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History and humanities
The old African queen lending a hand to improve health in Malawi
A doctor who founded a nation’s medical system and the many lives of his ship
Donald A Howarth BSc(Hons), MB BS, FACRRM
Dorothy Helena Herbert AM, BSc, MB BS, DObstRCOG
Rural doctor, aviatrix and embodiment of the Australian pioneering spirit
Anthony R Herbert MB BS, FRACP, FAChPM · Paul J Mercer MB BS, DipRACOG, FRACGP · Rev Ronald W Herbert
The journey from moral inferiority to post-traumatic stress disorder
The importance of science in combating prejudice
Alexander C McFarlane AO, MD, FRANZCP · David Forbes PhD, FAPS
Study of the small structure possessing great power (title of a David Smith sculpture)
The body knows how to mourn
Leslie Ullman
Nigel Gray AO
A fearless and innovative tobacco control campaigner
Mike Daube AO, BA(Hons), HonDSci · Todd Harper BEc, PostGradDip Health Prom, MHealthEcon · David J Hill AO, PhD, HonMD
Heart echo
I just don’t want to have to tell my mother I have heart disease at twenty-eight …
Katie Herman MFA
Viennese vibrations: doctors, lungs and opera
Exploring connections between medicine and music in the 18th century
Anna McMichael BMus, MMus · Anthony J McMichael MB BS, PhD, FTSE
Colchicine — a short history of an ancient drug
From poisons and potions to promising new therapies for cardiovascular disease
Nitesh Nerlekar MB BS · Anna Beale MB BS, BMedSci · Richard W Harper MB BS, FRACP, FCSANZ
Remembering Vesalius
This year marks the 500th anniversary of the birth of the founder of modern anatomy
Goran Štrkalj PhD
The surprising benefit of passive–aggressive behaviour at Christmas parties: being crowned king of the crackers
Attitude may play a greater role than technique in winning at Christmas crackers
B Emma Huang PhD · David Clifford PhD · Kim-Anh Lê Cao PhD
Meditation on medical practice
The crisis in contemporary medicine and the rise of the reflective physician
Donald Campbell
Robert James Furlong McInerney
AM, CMG, KCSG, KM, MB BS, FRCS, FRACS, FACS, FRCOG, FRACOG
James B Roche
A simple, novel and accurate method to estimate track record: a new “P” value
How much should past performance contribute to picking winners in grant competitions?
Paul M Pilowsky BM BS, PhD, FAHA
