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Editorials
Pre-conception care: an important yet underutilised preventive care strategy
Parental health prior to conception is increasingly recognised as being important for the health of future generations
Deborah J Bateson · Kirsten I Black
How to improve the wellbeing of junior doctors: building the evidence
Mentoring programs can be valuable tools for safeguarding the health and job satisfaction of medical interns
Ross L Roberts-Thomson · Sam D Kirchner
The ecology of survival for new medical graduates
The most effective strategies for preparing young doctors will operate outside the closed public hospital system
Simon M Willcock
Redefining the physician’s role in the era of online health information
Clinicians are no longer gatekeepers to privileged information, but rather interpreters, problem solvers, and advisers
Susan Ieraci
Patient-centred care for cirrhosis: a key role for chronic disease management
Early diagnosis and coordinated care are critical for achieving the best outcomes for patients with liver disease
Timothy Papaluca · Alexander JV Thompson
Low dose aspirin, H. pylori infection, and the risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Testing patients at high risk and eradicating infection may reduce bleeding risk, but further pharmaco-economic analysis is required
Carlos Sostres · Angel Lanas
A new evidence-based guideline for assessment and management of polycystic ovary syndrome
An Australian-led international and multidisciplinary collaboration has developed new recommendations to improve the care, health outcomes and quality of life of women with PCOS
Robert J Norman · Helena J Teede
Protecting our children from obesity: challenges and opportunities
The reluctance of Australian policy makers to take evidence-based action on childhood obesity is unacceptable
Michael J Moore · Martin McKee · Aimee L Brownbill
Low value care and inpatient rehabilitation after total knee replacement
A benchmark for the referral rate to inpatient rehabilitation could reduce the evidence–practice gap
Justine M Naylor · Richard Walker
The challenges in providing safe, effective, affordable cannabis-based medicines for unapproved indications
A cautious response to public interest in medical uses of cannabis products remains appropriate
Wayne D Hall · Michael Farrell
Inequity amplified: climate change, the Australian farmer, and mental health
We need to train our rural medical workforce in deeper mental health care skills
Molly Shorthouse · Louise Stone
Improved relative survival of patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma in Queensland, 1993–2012
Monoclonal antibody-based therapies are improving outcomes for patients with a range of cancers
Ian N Olver
Why are women with ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated differently to men?
STEMI and coronary artery disease are major but underappreciated killers of Australian women
Andrew I MacIsaac · Gemma Figtree
The epidemiology and costs of implantable cardioverter–defibrillator therapy in Australia
The benefit of few medical interventions are as dramatic as the lifesaving effect of an ICD
Jitendra Vohra · Haris M Haqqani
Poisoning and poisoning advice: availability, toxico-vigilance and research
Poisons Information Centres provide health services and the general public across Australia with the most up-to-date advice available
Geoffrey K Isbister
Severe asthma: implementing game-changing science
New assessment and treatment opportunities for people with severe asthma promise better outcomes
Peter G Gibson
Indigenous health: one gap is closed
Nevertheless: much remains to be done, and this will require high quality, culturally sensitive research
Geoffrey N Thompson · Christine Gee · Nicholas J Talley AC
The Medical Journal of Australia endorses the Uluru Statement
Health is integral to the spirit of all cultures
Nicholas J Talley AC
Multimorbidity in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people
A life course perspective is needed to improve Aboriginal health and close the lifespan gap
GA (Tony) Broe · Kylie Radford
Closing the gap in cardiovascular risk for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians
High absolute cardiovascular risk in young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people urgently requires action
Jennifer S Reath · Peter O'Mara
Outpatient heart failure programs: time for a new standard
Effective ambulatory services and community heart failure care may mitigate its impact on our health care system
Amera Halabi · Derek P Chew
Colorectal cancer screening reduces incidence, mortality and morbidity
Adhering to evidence-based surveillance guidelines will optimise the use of health care resources
Bilel Jideh · Michael J Bourke
Low risk prostate cancer and an opportunity lost: more activity required in active surveillance
Men who are being monitored may be more open to interventions for improving their general health and quality of life
David P Smith · Gary A Wittert
Residential aged care: there is no single optimal model
The needs of aged care residents are as diverse as when they were younger
Joseph E Ibrahim
FIFO, FIFO, and off to work we woe
Contrary to the stereotype, remote workers in Australia experience high levels of psychological distress
Gordon B Parker AO
