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Perspective 7 Jul 2025

Core components of a best practice First Nations cancer coordinator role

Mollie C Wilson, Marissa Mulcahy, Jennifer Philip, Brian H Le and Gail Garvey

Med J Aust 2025; 223 (1): 19-22 Free

Perspective 7 Jul 2025

Fulfilling First Nations health, cultural safety and equity accreditation standards in primary medical education: reflections from a First Nations desktop review team

Paul Saunders, Nicole Mercer, Maria Mackay, Ian Lee, Madelyne Hudson‐Buhagiar, Miriam Cavanagh, Emma Milliss, Melody Muscat, Kathleen Martin, Adam Shipp, Melissa Johnson and Belinda Gibb

Med J Aust 2025; 223 (1): 23-27 Free

Perspective 16 Jun 2025

A call to Indigenise occupational wellbeing

Maria M Raciti and Chontel Gibson

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (11): 534-536 Free

Letter to the editor 16 Jun 2025

Cultivating trust: ethical imperatives to dismantle institutional racism in health care

Supriya Subramani

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (11): 587-587 Free

Research 2 Jun 2025

The intersection of rurality and dementia prevalence in Australia for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non‐Indigenous peoples

Antonia J Clarke, Marwan Ahmed, Judith M Katzenellenbogen, John Towney (Wiradjuri), Anna H Balabanski, Adrienne Withall (Dharawal Yuin), Kylie Radford and Amy Brodtmann

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (10): 510-516 Free

Research 2 Jun 2025

Improved cancer survival in the Northern Territory: identifying progress and disparities for Aboriginal peoples, 1991–2020

Rowena Boyd, Michail Charakidis, C Paul Burgess, Sarah Dugdale, Craig Castillon (Jawoyn, Katherine Region, NT), Dzulfikaar Sutandar and Alyson Wright

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (10): 517-523 Free

Narrative review 2 Jun 2025

Current gaps in knowledge and future research directions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with cancer

Alexandra Truong, Kayla Williams‐Tucker (Ngarluma, Wongutha, Wudjari Noongar), Ahmi Narkle (Whadjuk Goreng Noongar), Eden Slicer (Gundungurra), Jessica‐Elise Chapman (Kamilaroi, Bundjalung), Jessica Lawler, Rishi S Kotecha, Hetal Dholaria, Justine R Clark (Adnyamathanha), Alex Brown (Yuin), Raelene Endersby, Nicholas G Gottardo and Jessica Buck (Kamilaroi)

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (10): 524-528 Free

Research 5 May 2025

Social determinants of health and intensive care unit admission rates and outcomes for children, Australia, 2013–2020: analysis of national registry data

Katie M Moynihan, Vanessa Russ, Darren Clinch, Lahn Straney, Johnny Millar, Marino Festa, Natasha Nassar, Shreerupa Basu, Thavani Thavarajasingam, Debbie Long, Paul J Secombe and Anthony J Slater, for the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Paediatric Study Group and Centre for Outcomes and Resource Evaluation

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (8): 412-421 Free

Editorial 3 Mar 2025

Embedding culture in co‐designed chronic disease programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Rona Macniven and Karla J Canuto

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (4): 181-182 Free

Research 3 Mar 2025

Improving cardiometabolic risk factors in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in northeast Arnhem Land: single arm trial of a co‐designed dietary and lifestyle program

Hasthi UW Dissanayake, George Gurruwiwi, J Dhurrkay, Josh C Tynan, Sabine Braat, Benjamin Harrap, Tim Trudgen, Sarah Hanieh, Bronwyn Clark, Michaela Spencer, Michael Christie, Emma Tonkin, Emily Armstrong, Leonard C Harrison, John M Wentworth, Julie K Brimblecombe and Beverley‐Ann Biggs

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (4): 183-190 Free

Research 3 Mar 2025

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 Free

Perspective 24 Feb 2025

Shortages of benzathine benzylpenicillin G in Australia highlight the need for new sovereign manufacturing capability

Rosemary Wyber, Glenn Pearson and Laurens Manning

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (5): 223-225 Free

Research 3 Feb 2025

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

Research 3 Feb 2025

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

Research 3 Feb 2025

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

Editorial 3 Feb 2025

Murru Minya: a national exploration of ethical research and research ethics in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and medical research

Felicity Collis (Gomeroi) and Michelle Kennedy (Wiradjuri)

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (2): S3-S5 Free

Research 3 Feb 2025

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

Research 3 Feb 2025

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

Research 3 Feb 2025

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

Research 20 Jan 2025

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 Free

Research 13 Jan 2025