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The emergence of “lifestyle medicine” as a structured approach for

WEBA round 60%–70% of all primary health care visits in developed countries are for lifestyle-based (and therefore preventable) diseases.1 Although lip service is often …

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Building a rural and remote health workforce: an overview of …

WEBAustralia is the 13th largest economy in the world1 and in 2021 ranked 55th in the world by population with 25.4 million people.2, 3 Twenty‐eight per cent of Australians …

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High value health care is low carbon health care

WEBWe are in a health emergency precipitated by climate change.1 As well as physical health threats, climate change and its effects are adversely affecting …

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'Whack-a-mole' approach to healthcare must change InSight+

WEBThe deeply interconnected nature of our health system and related sectors demands an overarching, integrated vision of how these components work effectively …

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Australia’s acute care system: more hospital beds or fewer

WEBRECENT coverage of the pressures, compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and health care workforce shortages, on public hospitals and acute care delivery across Australia …

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World-first approach to eliminating rheumatic heart disease in

WEBIn a world first, the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) has partnered with the Australian Government to establish a …

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Improving the delivery of primary care for older people

WEBThe Australian Institute for Health and Welfare estimates that by 2057 there will be 8.8 million Australians aged 65 years and over, representing 22% of the …

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The 2023 report of the MJA–Lancet Countdown on health and …

WEBSummary. The MJA – Lancet Countdown on health and climate change in Australia was established in 2017 and produced its first national assessment in 2018 …

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Medicine's gender pay gap revealed InSight+

WEBThe data revealed the median total remuneration gender pay gap for the Healthcare and Social Assistance sector was 6.1% in 2022–23. They broke this down into more specific …

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Population DNA screening for medically actionable disease risk in

WEBAustralia will take a world‐first step towards offering preventive DNA screening through the public health care system. In adult‐onset genomic conditions, such as …

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Out-of-pocket medical costs hurt the most vulnerable InSight+

WEBA new Perspective article in The Medical Journal of Australia says rising out-of-pocket costs are creating barriers to health care, putting Australia’s most vulnerable …

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Leading a Thursday Island life The Medical Journal of Australia

WEBA RURAL generalist playing a ukulele in a Victorian emergency department was Dr Allison Hempenstall’s introduction to Thursday Island (TI) life and it was …

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Australians need quality digital treatments, not half-baked apps

WEBThe digital mental health market is stuck in a quality quagmire. Of the more than 10 000 mental health apps on the market, only about 4% have any data behind …

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The pathway to more rural doctors: the role of universities

WEBMedical schools can play a key role in leading community‐engaged recruitment and support programs for high school students and other people living in …

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Understanding the stresses and strains of being a doctor

WEBThe nature of work stress. Work stress is defined by the discipline of occupational health psychology, which is founded on a core set of notions that help us …

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Towards national paediatric health clinical practice guidelines

WEBPediatric medicine. Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are intended to improve the quality of clinical care by promoting evidence‐based care, reducing inappropriate …

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Hospital congestion: a market solution to address delayed …

WEBThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic significantly exacerbated pre-existing emergency department (ED) congestion in Australian …

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Medicine in colonial Australia, 1788-1900

WEBFor 50 years after European settlement in 1788, free settlers, as well as convicts, benefited from the care of the CMS surgeons. Even South Australia, settled …

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Why proper understanding of confidence intervals and statistical

WEBBackground. Guidelines for reporting results from randomised trials have long underscored the importance of confidence intervals [Rothman 1978]. Confidence …

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