing provision of stage-appropriate interventions
Ian B Hickie
Aeromedical services in Australia: a vision shared
Greater coordination is needed to shift from a “mantle of safety” to providing adequate health care for rural and remote Australians
Peter Aitken
Breast tomosynthesis: a fine balance between benefits and harms in breast cancer screening
Many questions need to be discussed before 3D-mammography is adopted for standard screening
Meagan E Brennan
Outcomes for frail very old patients in the ICU are remarkably good
… but how are we deciding which patients are selected for ICU referral and admission?
Alison M Mudge
The “uberisation” of mental health care: a welcome global phenomenon?
New health information technologies have the potential to transform the delivery of mental health care
Ian B Hickie
Preventing RhD haemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn: where to next?
Non-invasive fetal RhD genotyping will enable ethical and cost-effective targeting of prophylaxis
James P Isbister · Amanda Thomson
Socio‐economic disadvantage and cardiovascular risk factors in young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians
Sustaining the “deadly progress” in averting cardiovascular disease requires comprehensive risk assessment and Indigenous community-specific evidence
Katherine A Thurber · Katy JL Bell
Diagnosing melanoma: the method matters
Accurate diagnosis and staging of invasive melanoma requires an appropriate biopsy and technical proficiency
Michael A Rtshiladze · Jonathan R Stretch · Richard A Scolyer · Pascale Guitera
Paracetamol overdose: limiting the potential for harm
Paracetamol remains one of the drugs most frequently implicated in deliberate self- poisoning overdoses in Australia
Andis Graudins · Anselm Wong
Disrupting medical publishing and the future of medical journals: a personal view
Will the rise of open access journals spell the end of the subscription model?
Christine E Gee · Nicholas J Talley AC
Should medical students act as interpreters?
Tapping their diverse skills can benefit not only students, but also patients and health care teams
Stuart Carney
The MJA in 2019: a long tradition and increasingly high and broad impact
The MJA provides an important service to medicine and has a proud history of publishing high quality articles
Paul B Foley · Christine E Gee · Nicholas J Talley AC
Renewed cervical screening: what the early results tell us
The renewed program delivers a more personalised program for women by applying risk stratification
David C Currow · Sanchia Aranda
Improving prescribing for Indigenous Australians
Interventions that encourage appropriate prescribing are required, including decision support systems and education about deprescribing
Robert FW Moulds · Dennis R McDermott
Screening for sleep apnoea: achieving both sensitivity and specificity
Medicare criteria may hinder timely diagnosis and treatment of patients
David R Hillman
Acute kidney injury in Indigenous Australians: an unrecognised priority for action
Social determinants of infectious disease and awareness of the risks of acute kidney disease must be improved
Alan Cass · Jaquelyne T Hughes
