Topics
Environmental health
The public health impacts of mining in Australia
A multisectoral approach and stronger multilevel government coordination are required to address the health impacts associated with proximity to mining and exposure to toxic chemicals
Javier Cortes‐Ramirez · Ruby N Michael · Leisa‐Maree Toms · Melissa Haswell
Innovative approaches to fall prevention in community‐dwelling older adults
Fall prevention should be an urgent public health priority as Australia’s population continues to age. This perspective highlights recent innovations that have the potential to deliver scalable, accessible and sustainable solutions
Kim Delbaere · Catherine Sherrington · Catherine M Said · Vasikaran Naganathan
Development and calibration of the 2023 Australian cardiovascular disease risk prediction equations: a model updating study
The updated risk calculator is a landmark advance in the assessment of CVD risk in Australian primary care
Ellie Paige · Emily Banks AM · Yuehan Zhang · Anushka Patel · Mark Woodward · Natalie Raffoul · Garry Jennings · Rodney T Jackson
Estimated carbon emissions for PBS‐subsidised prescription respiratory inhalers, Australia, 2019–2023: a descriptive analysis
Reducing the use of high emissions inhalers is a high priority for decarbonising health care in Australia
Luise Kazda · Alexandra L Barratt · Sean Docking · Kristen Pickles · Darlene Cox · Ross S Bailie · Kate Wylie · Katy JL Bell
Squeezing the opioid balloon: the need to assess both intended and unintended consequences of policies that target opioid supply but not demand
We need national linkages of data on the use of opioids from multiple markets and relevant health outcomes
Benjamin Daniels · Jonathan Brett
Is it time to retire the label “CALD” in public health research and practice?
Sabine Allida · Della Maneze
Opportunities to improve surveillance of hepatocellular carcinoma in Australia
Introduction of five key actions for Australia to reduce hepatocellular carcinoma mortality through increasing liver cancer surveillance uptake
Jess Howell · Jon D Emery · Stuart Roberts · Alexander J Thompson · Michael Ng · Jacob George · Barbara A Leggett · Edmund Tse · Bella Nguyen · Troy Combo · Alan J Wigg
No silver lining with health misinformation: argyria caused by intentional silver consumption
A 63-year-old man was brought to the emergency department after a fall with prolonged floor lie of two days, complicated by urinary retention and acute kidney injury, in the context of peripheral neuropathy
Luke Collins · Logesh Palanikumar · Stephen Bacchi
Biology–society–environment: a changing paradigm for the changing Australian climate
Our health care sector should better acknowledge and understand the foundational relationship between people and place
Arnagretta Hunter
Promoting resilience to weather‐related and seasonal provocations to health in people with multimorbid heart disease: a prospective pragmatic, randomised trial
A multifaceted intervention was ineffective in increasing the proportion of days alive and out of hospital after hospital discharge
Simon Stewart · Sheila K Patel · Terase F Lancefield · Thalys Sampaio Rodrigues · Nicholas Doumtsis · Nasreen Moini · Ashleigh Harley · Emily‐Rose Vaughan‐Fowler · Yih‐Kai Chan · Alexander Chen · David Chye · David FL Liew · Christopher McMaster · Jay Ramchand · Paul A Yates · Jason C Kwong · Christine F McDonald · Louise M Burrell
Clinicians’ discretion to contact patients’ at‐risk relatives about their genetic risk: new guidance from Australia's privacy regulator provides timely clarification
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner’s recently updated guidance clarifies clinicians’ discretion to assist patients with notifying their relatives about genetic risk without breaching federal privacy laws
Jane Tiller · Margaret FA Otlowski
Decolonising primary health care practice: a definition and its importance
This perspective reports on a highly collaborative research process through which a clear definition of decolonising primary health care practice in an Australian context has been developed, and how this can be applied
Tamara J Mackean · Kim O'Donnell · Juanita Sherwood · Shane D'Angelo · Madison Shakespeare · Cleone Wellington · Toby Freeman · Anna M Ziersch · Matt Fisher · Deborah A Askew · Judith M Dwyer · Annette J Browne · Fran Baum AO
Climate and environmental crisis: effects on ear and hearing health in Australia and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Otitis media is just one example of a common and serious childhood illness with economic, social and environmental risk factors on track to escalate with the effects of climate change
Georgia M Tongs (Wiradjuri) · Isabella Ludbrook · Jennifer H Martin · Robert Eisenberg · Kelvin M Kong (Worimi)
What do Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory value during the operation journey? A qualitative study
Integrating culturally informed, patient-centred care models that prioritise respect and trust building is essential to improving accessibility, experience and surgical outcomes
Edith B Waugh · Marita Hefler · Sophie Pascoe · Mark Mayo · Matthew JL Hare · David A Story · Neil Wilkshire · Peter Henwood · David Croker · Jampijinpa Ross
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices on the National Lung Cancer Screening Program: a qualitative study from Worimi and Awabakal country
The NLCSP provides a timely opportunity to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. However, it is critical that the program is tailored to the needs of each community and upholds rights to self-determination to be successful
Tanika L Ridgeway (Worimi) · Kayden Roberts‐Barker (Wiradjuri) · Kade Booth · Michelle Kennedy (Wiradjuri)
Bone health perspectives among Indigenous people: a qualitative study
Increasing bone health awareness by a co-created Community education program was valued by Indigenous people
Troy Walker (Yorta Yorta) · Karan P Singh · Vanessa Gan · Brooke Conley (Ngiyampaa) · Jessica Bravo · Nigel Smith (Weilwan) · April Clarke (Eastern Maar, Kirrae Whurrung, Djap Wurrung) · Jackson Baker · Louise J Maple‐Brown · Robin M Daly · Jennifer Browne · Jesse Zanker · Cat Shore‐Lorenti · David Scott · Peter R Ebeling · Ayse Zengin
Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society (ADIPS) 2025 consensus recommendations for the screening, diagnosis and classification of gestational diabetes
Updated recommendations for the screening, diagnosis and classification of hyperglycaemia in pregnancy
Arianne Sweeting · Matthew JL Hare · Susan J Jersey · Alexis L Shub · Julia Zinga · Cecily Foged · Rosemary M Hall · Tang Wong · David Simmons
A call to Indigenise occupational wellbeing
Occupational wellbeing is framed by Western perspectives, which overlook cultural, relational and regenerative dimensions that underpin Indigenous peoples’ worldview. This article calls for the Indigenising of occupational wellbeing so that work supports the survivance and thrivance of Indigenous Australians
Maria M Raciti · Chontel Gibson
Optimising our response to a potential H5N1 avian influenza pandemic: preparing to protect people working at the human–animal interface
By funding pre-emptive social research, the government can ensure sound pandemic preparedness to protect at-risk individuals and communities while building trust in governments, public health institutions and interventions
Kerrie Wiley · Catherine King · Holly Seale · Chris Degeling
Fan‐first heat‐health protection
Electric fans protect health and improve thermal comfort in hot indoor conditions while reducing the need for air conditioning
Angie Bone · Federico Tartarini · Ollie Jay
Neisseria meningitidis: an uncommon cause of conjunctivitis
A 28?year?old man developed a painful left eye with purulent discharge two weeks after recovering from coronavirus disease 2019
Chloe Story · Tina Marinelli · Simeon Crawford · Amrita Ronnachit
Nirsevimab immunisation of infants and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)‐associated hospitalisations, Western Australia, 2024: a population‐based analysis
Immunising 71% of infants was associated with 57% fewer hospital admissions with the leading cause of hospitalisation of infants
Lauren E Bloomfield · Nevada V Pingault · Rachel E Foong · Sarah French · Jo‐Anne Morgan · Ushma Wadia · Hannah C Moore · Christopher C Blyth · Peter C Richmond · Paul K Armstrong · Paul V Effler
Respiratory syncytial virus preventives for children in Australia: current landscape and future directions
A review of advancements in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) prevention within Australia, focusing on the recent introduction of nirsevimab, a long-acting monoclonal antibody, and Abrysvo, a maternal RSV vaccine.
Sam T Barnett · Jane Tuckerman · Ian G Barr · Nigel W Crawford · Danielle F Wurzel
Shifting focus to adolescent wellbeing and inclusive participation in the digital age
Governance of digital technologies has fallen behind the pace of technological innovation and the evidence base. A holistic approach to digital health that promotes adolescent wellbeing is essential
with the Health Advisory Panel for Youth at the University of Sydney (HAPYUS)
Severe hypoglycaemia secondary to chronic opioid‐induced hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis suppression: an under‐recognised phenomenon
A 49-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes mellitus was hospitalised with critical hypoglycaemia
Michael Do · Annabelle G Hayes · Malgorzata M Brzozowska
