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VOLUME 224 ISSUE 7 - 3 AUGUST 2026
Australia's new lung cancer screening program - how is it progressing?
Professor Fraser Brims
My name is Sally Block, the MJA’s news and online editor. “The MJA acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we live and work across Australia. This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wangal people. I pay my respects to their Elders past and present.” The lung cancer screening program was introduced in July last year, designed to help with early intervention for Australia’s deadliest cancer. So how’s it faring? To discuss this, our special guest today is Professor Fraser Brims who is a consultant respiratory physician at St Charles Gairdener Hospital and Curtin University in Perth. He has written a perspective for the MJA on the program calling for more investment so it can reach it’s full potential. He joins me on this podcast.
Improving the health of young Indigenous Australians
Dr Jordan Cory and Bonnie Dukakis
“The MJA acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we live and work across Australia. This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wangal people. I pay my respects to their Elders past and present.” Dr Jordan Cory a Kamilaroi woman and Bonnie Dukakis a Gunditjmara woman who were co-authors of an MJA paper on participation of Indigenous children and young people to improve health and wellbeing. In this podcast, they talk to Sally Block about the paper and ...
NAIDOC Indigenous Collection for MJA
Ms Sophie Pitt (Meriam, Torres Strait Islander), Dr Stephen Harfield (Narungga and Ngarrindjeri) and Associate Professor Paul Saunders (Biripi)
This week is NAIDOC week and the MJA is publishing a special collection of articles that are Indigenous led and authored. The MJA acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we live and work across Australia. This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wangal people. I pay my respects to their Elders past and present. My name is Sally Block, the MJA’s news and online editor. To learn more about the collection, I’m joined by guest authors Ms Sophie Pitt, A ...
The National Health and Medical Research Council celebrates its 90th anniversary
Professor Caroline Homer
This year marks the 90th anniversary of Australia’s National Health and Medical Research Council. From its official inception in the 1930s, the NHMRC has had a rich history from protecting Australia from diseases like polio and tuberculosis to making sure it backs high quality research that is ethical, rigorous and focused on community benefit. "The MJA acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we live and work across Australia. This podcast was recorded on the ...
Breastfeeding in a warzone - a vital lifeline
Dr Mariana Gutierrez Popoca
Breastfeeding is encouraged worldwide – it also has particular benefits for mothers in warzones. To speak about this and other interesting facets about breastfeeding is Dr Mariana Gutierrez Popoca. She is a Paediatrician with Médecins Sans Frontières and visited the Australian Breastfeeding Medicine Conference recently. “The MJA acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we live and work across Australia. This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wangal peo...
Clinical Guideline for Diagnosing and Managing Acute Coronary Syndromes
Professor Garry Jennings
Welcome to this podcast from the Medical Journal of Australia. My name is Sally Block, the MJA’s news and online editor. “The MJA acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we live and work across Australia. This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation I pay my respects to their Elders past and present.” The MJA has recently published the Australian Clinical Guideline for Diagnosing and Managing Acute Coronary Syndromes 2025. P...
Complex trauma - a guide for clinicians
Dr Cathy Kezelman AM
Welcome to this podcast from the Medical Journal of Australia. My name is Sally Block, the MJA’s news and online editor. “The MJA acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we live and work across Australia. This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. I pay my respects to their Elders past and present.” Today we will be talking about a type of trauma that generally can’t be seen by the eye. Complex trauma is defined as repeat...
Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion or LAAO Therapy
Associate Professor Pankaj Jain and Doctor Ata Doost
Today we are exploring Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion or LAAO Therapy. We explore the clinical rationale, patient selection, referral pathways and key considerations for LAAO. and aim to understand the therapy as an option for patients who are unsuitable for long term anticoagulation therapy. This is a sponsored podcast. A/Prof Pankaj Jain is an academic interventional cardiologist with appointments at Royal Prince Alfred, Concord, and Macquarie University Hospitals. He is a Clinical Senior ...
Diagnosis of Alzheimer's and treatment of Dementia and how nutrition can help
Professor James Burrell and Dr Heather Francis
Today we are exploring the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, treating dementia and how nutrition can help with cognitive decline. This podcast is sponsored by Macquarie University Hospital, part of Macquarie University Health – a trailblazer in healthcare, education and research. Professor James Burrell graduated with a combined Arts/Medicine degree from the University of New South Wales in 2000. He completed basic physicians training at Prince of Wales Hospital, before progressing through ad...
Finding a cure for asthma
Professor Gary Anderson
My name is Sally Block, the MJA’s news and online editor. “The MJA acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we live and work across Australia. This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wangal people. I pay my respects to their Elders past and present.” This week the MJA has published a supplement called Cure asthma – it’s a collaboration between keen Australian stakeholders, and co-ordinated by The University of Melbourne and Asthma Australia. As the name...
Australia's first male infertility guidelines
Associate Professor Darren Katz
Australia now has its first Male Infertility guidelines. The Guidelines are featured today as an Online First ahead of their official publication in MJA later this year. Associate Professor Darren Katz is a Urologist at the University of Melbourne’s department of Surgery. He is Medical Director of Men’s Health Melbourne. Here’s here to speak to us about the guidelines and joins me now.