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Editorials
Left in the dark: the importance of publicly available clinical trial protocols
Full disclosure of research plans and their subsequent modifications facilitates transparency in medical research
Sabine Braat · Katherine J Lee
The long term implications of fertility therapy for the health of women
Cardiovascular disease mortality is not increased in women undergoing IVF, but vigilant surveillance is nonetheless required
Robert J Norman
Where should we offer mass drug administration for trachoma?
Elimination programs should be guided by the prevalence of markers of infection, not of disease
Jaki Adams · Sung Hye Kim · Anthony W Solomon
Reducing the burden of group A streptococcal disease in the Northern Territory: the role of chemoprophylaxis for those at greatest risk
The unacceptably high prevalence among Indigenous people and people who need dialysis warrants a clinical trial of prophylactic antibiotics
Katherine Gibney · Andrew Steer
The Future Healthy Countdown 2030: holding Australia to account for the health and wellbeing of future generations
It is time to reimagine wellbeing and place the future of our children and young people at the centre of public action
Sandro Demaio · Sharon R Goldfeld · Anne Hollonds · George C Patton · Fiona J Stanley · Rosemary Calder · Kate Lycett · Zuleika Arashiro
Reducing the burden of anaemia for people undergoing major surgery
Pathways and a culture that view blood as disposable must yield to approaches that value patients’ own blood
Philip Crispin
Health sector leadership is central to the fight against the climate crisis
The health impacts of climate change demand Australia rapidly end its reliance on fossil fuels
Elizabeth Zuccala · Nicholas J Talley
COP27 Climate Change Conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world
Wealthy nations must step up support for Africa and vulnerable countries in addressing past, present and future impacts of climate change
Lukoye Atwoli · Gregory E Erhabor · Aiah A Gbakima · Abraham Haileamlak · Jean‐Marie Kayembe Ntumba · James Kigera · Laurie Laybourn‐Langton · Bob Mash · Joy Muhia · Fhumulani Mavis Mulaudzi · David Ofori‐Adjei · Friday Okonofua · Arash Rashidian · Maha El‐Adawy · Siaka Sidibé · Abdelmadjid Snouber · James Tumwine · Mohammad Sahar Yassien · Paul Yonga · Lilia Zakhama · Chris Zielinski
Breast cancer metastasis: mapping long term outcomes in Australia
Characterising the ongoing but changing risk of relapse after breast cancer diagnosis improves surveillance planning and patient care
Andrew Redfern · Hilary Martin
Feticide and late termination of pregnancy: an essential component of reproductive health care
Decisions about late abortion and care for women and their families are supported by sensitive and professional care
Caroline M Costa
How intensive care has adapted to the changing face of COVID‐19 in Australia
The changes in the characteristics of the pandemic and in our health care responses have been anything but gradual
Theresa Jacques · Kush Deshpande
Practice and system improvements for better physical health and longer lives for people living with serious mental illness
The Being Equally Well policy roadmap seeks to end the neglect of physical health for people living with serious mental illness
Rosemary V Calder · James A Dunbar · Maximilian P Courten
Balancing the medical and social needs of children during the COVID‐19 pandemic
During the New South Wales Delta outbreak, social factors caused more hospitalisations than medical reasons
Keith Grimwood · Anne B Chang
Measuring the quality of surgical care in Australia
A single robust and widely accepted measure for comparing outcomes between hospitals and systems would be a step forward
David I Watson · Tim Bright
Advertising by orthopaedic surgeons: the tension between professionalism and commercialism
Translating guidelines into practice is required to maintain the balance between practitioner autonomy and accountability
Peter FM Choong
Clearing elective surgery waiting lists after the COVID‐19 pandemic cannot be allowed to compromise emergency surgery care
Many patients with gallstone pancreatitis were not receiving timely, surgical care even before the pandemic
Robert J Aitken · David AK Watters
Ambulance ramping and patients with cardiac‐type symptoms: understanding the unloading queue
Prioritisation for unloading, once obvious cardiac emergencies have been excluded, disadvantages women and older people
Gao Jing Ong · John D Horowitz
The impact of the MJA continues its rise
During times of medical crisis, reputable general medical journals are needed more than ever
Nicholas J Talley
Vaccine safety: what systems are required to ensure public confidence in vaccines?
No single surveillance system is perfect, but integrating data from multiple sources can provide comprehensive and reliable signal detection
Allen C Cheng · Jim P Buttery
Is D‐dimer the new test for venom‐induced consumption coagulopathy after snakebite?
Despite its potential value, a number of questions require answers before its role in clinical practice becomes clear
Mark Little
Striving for gender equity at the Medical Journal of Australia
Diversity and equity are both imperative when it comes to publishing high quality literature that promotes better health outcomes
Alisha Dorrigan · Elizabeth Zuccala · Nicholas J Talley
Stroke is more than a hemiparesis: the pre‐hospital detection of stroke
The first step to improving outcomes for women with stroke is to identify them
Else Charlotte Sandset · Maren Ranhoff Hov
Expanding the toolbox of HIV self‐testing at home: the importance of user choice and feedback
To maximise its health benefits, self-testing for infectious diseases must be reliable, accessible, and affordable
Deborah A Williamson · Sharon R Lewin
N95 respirators for health care workers: the importance of fit, comfort, and usability
Evidence-based respirator selection, fit testing, fit checking, and proper use are all vital for staff and patient safety
Micah DJ Peters
Prompt access to cataract surgery is vital for preventing falls in older people
There is clearly an unmet need for timely, equitable access to cataract surgery in Australia
Alexander Foss
