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Clinical course and care requirements during the 2020 COVID‐19 epidemic in South Australia

Daniel Haustead, Dylan J Toh, Benjamin Reddi, Emily Kirkpatrick, Emily Rowe, Pamela Outhwaite, Elizabett Harnack, Michael Cusack and Megan Brooks

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (10): 471-473 Free

Coronary artery calcium scoring in cardiovascular risk assessment of people with family histories of early onset coronary artery disease

Andrew Hayen, Paul P Glasziou and Jenny A Doust

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (9): 440-440.e1

Coronary artery calcium scoring in cardiovascular risk assessment of people with family histories of early onset coronary artery disease

Prasanna Venkataraman and Thomas H Marwick

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (9): 440-440.e1

Repeat testing for SARS‐CoV‐2: persistence of viral RNA is common, and clearance is slower in older people

Paulina Stehlik, Kylie Alcorn, Anna Jones, Sanmarie Schlebusch, Andre Wattiaux and David A Henry

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (10): 468-470 Free

Opioid cessation is associated with reduced pain and improved function in people attending specialist chronic pain services

Hilarie Tardif, Christopher Hayes and Samuel F Allingham

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (9): 430-432 Free

N95 or P2 respirator fit testing policy in Australia: implementation issues to consider

Anand Ganesan, Jane Parker and Darius Chapman

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (8): 387-387.e1 Free

Queensland’s new Human Rights Act and the right to access health services

Michael Levy and Daniel Mogg

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (8): 387-387.e1

Queensland’s new Human Rights Act and the right to access health services

Claire E Brolan, Erin Cameron and Grazia Catalano

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (8): 387-387.e1

Discharge destination and patient‐reported outcomes after inpatient treatment for isolated lower limb fractures

Pearl Chung and Mark Haran

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (8): 388-388.e1

Discharge destination and patient‐reported outcomes after inpatient treatment for isolated lower limb fractures

Lara A Kimmel, Jessica Kasza and Belinda J Gabbe

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (8): 388-388.e1

COVID‐19 “baby boom”

Len Moaven and James Brown

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (8): 386-386.e1 Free

Increased dispensing of prescription medications in Australia early in the COVID‐19 pandemic

Mustafa Mian, Subhashaan Sreedharan and Sarah Giles

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (9): 428-429 Free

COVID‐19 Real‐time Information System for Preparedness and Epidemic Response (CRISPER)

Emma Field, Amalie Dyda and Colleen L Lau

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (8): 386-386.e1 Free

The evolution of clinical trials in response to COVID‐19

Alana Sarah, Olivia Dean and Michael Berk

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (7): 332-332.e1 Free

Managing bereavement when a family member dies in an aged care home: the impact of COVID‐19

Margaret O’Connor and Bronwyn Wilson

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (7): 333-333.e1 Free

Testing children with COVID‐19 symptoms: what are parents’ intentions?

Mary‐Anne Measey, Monsurul Hoq and Anthea L Rhodes

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (7): 333-333.e1 Free

Sepsis and adrenal insufficiency: a potentially lethal combination

Peter S Hamblin, Bu B Yeap and David J Torpy

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (7): 334-334.e1

A surveillance clinic for children and adolescents with, or at risk of, hereditary cancer predisposition syndromes

Nicholas Leedman, Murray Princehorn, Nicholas Gottardo, Claire Franklin, Rebecca D'Souza and Catherine E Kiraly‐Borri

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (7): 335-335.e1

Acquisition of COVID‐19 by health care workers: the importance of non‐patient workplace sources

Rebecca J Hogan and Suzanne McEvoy

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (7): 332-332.e1 Free

The influence of travelling to hospital by ambulance on reperfusion time and outcomes for patients with STEMI

Eleanor Redwood, Karice Hyun, John K French, Leonard Kritharides, Mark Ryan, Derek P Chew, Mario D'Souza and David B Brieger

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (8): 377-378 Free

Rapid increase in intravenous iron therapy for women of reproductive age in Australia

Antonia W Shand and Natasha Nassar

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (6): 285-285.e1

Two decades of increasing incidence of childhood‐onset type 2 diabetes in Western Australia (2000–2019)

Aveni Haynes, Jacqueline A Curran and Elizabeth A Davis

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (6): 285-285.e1

Confusion about doxylamine safety in pregnancy

Debra S Kennedy and Ronald P Batagol

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (6): 286-286.e1

Persistent symptoms up to four months after community and hospital‐managed SARS‐CoV‐2 infection

David R Darley, Gregory J Dore, Lucette Cysique, Kay A Wilhelm, David Andresen, Katrina Tonga, Emily Stone, Anthony Byrne, Marshall Plit, Jeffrey Masters, Helen Tang, Bruce Brew, Philip Cunningham, Anthony Kelleher and Gail V Matthews

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (6): 279-280 Free

Changes in the proportions of authors in Australian medical journals who were women, 2005–2018

Matthew J Lennon, Rose Kennedy, Hannah Ryan, Dennis R Neuen and Melissa Godwin

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (8): 376-377 Free