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Women who experience heavy menstrual bleeding: prevalence and characteristics from young adulthood to midlife, Australia, 2000–2021: a longitudinal cohort survey study

Louise Wilson, Tessa Copp, Martha Hickey, Bec Jenkinson, Susan J Jordan, Rachel Thompson, Gita D Mishra and Jenny A Doust

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (4): 191-197 Open Access

Potentially preventable medication‐related hospitalisations with cardiovascular disease of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Queensland, 2013–2017: a retrospective cohort study

Jean Spinks, Gabor Mihala, Warren Jennings, Robert S Ware, Lisa M Kalisch Ellett, Elizabeth E Roughead and Daniel Williamson

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (4): 198-204 Open Access

Consideration of sex and gender: an analysis of Australian clinical guidelines

Maggie Kirkman, Tomoko Honda, Steve J McDonald, Sally Green, Karen Walker‐Bone, Ingrid Winship and Jane R W Fisher

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (4): 205-209 Open Access

Social inequalities in eligibility rates and use of the Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme, 2016–22: an administrative data analysis

George Disney, Yi Yang, Peter Summers, Alexandra Devine, Helen Dickinson and Anne M Kavanagh

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (3): 135-143 Open Access

Evaluating primary care expenditure in Australia: the Primary Care Spend (PC Spend) model

Michael Wright, Shona Bates, Andrew W Bazemore and Michael R Kidd

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (3): 149-154 Open Access

Cannabis poisonings in Australia following the legalisation of medicinal cannabis, 2014–24: analysis of NSW Poisons Information Centre data

Rose Cairns, Sara Allaf and Nicholas A Buckley

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (3): 155-157 Open Access

Use of ChatGPT to obtain health information in Australia, 2024: insights from a nationally representative survey

Julie Ayre, Erin Cvejic and Kirsten J McCaffery

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (4): 210-212 Open Access

Beyond ethical guidelines: upholding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ethical governance in health and medical research. A scoping review

Felicity Collis (Gomeroi), Kade Booth, Jamie Bryant and Michelle Kennedy (Wiradjuri)

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (2): S42-S48 Free

Classification of chronic kidney disease in older Australian adults by the CKD‐EPI 2009 and 2021 equations: secondary analysis of ASPREE study data

Elisa K Bongetti, Rory Wolfe, James B Wetmore, Anne M Murray, Robyn L Woods, Michelle A Fravel, Mark R Nelson, Nigel P Stocks, Suzanne G Orchard and Kevan R Polkinghorne

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (2): 74-81 Free

How well are researchers applying ethical principles and practices in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and medical research? A cross‐sectional study

Michelle Kennedy (Wiradjuri), Kade Booth, Jamie Bryant, Felicity Collis (Gomeroi), Catherine Chamberlain (Palawa), Jaquelyne Hughes (Wagadagam), Breanne Hobden, Kalinda E Griffiths (Yawuru), Mark Wenitong (Kabi Kabi), Peter O'Mara (Wiradjuri), Alex Brown (Yuin), Sandra J Eades (Noongar), Kelvin M Kong (Worimi) and Raymond W Lovett (Wongaibon Ngiyampaa)

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (2): S49-S56 Free

Surgical clinical trial activity in Australia, 2010–20, by specialty: analysis of trial registration data

Claire Greenwell, Angela Webster, Ian A Harris, David Beard, Angie Barba and Sarah J Lord

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (2): 102-103 Free

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community experiences and recommendations for health and medical research: a mixed methods study

Felicity Collis (Gomeroi), Kade Booth, Jamie Bryant, Tanika Ridgeway (Worimi), Catherine Chamberlain (Palawa), Jaquelyne Hughes (Wagadagam), Kalinda E Griffiths (Yawuru), Mark Wenitong (Kabi Kabi), Peter O'Mara (Wiradjuri), Alex Brown (Yuin), Sandra J Eades (Noongar), Kelvin M Kong (Worimi) and Michelle Kennedy (Wiradjuri)

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (2): S6-S15 Free

Researchers’ self‐reported adherence to ethical principles in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and medical research and views on improving conduct: a mixed methods study

Kade Booth, Jamie Bryant, Felicity Collis (Gomeroi), Catherine Chamberlain (Palawa), Jaquelyne Hughes (Wagadagam) , Breanne Hobden, Kalinda E Griffiths (Yawuru), Mark Wenitong (Kabi Kabi), Peter O'Mara (Wiradjuri), Alex Brown (Yuin), Sandra J Eades (Noongar), Kelvin M Kong (Worimi), Raymond W Lovett (Wongaibon Ngiyampaa) and Michelle Kennedy (Wiradjuri)

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (2): S16-S24 Free

Reported processes and practices of researchers applying for human research ethics approval for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research: a mixed methods study

Jamie Bryant, Kade Booth, Felicity Collis (Gomeroi), Catherine Chamberlain (Palawa), Jaquelyne Hughes (Wagadagam), Breanne Hobden, Kalinda E Griffiths (Yawuru), Mark Wenitong (Kabi Kabi), Peter O'Mara (Wiradjuri), Alex Brown (Yuin), Sandra J Eades (Noongar), Kelvin M Kong (Worimi), Raymond W Lovett (Wongaibon Ngiyampaa) and Michelle Kennedy (Wiradjuri)

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (2): S25-S33 Free

Human research ethics committee processes and practices for approving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research: a mixed methods study

Michelle Kennedy (Wiradjuri), Kade Booth, Jamie Bryant, Felicity Collis (Gomeroi), Catherine Chamberlain (Palawa), Jaquelyne Hughes (Wagadagam), Romany McGuffog, Breanne Hobden, Kalinda E Griffiths (Yawuru), Mark Wenitong (Kabi Kabi), Peter O'Mara (Wiradjuri), Alex Brown (Yuin), Sandra J Eades (Noongar), Kelvin M Kong (Worimi) and Raymond W Lovett (Wongaibon Ngiyampaa)

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (2): S34-S41 Free

Bulk‐billing rates and out‐of‐pocket costs for general practitioner services in Australia, 2022, by SA3 region: analysis of Medicare claims data

Karinna Saxby and Yuting Zhang

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (3): 144-148

The impact of the BreastScreen NSW transition from film to digital mammography, 2002–2016: a linked population health data analysis

Rachel Farber, Nehmat Houssami, Kevin McGeechan, Alexandra L Barratt and Katy JL Bell

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (2): 82-90 Open Access

Blood pressure in young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: analysis of baseline data from a prospective cohort study

Berhe W Sahle, Emily Banks, Robyn Williams, Grace Joshy, Garry Jennings, Jonathan C Craig, Nicholas G Larkins, Francine Eades, Rebecca Q Ivers and Sandra Eades

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (2): 91-101 Open Access

Clinical phenotype of COVID‐19 vaccine‐associated myocarditis in Victoria, 2021–22: a cross‐sectional study

Julia Smith, Silja Schrader, Hannah Morgan, Priya Shenton, Annette Alafaci, Nicholas Cox, Andrew J Taylor, James Hare, Bryn Jones, Nigel W Crawford, Jim P Buttery, Hazel J Clothier and Daryl R Cheng

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (1): 23-29 Free

Knowledge about COVID‐19 vaccines among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and attitudes to and behaviours regarding COVID‐19 and influenza vaccination: a survey

Shea Spierings, Victor M Oguoma, Anthony Shakeshaft, Jim Walker, Maree Toombs and James S Ward

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (1): 30-37 Open Access

Intrinsic capacity and ageing well for Aboriginal people in remote Western Australia: a longitudinal cohort study

Zoë Hyde, Kate Smith, Roslyn Malay, Dina C LoGiudice, Dawn C Bessarab, David N Atkinson, Edward Strivens and Leon Flicker

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (1): 38-46 Free

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander infants admitted to the Hunter New England neonatal intensive care unit, 2016-2021: a retrospective medical record audit

Jessica Bennett, Michelle Kennedy, Jamie Bryant, Amanual Mersha, Larissa Korostenski, Michelle Stubbs, Justine Parsons and Luke Wakely

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (1): 47-48

Health service access and quality of care provided by the Western NSW Local Health District Virtual Rural Generalist Service: a retrospective analysis of linked administrative data

Georgina M Luscombe, Andrew Wilson, Amanda J Ampt, Amy Von Huben, Kirsten Howard, Clare Coleman, Georgia Wingfield and Shannon Nott

Med J Aust 2024; 221 (11): S8-S15 Free

Clinician experiences of a hybrid virtual medical service supporting rural and remote hospitals: a qualitative study

Anna E Thompson, Emily Saurman, Shannon Nott, Andrew Wilson and Tim Shaw

Med J Aust 2024; 221 (11): S16-S21 Free

Patient and carer experiences of hospital‐based hybrid virtual medical care: a qualitative study

Anna E Thompson, Tim Shaw, Shannon Nott, Andrew Wilson and Emily Saurman

Med J Aust 2024; 221 (11): S22-S27 Free