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Research

Hospital utilisation in Australia, 1993–2020, with a focus on use by people over 75 years of age: a review of AIHW data

Natasha Reid, Thakeru Gamage, Stephen J Duckett and Leonard C Gray

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (3): 113-119 Free

Perspectives

Mental health of young Australians: dealing with a public health crisis

Patrick D McGorry, David Coghill and Michael Berk

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (6): 246-249 Free

Perspectives

Supporting health care providers in cancer screening: the role of the National Cancer Screening Register

Dorota Gertig and John Lee

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (3): 94-98 Free

Research letters

Suboptimal experiences with out‐of‐pocket costs, financial disclosure, and support information among people treated for cancer

Victoria White, Karla Gough, Colin Wood, Raymond Chan and Michael Jefford

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (1): 28-29 Free

Letters

Health care in the metaverse

James Pietris, Yiran Tan and Weng Onn Chan

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (1): 41-41

Research

The health care and societal costs of inherited retinal diseases in Australia: a microsimulation modelling study

Deborah Schofield, Joshua Kraindler, Owen Tan, Rupendra N Shrestha, Sarah West, Natalie Hart, Liny Tan, Alan Ma, John R Grigg and Robyn V Jamieson

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (2): 70-76 Free

Editorial

Women, alcohol, and breast cancer: opportunities for promoting better health and reducing risk

Ann M Roche and Jacqueline Bowden

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (11): 509-510

Research

A brief intervention for improving alcohol literacy and reducing harmful alcohol use by women attending a breast screening service: a randomised controlled trial

Jasmin Grigg, Victoria Manning, Darren Lockie, Michelle Giles, Robin J Bell, Peta Stragalinos, Chloe Bernard, Christopher J Greenwood, Isabelle Volpe, Liam Smith, Peter Bragge and Dan I Lubman

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (11): 511-519 Free

Letters

Latest evidence casts further doubt on the effectiveness of headspace

Debra J Rickwood, Jason Trethowan and Patrick D McGorry

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (11): 542-542

Perspectives

Proposals to waive intellectual property rights for pandemic response products in the World Health Organization pandemic accord need Australia's support

Deborah Gleeson, James Scheibner and Dianne Nicol

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (2): 46-48 Free

Research

Mortality among people admitted to Australian intensive care units for reasons other than COVID‐19 during the COVID‐19 pandemic: a retrospective cohort study

Sing Chee Tan, Tess Evans, Matthew L Durie, Paul J Secombe and David Pilcher

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (10): 467-473 Free

Perspectives

Commercial determinants of human rights: for‐profit health care and housing

Jennifer Lacy‐Nichols, Rebecca Bentley and Adam G Elshaug

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (1): 4-8 Free

Research

Inter‐hospital transfer and clinical outcomes for people with COVID‐19 admitted to intensive care units in Australia: an observational cohort study

Courtney Cini, Ary S Neto, Aidan Burrell and Andrew Udy, the SPRINT‐SARI Australia investigators

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (10): 474-481 Free

Editorials

Long COVID in Australia: achieving equitable access to supportive health care

Tania C Sorrell, Martin Hensher and Lena A Sanci

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (10): 455-457 Free

Editorials

Has the COVID‐19 pandemic unmasked the fragility of the Australian health care system?

Lucy E Kirk and Imogen Mitchell

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (10): 457-458 Free

Editorials

The inter‐hospital transfer of critically ill patients with COVID‐19: a double‐edged sword

Peter T Morley

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (10): 458-459 Free

Research

The characteristics of SARS‐CoV‐2‐positive children in Australian hospitals: a PREDICT network study

Laila Ibrahim, Catherine Wilson, Doris Tham, Mark Corden, Shefali Jani, Michael Zhang, Amit Kochar, Ker Fern Tan, Shane George, Natalie T Phillips, Paul Buntine, Karen Robins‐Browne, Vimuthi Chong, Thomas Georgeson, Anna Lithgow, Sarah Davidson, Sharon O'Brien, Viet Tran and Franz E Babl

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (10): 460-466 Free

Research letters

Psychotropic medication prescribing for children and adolescents by general practitioners during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Rae‐Anne Hardie, Gorkem Sezgin, Lisa G Pont, Judith Thomas, Mirela Prgomet, Precious McGuire, Christopher Pearce and Andrew Georgiou

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (1): 26-27 Free

Editorials

Preventing overdoses with over‐the‐counter medicines

Elizabeth E Roughead and Renly Lim

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (9): 399-400 Free

Research letters

Over‐the‐counter cough and cold medicines: reported poisonings of children before and after the 2012 and 2020 labelling changes in Australia

Abrar Arbaeen, Nial J Wheate, Jared A Brown and Rose Cairns

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (9): 410-411 Free

Research letters

The impact on poisonings of up‐scheduling of modified release paracetamol to Schedule 3 (pharmacist only medicine)

Rose Cairns, Firouzeh Noghrehchi and Nicholas A Buckley

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (9): 412-414 Free

Letter

Access to voluntary assisted dying in Australia requires fair remuneration for medical practitioners

Stefan Leus and Jan Bollen

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (9): 432-432

Editorials

The mental health of health and aged care workers in Australia

Samuel Harvey

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (8): 357-358

Editorials

Moving breast cancer susceptibility gene testing into the mainstream

Stephanie M Wong and William D Foulkes

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (8): 359-360

Research

Mental health and wellbeing of health and aged care workers in Australia, May 2021 – June 2022: a longitudinal cohort study

Sarah L McGuinness, Owen Eades, Kelsey L Grantham, Shannon Zhong, Josphin Johnson, Peter A Cameron, Andrew B Forbes, Jane RW Fisher, Carol L Hodgson, Jessica Kasza, Helen Kelsall, Maggie Kirkman, Grant M Russell, Philip L Russo, Malcolm R Sim, Kasha Singh, Helen Skouteris, Karen Smith, Rhonda L Stuart, James M Trauer, Andrew Udy, Sophia Zoungas and Karin Leder

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (8): 361-367 Free