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Editorials
Depression in Indigenous Australians: getting it right
Refining our diagnostic concepts and understanding their phenomenological basis will allow culturally meaningful, person-focused care
Sivasankaran Balaratnasingam · Aleksandar Janca
High rates of vaccination of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: an underappreciated success?
Reducing vaccine-preventable disease is a major achievement in equitable health service delivery
Frank H Beard · Katrina K Clark
Intensive care and the gaps in health outcomes for Indigenous Australians
N arrowly targeting single risk factors will not reduce gaps in injury burden and other health outcomes
Geoffrey J Dobb · Kwok M Ho
Assessing the burden of respiratory syncytial virus disease in Australia
National reporting for all age groups is needed to accurately determine the full burden of disease
Hannah C Moore · Christopher C Blyth
Protecting pregnant women and their newborn from life‐threatening infections
Pertussis and influenza vaccinations should be incorporated into antenatal care and accurately documented
Helen S Marshall · Gayatri Amirthalingam
Interpreting the “league tables of death”: advance Australia backwards?
Differences in life expectancy within countries are as important as international comparisons
Adrian E Bauman
Improving recruitment for clinical trials: the human touch
Personal contact is crucial for encouraging patients to participate
Pardeep S Jhund
The power of networks
Being part of a network allows the clinician to think beyond the boundaries of their hospital
Peter J Hand
Resilient health systems: preparing for climate disasters and other emergencies
A system that integrates all aspects of health care is essential for facing future challenges
Gerard J FitzGerald · Anthony Capon · Peter Aitken
Q fever: more common than we think, and what this means for prevention
Raising awareness of the disease and ensuring access to vaccination for all at risk should be priorities
Joshua R Francis · Jenny M Robson
Rapid access clinics for patients with chest pain: will they work in Australia?
Rapid access cardiology services may safely divert people with non-cardiac chest pain from being admitted to hospital
Clara K Chow · Adam Timmis
Improving cultural respect in primary care
A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions (Oliver Wendell Holmes)
Sandra C Thompson · Rosalie D Thackrah
Reducing the gap between the diagnosis and treatment of HIV infection
Starting antiretroviral therapy as early as possible is crucial at both the individual and the public health levels
Kasha P Singh · Sharon R Lewin
Health care in a globalised world: is there more than one type of patient?
Clinical care guidelines for collecting and using information on the cultural heritage of patients are needed
Pupalan Iyngkaran · Michael Jelinek
Developing cardiovascular risk prediction models for Australia
Risk stratification is the best strategy for deciding who needs medication for primary prevention of cardiovascular events
Mark R Nelson · Mark Woodward
Engaging GPs and primary care patients in research: implications of the ASPREE trial for future studies
A clinical research network would facilitate routinely including primary care patients in large clinical trials
James P Sheppard · Chris Butler
Reducing the dangers of e‐cigarettes for children: opportunities for regulation and consumer education
The importance of packaging, storage, and product design must be reflected by legislation
Ryan D Kennedy · Vanya C Jones
Regulating known unknowns: ensuring the safety of e‐liquids in Australia
Governments must ensure that purportedly nicotine‐free e‐liquids do not contain any nicotine
Sarah L White · Claire Grace · Michelle M Scollo
Pregabalin misuse: the next wave of prescription medication problems
Overseas experience need not portend the future of prescription drug misuse in Australia
Bridin Murnion · Katherine M Conigrave
High intensity lipid‐lowering therapy after acute coronary syndromes: room for improvement
Effective therapies are available, but too few patients are receiving them
Karam Kostner
Dispelling confusion about de‐prescribing bisphosphonates
Stopping bisphosphonate therapy in people at risk of bone fractures must be carefully considered
John A Eisman · Christopher P White
Screening for perinatal depression: is it enough?
Questions about current social circumstances and stressors, social and family support are also needed
Philip M Boyce · Fiona Judd
From the curious case of Patient K to TOP GEAR and Bond
Celebrating a great year for the MJA with our 2018 holiday issue
Nicholas J Talley AC
Reducing cardiovascular risk in people with diabetes and kidney disease
We need to move beyond managing end organ complications to reducing cardio-renal risk across the spectrum of kidney function
Brendon L Neuen · Vlado Perkovic
Deprescribing proton pump inhibitors: why, when and how
The focus should primarily be on avoiding unnecessary long term prescribing of PPIs
Peter Bytzer
