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Indigenous health

Perspectives

Investigating the health impacts of the Ranger uranium mine on Aboriginal people

Rosalie Schultz

Med J Aust 2021; 215 (4): 157-159.e1 Free

Editorials

An update on the burden of group A streptococcal diseases in Australia and vaccine development

Jeffrey W Cannon and Asha C Bowen

Med J Aust 2021; 215 (1): 27-28

Research

Increasing incidence of invasive group A streptococcal disease in Western Australia, particularly among Indigenous people

Cameron M Wright, Rachael Moorin, Glenn Pearson, John R Dyer, Jonathan R Carapetis and Laurens Manning

Med J Aust 2021; 215 (1): 36-41 Free

Editorials

Community level cultural connectedness and suicide by young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Raymond W Lovett and Makayla‐May Brinckley

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (11): 511-512 Free

Letters

Addressing the urban–rural health gap through a northern research collaboration

Kevin Williams, Sean Rung and Bart J Currie

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (10): 484-484.e1

Research

Suicide rates for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: the influence of community level cultural connectedness

Mandy Gibson, Jaimee Stuart, Stuart Leske, Raelene Ward and Robert Tanton

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (11): 514-518 Free

Perspectives

Hepatocellular carcinoma in Indigenous Australians: a call to action

Jessica Howell, James S Ward, Jane Davies, Paul J Clark and Joshua S Davis

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (5): 201-202.e1 Free

Editorials

Closing the Gap: where to now?

Talila Milroy and Lilon G Bandler

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (5): 209-210 Free

Guideline summary

Otitis media guidelines for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children: summary of recommendations

Amanda J Leach, Peter S Morris, Harvey LC Coates, Sandra Nelson, Stephen J O'Leary, Peter C Richmond, Hasantha Gunasekera, Samantha Harkus, Kelvin Kong, Christopher G Brennan‐Jones, Sam Brophy‐Williams, Kathy Currie, Sumon K Das, David Isaacs, Katherine Jarosz, Deborah Lehmann, Jarod Pak, Hemi Patel, Chris Perry, Jennifer S Reath, Jessica Sommer and Paul J Torzillo

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (5): 228-233 Free

Perspectives

The indirect impacts of COVID‐19 on Aboriginal communities across New South Wales

David Follent, Cory Paulson, Phillip Orcher, Barbara O'Neill, Debbie Lee, Karl Briscoe and Tara L Dimopoulos‐Bick

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (5): 199-200.e1 Free

Guideline summary

The 2020 Australian guideline for prevention, diagnosis and management of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease

Anna P Ralph, Sara Noonan, Vicki Wade and Bart J Currie

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (5): 220-227 Free

Letters

Addressing the oral health needs of Indigenous Australians through water fluoridation

Andrew McAuliffe, Chris Bourke and Lisa M Jamieson

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (6): 286-286.e1 Free

Letters

Skin infections in Australian Aboriginal children: a narrative review

Sarah K Morton and Adam Morton

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (6): 286-286.e1 Free

Letters

Skin infections in Australian Aboriginal children: a narrative review

Lucy Davidson and Asha C Bowen

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (6): 287-287.e1 Free

Perspectives

First Nations peoples leading the way in COVID‐19 pandemic planning, response and management

Kristy Crooks, Dawn Casey and James S Ward

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (4): 151-152.e1 Free

Perspectives

The time for inclusive care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQ+ young people is now

Bep Uink, Shakara Liddelow‐Hunt, Kate Daglas and Dharma Ducasse

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (5): 201-204.e1 Free

Perspectives

“Now we say Black Lives Matter but … the fact of the matter is, we just Black matter to them”1

Chelsea J Bond, Lisa J Whop, David Singh and Helena Kajlich

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (6): 248-250.e1 Free

Research letters

Improving communication with Aboriginal hospital inpatients: a quasi‐experimental interventional study

The Communicate Study group*

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (4): 180-181 Free

Editorial

Community leadership and empowerment are essential for eliminating rheumatic heart disease

Jonathan R Carapetis and Alex Brown

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (3): 116-117 Free

Research

Hyperendemic rheumatic heart disease in a remote Australian town identified by echocardiographic screening

Joshua R Francis, Helen Fairhurst, Hilary Hardefeldt, Shannon Brown, Chelsea Ryan, Kurt Brown, Greg Smith, Roz Baartz, Ari Horton, Gillian Whalley, James Marangou, Alex Kaethner, Anthony DK Draper, Christian L James, Alice G Mitchell, Jennifer Yan, Anna Ralph and Bo Remenyi

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (3): 118-123 Free

Editorials

Critically ill Indigenous Australians and mortality: a complex story

Paul J Secombe, Alex Brown, Michael J Bailey and David Pilcher

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (1): 13-14 Free

Guidelines

Screening, assessment and management of type 2 diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents: Australasian Paediatric Endocrine Group guidelines

Alexia S Peña, Jacqueline A Curran, Michelle Fuery, Catherine George, Craig A Jefferies, Kristine Lobley, Karissa Ludwig, Ann M Maguire, Emily Papadimos, Aimee Peters, Fiona Sellars, Jane Speight, Angela Titmuss, Dyanne Wilson, Jencia Wong, Caroline Worth and Rachana Dahiya

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (1): 30-43

Research

Long term outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians after hospital intensive care

William G Mitchell, Adam Deane, Alex Brown, Shailesh Bihari, Hao Wong, Rajaram Ramadoss and Mark Finnis

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (1): 16-21 Free

Reflection

What ngidhi yinaaru nhal yayi (this woman told me) about smoking during pregnancy

Michelle Bovill

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (8): 358-359.e1 Free

Perspectives

Queensland's new Human Rights Act and the right to access health services

Claire E Brolan

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (4): 158-160.e1