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Respiratory disease Perspective 17 November 2025 Open Access

The CURE Asthma roadmap

Cures for asthma will require a sustained, decade-long program of discovery science partnered with best clinical expertise

Gary P Anderson · Anthony Flynn · Phil G Bardin · John D Blakey · Shyamali C Dharmage · Paul Foster · Peter G Gibson · Adam Jaffe · Alan James · Christine R Jenkins · Sundram Sivamalai · Peter D Sly · Guy B Marks · Vanessa M McDonald · Judy Wetttenhall

Protecting public interest journalism as a public health good

Journalism and independent media are important for supporting public health through contributing to a healthy information environment, fostering dialogue and respect for rights, making governments more transparent and accountable, and societies more informed, inclusive and sustainable

Bronwyn Fredericks · Neha Lalchandani · Melissa A Sweet · Alex Cramb · Carmel Williams

Information science Perspective 1 September 2025 Open Access

A precautionary approach to social media: protecting young minds in an evolving digital world

We present a multilayered approach focused on systems-level change, including policy action, social media platform accountability and school-based initiatives, individual-level strategies and the critical need for a research agenda co-designed with young people

Ivana Stankov · Yonatal Tefera · Melissa Bradley · Alison Pickering · Emma Willoughby · Carmel Williams

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Infectious diseases Research 16 June 2025 Open Access

Remote patient monitoring for managing acute COVID‐19, and mortality and hospital use in Sydney, New South Wales, 2021–22: a retrospective observational cohort study

Community remote monitoring is feasible and safe, and could be expanded to managing other medical conditions

Myong Gyu Kim · Phuong Thao Phan · Cambell McMaster · Praveen Indraratna · Jennifer Yu · Allison Martin · Rebecca Pinheiro · Lisa Altman · Guenter Schreier · Benjamin Kwan · Pamela Konecny · Jeffrey J Post · Nigel Lovell · Sze‐Yuan Ooi · Kristen Overton

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Environmental health Perspective 7 April 2025 Open Access

The potential of maternal and child health service data in Australia: how lessons from the COVID‐19 pandemic can accelerate data‐informed decision making

A discussion on the possibility and urgency of using linked maternal and child health data, with Victoria and South Australia as case studies, while there is a political window of opportunity for collaborative action

Ashleigh Shipton · Meredith O'Connor · Melissa Wake · Sharon Goldfeld · Helen Lees · Catina Adams · Kristina Edvardsson · Leesa Hooker · Jatender Mohal · Rhiannon M Pilkington · Fiona K Mensah

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Urology Research 17 March 2025 Open Access

Closing the gap in kidney disease: validating the reporting of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identification in a clinical quality registry using linked data

Integrating data to improve equity metrics in ANZDATA, including ethnicity and cultural identity, is vital for improving the health of Indigenous people

Heather J Baldwin · Nicole De La Mata · Grant Sara · Faye McMillan · Brett Biles · Jianyun Wu · Paul Lawton · Stephen McDonald · Angela C Webster

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Health occupations Research 9 December 2024 Open Access

Barriers, facilitators and next steps for sustaining and scaling virtual hospital services in Australia: a qualitative descriptive study

As virtual hospital services become more mainstream, gaps in evidence and practice must be addressed by future research and policy changes to maximise the benefits

Nicki Newton · Kavisha Shah · Miranda Shaw · Emma Charlston · Melissa T Baysari · Angus Ritchie · Chenyao Yu · Adam Johnston · Jagdev Singh · Meredith Makeham · Sarah Norris · Liliana Laranjo · Clara K Chow · Tim Shaw

Health occupations Research 9 December 2024 Open Access

Defining a core set of research and development priorities for virtual care in the post‐pandemic environment: a call to action

Demonstrating the value of virtual care models while also highlighting improvements in health outcomes will future-proof virtual care, enabling it to continue to address broader challenges of health care delivery

Kavisha Shah · Nicki Newton · Emma Charlston · Miranda Shaw · Jagdev Singh · Adam Johnston · Owen Hutchings · Chenyao Yu · Pearl Wang · Aaron Jones · Angus Ritchie · Rebecca Davis · Fiona Robinson · Jennifer A Alison · Melissa T Baysari · Meredith Makeham · Sarah Norris · Liliana Laranjo · Emma Nicholls · Clara K Chow · Tim Shaw

Notification of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in hospitalised people in the Midwest region of Western Australia, 2012–2022: retrospective administrative data analysis

Clinician awareness of notification requirements and automated technology that facilitates ARF/RHD notifications are needed

Ingrid Stacey · Yolande Knight · Claire MX Ong · Amy Lee · Suresh Karuppannan · Allison Christou · Judith M Katzenellenbogen

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