The Medical Journal of Australia
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The Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) is Australia's leading peer-reviewed general medical journal.
🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Still Treating Yesterday's Risk? Reconsidering Antiviral Use for Mild-to-Moderate COVID-19 Cases in a Broadly Immune Population 👉 buff.ly/pnWFU5M
Research using the genetics of taste and smell suggests a promising way forward for nutrition studies, helping scientists identify which foods may genuinely influence health and disease. Read more in InSight+ buff.ly/1U3TMt8
🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Beyond Mammography: Sovereignty and Relational Breast Care With Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women ✍️ Devaleena Das, Jessica Gildersleeve, Amy Thomson, Aunty Gracelyn Smallwood, Lorelle Holland 👉 buff.ly/fb0wlDH
Many older Australians have encountered significant difficulties accessing respiratory support devices under the new Support at Home program. Read more in InSight+ buff.ly/xxcb9Tz
🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Weight Loss Medication Marketing and First Nations People: Disease Awareness or Corporate Profit? ✍️ Troy Walker, Simone Sherriff, Jennifer Browne 👉 buff.ly/jMmj2r3
A new study suggests that the harder a clinical trial works to be flexible and realistic, the more its conclusion leans on statistical assumptions. Read more in InSight+ 👉 buff.ly/VH6LRXc
🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Program Guidelines for the National Lung Cancer Screening Program: Targeted Lung Cancer Screening in High-Risk Individuals in Australia 👉 buff.ly/6BhH6NJ
A new National Model for Clinical Governance from the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care aims to improve quality of care in acute health services. Read more in InSight+ 👉 buff.ly/5VA94mR
The Medical Journal of Australia has launched a new website! Find the latest research and commentary with greater ease across all your devices. Explore now! 👉 buff.ly/eVdMulB
🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Multimorbidity Clusters Among People Aged 65 Years and Over in Australia: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Data Linkage Study ✍️ Weisi Chen, Christine Y. Lu, Sarah N. Hilmer, Alice A. Gibson, Edwin C. K. Tan 👉 buff.ly/HHaMD5o
🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Reducing Nitrous Oxide Emissions Across the Melbourne Biomedical Precinct ✍️ a Ross Robertson, Andrew Downey, Daryl Williams, Bjorn Makein, Ben Dunne, Tugce Ozturk, Ying Gu, Rebecca McIntyre 👉 buff.ly/PUj3mQo
🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Drivers of Vaccine Uptake for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children to Inform Tailored Strategies: A Qualitative Study Exploring Health Service Provider Perspective 👉 buff.ly/ajl9xLM
Australians live longer than previous decades but spend more years in poorer health Read more: buff.ly/VdKk75m
Have you explored the new MJA website yet? The latest Australian medical research and commentary is now more streamlined and easier to navigate. Discover special collections, podcasts, editor's picks and much more! Take a look! 👉 buff.ly/eVdMulB
🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Progressing Cross-Sector Collaboration for People With Eating Disorders and Higher Weight: Priority Actions From an Expert Roundtable Using a Modified Nominal Group Technique 👉 buff.ly/jwa75MZ
National standards for quality and equitable care are needed to improve diagnosis and prevention of these rare cancers. Read more at InSight+ buff.ly/GsN889x
Despite sustained investment in early childhood systems, child health inequities have not narrowed. Progress could be made using existing data early with clear purpose to guide action. Read more at InSight+ buff.ly/UAtqwYu
🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Intergenerational Child Protection Contact and Child Development Outcomes: A Whole Population Linked Data Study ✍️ Meredith Forsyth, Alicia Montgomerie, Kathleen Falster, Deepa Jeyaseelan, Paul Hotton, John Lynch, Rhiannon M. Pilkington 👉 buff.ly/hoGUVtp
This week in InSight+ Narrative medicine can support the spiritual health of patients by building their sense of identity, meaning and purpose at end-of-life care. Read more: buff.ly/6nARjjd
🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Treatment and Survival Outcomes for Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians Within the Victorian Lung Cancer Registry: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Cohort Study 👉 buff.ly/S2Sf053
This week in InSight+ Dr Aidan Fenoglio discusses the incredible rewards and challenges of serving Australia’s most remote communities from the air. Read more: buff.ly/hjNaXi1
The MJA website has a new look! Enjoy a more streamlined experience with improved accessibility, responsive design and clearer navigation. Explore the new site now! buff.ly/xWg2Gh8
🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Striving for Racial Equity in Oral Cancer Research: A Case Study ✍️ Sneha Sethi, Simon Naylor, Catherine Leane (Dharug/Gabrigal), Gail Garvey (Kamilaroi), Joanne Hedges (Yamatji), Lisa M. Jamieson, Nicolas Reid (Dharug/Gabrigal) 👉 buff.ly/4wXu0wN
🔔 NEW in the MJA Responding to the Revised First Nations Health and Cultural Safety Accreditation Standards in Australian Primary Medical Education ✍️ Sophie Pitt, Ashlee Williams-Barnes, Ryan Dashwood, Keira Edwards, Paul Saunders 👉 buff.ly/CdAITHW
🔔 NEW in the MJA Four Urgent Actions for the Rights to Culturally Safe Breastfeeding for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mothers and Babies to Breastfeed in Neonatal Intensive Care Environments ✍️ Jessica Bennett, Jamie Bryant, Kade Booth, Michelle Kennedy 👉 buff.ly/mGGjNlZ
Listen to the latest MJA Podcast with the guest editors of the MJA NAIDOC 2026 Special Collection: Ms Sophie Pitt, A Meriam Torres Strait Islander woman, Dr Stephen Harfield - a proud Narungga and Ngarrindjeri man and Associate Professor Paul Saunders a proud Biripi man. 🎧 buff.ly/DIH520a
This week in InSight+ Cancer survivorship reminds us that cancer care is more than caring about cancer. It is caring about people. Read more: buff.ly/TSvXE2l
The MJA’s 2026 NAIDOC Special Collection is here! Drawing Strength from Country: Enduring Indigenous Wellbeing, foregrounds the relationality between holistic health, spiritual resilience and connection to Country. Explore the collection here: buff.ly/F0tg1sB #NAIDOC2026 #NAIDOCWeek
This week in InSight+ Doctors for the Environment Australia share insights from Australia's Senate Inquiry into Microplastics and Human Health. Read more: buff.ly/GviXXLx
This week in InSight+ Many clinicians think booking an interpreter or using an AI translation app is enough. New Australian research shows why this approach falls short. Read more: buff.ly/BmsRurk