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Is Australia over‐reliant on residential aged care to support our older population?

Diane M Gibson

Med J Aust 2021; 215 (1): 45-45.e1

Is Australia over‐reliant on residential aged care to support our older population?

Suzanne M Dyer and Dominic Tilden

Med J Aust 2021; 215 (1): 46-46.e1

Demographics and performance of candidates in the examinations of the Australian Medical Council, 1978–2019

Balakrishnan (Kichu) R Nair and Mulavana Parvathy

Med J Aust 2021; 215 (1): 46-46.e1

Limited clinical value of early repeat RT‐PCR testing for SARS‐CoV‐2

Eloise Williams, Katherine Bond and Deborah A Williamson

Med J Aust 2021; 215 (1): 42-43 Free

Opioid medication prescribing in Queensland, 1997‒2018: a population study

Adeleke D Adewumi, Joemer C. Maravilla, Rosa Alati, Samantha A Hollingworth, Xuelei Hu, Bill Loveday and Jason Connor

Med J Aust 2021; 215 (3): 137-138 Free

Motherhood and medicine: systematic review of the experiences of mothers who are doctors

Rebekah Hoffman, Judy Mullan and Andrew D Bonney

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (11): 533-533.e1

Rapid detection, toxicosurveillance and public health response to stimulant adulteration with acetyl fentanyl

Varan Perananthan, Chris Tremonti, Emily Nash, Thanjira Jiranantakan and Andrew H Dawson

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (11): 533-533.e1

Buprenorphine: extended‐release formulations “a game changer”!

Katerina Lagios

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (11): 534-534.e1

Hospital admissions for cardiovascular complications of people with or without diabetes, Victoria, 2004–2016

Katerina V Kiburg, Andrew I MacIsaac, Andrew Wilson, Vijaya Sundararajan and Richard J MacIsaac

Med J Aust 2021; 215 (2): 85-86 Free

The underestimation of sexual risk due to ageism

Anne PF Wand and Carmelle Peisah

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (11): 532-532.e1

Motherhood and medicine: systematic review of the experiences of mothers who are doctors

Elizabeth Wootton and Gerard Forrest

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (11): 532-532.e1

Remote buddy monitoring of the donning and doffing of personal protective equipment

Reny Segal, William PL Bradley, Daryl Williams, Romulo Correa de Araujo Nunes and Irene Ng

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (11): 526-527 Free

Medical leaders need to take ownership of the doctors’ wellness agenda

Sabe Sabesan

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (10): 484-484.e1

Addressing the urban–rural health gap through a northern research collaboration

Kevin Williams, Sean Rung and Bart J Currie

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (10): 484-484.e1

Differences in treatment choices for localised prostate cancer diagnosed in private and public health services

Luc te Marvelde, Roger L Milne and Ian E Haines

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (10): 486-486.e1

Differences in treatment choices for localised prostate cancer diagnosed in private and public health services

Stephen Mark, Prem Rashid, Peter Heathcote and Kamran Zargar Shoshtari

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (10): 485-485.e1

Impact of pre‐surgery hospital transfer on time to surgery and 30‐day mortality for people with hip fractures

Lara A Harvey, Ian A Harris, Rebecca J Mitchell, Adrian Webster, Ian D Cameron, Louisa R Jorm, Hannah Seymour, Pooria Sarrami and Jacqueline CT Close

Med J Aust 2021; 215 (2): 87-88 Free

Differences in treatment choices for localised prostate cancer diagnosed in private and public health services

Henry H Woo and Declan G Murphy

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (10): 486-486.e1

Emergency department presentations by residents of Sydney quarantine hotels during the COVID‐19 outbreak

Michael Dinh, Owen Hutchings, Kendall Bein, James Shaw, Aditi Raut, Saartje Berendsen Russell, Dianna Jagers, Rajip Thapa, Gregory Fox, James Edwards, Timothy Wand and Warwick Britton

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (10): 473-474 Free

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