Medical Journal of Australia (MJA)

The Medical Journal of Australia is a respected peer-reviewed publication in the field of medicine. It serves as the official journal for the Australian Medical Association and is published by the Australasian Medical Publishing Company. Isaac Aaron, who was one of the early editors, played a significant role in its history.

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#205689

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#6938

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#36

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Ending nuclear weapons, before they end us

1 week ago | mja.com.au | José Florencio F |Kamran Abbasi |Parveen Ali |Virginia Barbour

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (11): 548-549.
Evaluating the impact of COVID‐19 vaccination strategies on infections and hospitalisations in Victoria with non‐seasonal epidemic wave patterns: a modelling study | The Medical Journal of Australia

3 weeks ago | mja.com.au | Fenella McAndrew |Romesh Abeysuriya |Nick Scott

Med J Aust || doi: 10.5694/mja2.52677 Published online: 2 June 2025 Vaccines are a major component of the public health response to infectious diseases.
Social inequalities in eligibility rates and use of the Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme, 2016-22: an administrative data analysis

3 weeks ago | mja.com.au | Claire Quilliam |Robyn McNeil |Luke Wakely |Angela Dew

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (10): 529-530. || doi: 10.5694/mja2.52654 Published online: 2 June 2025 To the Editor: Disney and colleagues1 highlight the participant demographic characteristics of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), focusing on eligibility rates among women and girls, those living in disadvantaged areas, and people aged 55 years and older.
Optimising the impact of smartphone‐activated volunteer responder programs on out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest outcomes by increasing responder density

3 weeks ago | mja.com.au | Alan Morrison |Paul Simpson

The chain of survival outlines the critical steps in resuscitation that increase the likelihood of survival for people who experience out‐of‐hospital sudden cardiac arrest, including bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and early defibrillation as important components.1 Some authors suggest that focusing on the links at which most patients enter the chain would achieve the greatest improvements in outcomes.2 Survivors of out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest often remark, “I was lucky,”...
Lingual Raynaud phenomenon

3 weeks ago | mja.com.au | Michael Taggart |Mina John

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (10): 500-500. || doi: 10.5694/mja2.52667 Published online: 2 June 2025 An 18‐year‐old Australian, Indigenous woman with no medical history presented with five months of small joint polyarthralgia and Raynaud phenomenon. She reported intermittent, well demarcated tongue pallor associated with altered sensation, triggered by cold exposure.
Preparing Australia for future pandemics: strengthening trust, social capital and resilience

1 month ago | mja.com.au | Shanti Narayanasamy |Alisa E Pedrana |Katherine B Gibney |Lisa Gibbs

Med J Aust || doi: 10.5694/mja2.52652 Published online: 12 May 2025 The findings of the COVID‐19 Response Inquiry, an independent report, which was commissioned by the Albanese government into Australia's response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic, were released on 29 October 2024.
2024 Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and Healthy Bones Australia guideline for osteoporosis management and fracture prevention in postmenopausal women and men over 50 years of age

2 months ago | mja.com.au | Peter Wong |Weiwen Chen |Dan Ewald |Christian M. Girgis

Med J Aust || doi: 10.5694/mja2.52637 Published online: 28 April 2025 Osteoporosis is characterised by low bone mineral density (BMD) and micro‐architectural deterioration of bone tissue, leading to decreased bone strength and increased fragility and fracture risk. Osteoporotic (fragility) fractures usually follow falls from a standing height, or less, in individuals with decreased bone strength, and involve low or minimal trauma.
Should self‐administered voluntary assisted dying be supervised? A Queensland case

2 months ago | mja.com.au | Del Villar |Eliana Close |Ben White

Med J Aust || doi: 10.5694/mja2.52634 Published online: 14 April 2025 All Australian states and the Australian Capital Territory have voluntary assisted dying (VAD) laws. Medication management will be topical in these laws’ mandatory reviews following a Queensland coronial inquest into the death of a person who consumed a VAD substance prescribed for their spouse.
Physician advocacy, international humanitarian law, and the protection of health care workers in conflict zones | The Medical Journal of Australia

Mar 26, 2025 | mja.com.au

International humanitarian law in its current form cannot be relied upon as the sole mechanism of prevention and response to attacks on health care in conflict zones
Methylphenidate and (lis)dexamfetamine toxicity‐related deaths of adults, Australia, 2000-24: analysis of NCIS data

Mar 16, 2025 | mja.com.au | Shane Darke |Amy Peacock |Johan Duflou |Michael Farrell

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (5): 259-261.