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Medical education / Lessons from practice

Minimising harm: avoiding intubation for psychogenic non‐epileptic seizures

Stephen Bacchi, Santosh Verghese and Mark Slee

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (7): 364-365 Free

Letters

Gestational diabetes mellitus screening and diagnosis criteria before and during the COVID‐19 pandemic: a retrospective pre–post study

Paul P Glasziou and Jenny A Doust

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (7): 387-387 Free

Ethics and law

Mainstreaming genomic testing: pre‐test counselling and informed consent

Michaela Cormack, Kathryn B Irving, Fiona Cunningham and Andrew P Fennell

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (8): 403-406 Free

Letters

Lower urgency care in the emergency department, and the suitability of general practice care as an alternative

Amith Shetty, Jean‐Frederic Levesque and Walid Jammal

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (4): 217-217 Free

Letters

Lower urgency care in the emergency department, and the suitability of general practice care as an alternative

Michael Montalto

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (4): 217-217 Free

Perspectives

Artificial intelligence for surgical services in Australia and New Zealand: opportunities, challenges and recommendations

Joshua G Kovoor, Stephen Bacchi, Prakriti Sharma, Srishti Sharma, Medhir Kumawat, Brandon Stretton, Aashray K Gupta, WengOnn Chan, Amal Abou‐Hamden and Guy J Maddern

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (5): 234-237 Free

Narrative reviews

Screening and prevention of ovarian cancer

Michail Sideris, Usha Menon and Ranjit Manchanda

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (5): 264-274 Free

Editorials

Equitable access to abortion care is still not a reality in Australia

Asvini K Subasinghe and Seema Deb

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (3): 134-135 Free

Research

The views of parents and carers on managing acute otitis media in urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children: a qualitative study

Jennifer S Reath, Sarah O'Brien, Letitia Campbell, Hasantha Gunasekera, Claudette A Tyson, Deborah A Askew, Wendy Hu, Tim Usherwood, Kelvin Kong, Peter Morris, Amanda J Leach, Robyn Walsh and Penelope A Abbott

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (4): 202-207 Free

Research

Immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy for advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in Australia: a retrospective real world cohort study

Luke S McLean, Annette M Lim, Mathias Bressel, Jenny Lee, Rahul Ladwa, Alexander D Guminski, Brett Hughes, Samantha Bowyer, Karen Briscoe, Samuel Harris, Craig Kukard, Rob Zielinski, Muhammad Alamgeer, Matteo Carlino, Jeremy Mo, John J Park, Muhammad A Khattak, Fiona Day and Danny Rischin

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (2): 80-90 Free

Research

The Alfred Health post‐COVID‐19 service, Melbourne, 2020–2022: an observational cohort study

Anne E Holland, Daniel Fineberg, Tunya Marceau, Melissa Chong, Jessica Beaman, Lisa Wilson, Jo‐Anne Buchanan, Jacqueline Uren, Simone Dal Corso, Natasha A Lannin, Mariana Hoffman, Christie R Mellerick, Kathya Fernando and Janet Bondarenko

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (2): 91-96 Free

Letters

Clinical outcomes and health care costs of transferring rural Western Australians for invasive coronary angiography, and a cost‐effective alternative care model

Rosalie Schultz

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (2): 107-107 Free

Research

Bronchiectasis among Indigenous adults in the Top End of the Northern Territory, 2011–2020: a retrospective cohort study

Claire Gibbs, Timothy Howarth, Adriana Ticoalu, Winnie Chen, Payi L Ford, Asanga Abeyaratne, Lata Jayaram, Gabrielle McCallum and Subash S Heraganahally

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (4): 188-195 Free

Letters

Clinical outcomes and health care costs of transferring rural Western Australians for invasive coronary angiography, and a cost‐effective alternative care model

Nick S R Lan, Mikhail Alexander and Abdul Rahman Ihdayhid

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (2): 107-107 Free

Perspectives

Why clinical artificial intelligence is (almost) non‐existent in Australian hospitals and how to fix it

Anton van der Vegt, Victoria Campbell and Guido Zuccon

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (4): 172-175 Free

Perspectives

Too much versus too little: looking for the “sweet spot” in optimal use of diagnostic investigations

Ian A Scott, Carmel Crock and Matthew Twining

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (2): 67-70 Free

Letters

The NDIS at ten years: designing an equitable scheme for the next decade

Jodie Bailie, George Disney, Claire Quilliam and Anne M Kavanagh

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (1): 54-55 Free

Systematic review

COVID‐19 rapid antigen tests approved for self‐testing in Australia: published diagnostic test accuracy studies and manufacturer‐supplied information. A systematic review

Katy JL Bell, Yuyang Li, Ellie Medcalf and Deonna Ackermann

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (11): 551-558 Free

Letters

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

Alain Braillon

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (11): 559-560 Free

Medical education / Lessons from practice

Back pain in an Australian farmer: an unusual case of cryptococcal osteomyelitis

Michael D Riceman, Caitlyn Sun, John Pierides, Jennifer Catford, Renjy Nelson and Anushia Ashokan

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (11): 523-525 Free

Position statement summary

Updated National Health and Medical Research Council statement on electronic cigarettes

Becky Freeman, Matthew J Peters, Renee Bittoun, Richard Brightwell, Dallas R English, David P Thomas, Margaret FA Otlowski, Nicholas A Zwar and Catherine Chamberlain

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (2): 100-106 Free

Perspective

Who holds power in decision making for young people's future?

Kevin Kapeke, Khalid Muse, Jennifer Rowan, Planning Saw, Thomas White, Angelica Ojinnaka‐Psillakis, Tharidhu D Peries, Nicola P Miranda, Shireen Ali, Anyuop Dau, Luisa Taafua, Charlize Nalupta, Maeson Harvey and Christina Zorbas

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (10): S30-S34 Free

Position statement summary

Cough in Children and Adults: Diagnosis, Assessment and Management (CICADA). Summary of an updated position statement on chronic cough in Australia

Julie M Marchant, Anne B Chang, Emma Kennedy, David King, Jennifer L Perret, Andre Schultz, Maree R Toombs, Lesley Versteegh, Shyamali C Dharmage, Rebecca Dingle, Naomi Fitzerlakey, Johnson George, Anne Holland, Debbie Rigby, Jennifer Mann, Stuart Mazzone, Mearon O'Brien, Kerry‐Ann O'Grady, Helen L Petsky, Jonathan Pham, Sheree MS Smith, Danielle F Wurzel, Anne E Vertigan and Peter Wark

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (1): 35-45 Free

Research

Gestational diabetes mellitus screening and diagnosis criteria before and during the COVID‐19 pandemic: a retrospective pre–post study

Nina JL Meloncelli, Adrian G Barnett, Cate M Cameron, David McIntyre, Leonie K Callaway, Michael C d'Emden and Susan J de Jersey

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (10): 467-474 Free

Research letter

The impact of COVID‐19 on consultations at an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care service: a retrospective observational study

Geoffrey K Spurling, Deborah A Askew and Noel E Hayman

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (10): 482-484 Free