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The Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) is Australia's leading peer-reviewed general medical journal.
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The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 12h
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Government’s addiction to fossil fuels ‘catching up with us, killing us,’ says Senator David Pocock

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Incidence of GLP‐1 receptor agonist use by women of reproductive age attending general practices in Australia, 2011–2022: a retrospective open cohort study

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The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 18h
Thousands of babies have been protected from RSV in the vaccine rollouts, but some families are still falling through the cracks, writes Catherine Hughes

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The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 1d
Thousands of babies have been protected from RSV in the vaccine rollouts, but some families are still falling through the cracks, writes Catherine Hughes

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The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 1d
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Sex differences in management and outcomes of people with ST‐elevation myocardial infarction, New South Wales, 2011–2020: a retrospective cohort study

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The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 1d
Government legislated work health and safety reform in public hospitals is not optional — it is urgent for all patients and staff, writes Clinical Professor Leanne Rowe

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The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 1d
Government legislated work health and safety reform in public hospitals is not optional — it is urgent for all patients and staff, writes Clinical Professor Leanne Rowe

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The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 2d
Reusing medical equipment is good for the planet. But is it safe?

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The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 2d
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Closing the gender gap in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease

✍️ Esther Davis

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The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 2d
The MJA special issue on gender and health is out now!

Available online at buff.ly/3f7UnqS

Featuring research and perspectives on trans health, reproductive health and heart health
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The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 3d
Last week, the MJA took part in a ceremony at the beautiful University of Wollongong campus on the lands of the Wandi Wandian and Dharawal Peoples, to receive the walking stick from Uncle Paul Scott who carved it for the 2025 Special Issue on Indigenous Health

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The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 3d
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Reducing unprofessional practices in referrals to abortion care: proposing a minimum professional standard

✍️ Shelly Makleff, Bronwen Merner, Kirsten I Black and Louise Keogh

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The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 3d
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Advancing equity: the urgent need to include trans and gender diverse people in cervical cancer prevention in Australia

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The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 3d
Last week, the MJA took part in a ceremony at the beautiful University of Wollongong campus on the lands of the Wandi Wandian and Dharawal Peoples, to receive the walking stick from Uncle Paul Scott who carved it for the 2025 Special Issue on Indigenous Health

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The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 4d
The MJA special issue on gender and health is out now!

Available online at buff.ly/3f7UnqS

Featuring research and perspectives on trans health, reproductive health and heart health
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The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 4d
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Linguistic manoeuvres: obstetric violence camouflages harm and loss of consent from birth

✍️ Harsha Ananthram, Liz Sutton, Rebecca Matthews, Nadine Montgomery, James Titcombe and Ajay Rane

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The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 4d
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Linguistic manoeuvres: obstetric violence camouflages harm and loss of consent from birth

✍️ Harsha Ananthram, Liz Sutton, Rebecca Matthews, Nadine Montgomery, James Titcombe and Ajay Rane

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The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 4d
In light of the National Climate Risk Assessment, surely our governments have a responsibility to address Australia’s contribution to climate change, writes Professor Nicholas J. Talley

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The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 5d
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Cass Review does not guide care for trans young people

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The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 5d
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Advancing equity: the urgent need to include trans and gender diverse people in cervical cancer prevention in Australia

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Liz Zuccala @drzucc.bsky.social · 9d
Very proud to have curated this Special Issue in the @mja.com.au on #gender & health.

Amid growing backlash against #genderequity & diversity, we sought to elevate work informed by evidence & respect for the rights, dignity and perspectives of affected populations.

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Special issue on gender and health: listening to the voices of patients
Special issue on gender and health: listening to the voices of patients
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Liz Zuccala @drzucc.bsky.social · 9d
Australian women having a heart attack are less likely to be promptly diagnosed and treated compared to men, although the gender gap in cardiac care is (slowly) narrowing:

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Original research article via @mja.com.au: www.mja.com.au/journal/2025...

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Heart attack signs look different in women. It affects the care they receive
Australian women having a heart attack are less likely to be promptly diagnosed and treated compared to men, although the gender gap in cardiac care is narrowing.
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Kat Brown @drkatbrown.bsky.social · 6d
Check out our new paper on an Aboriginal women’s led development of a model of care to improve women’s health journey
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The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 19d
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An Aboriginal women‐led approach to design a maternal and child health model when cardiometabolic complications are experienced in pregnancy in South Australia

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The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 5d
🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia

Reducing unprofessional practices in referrals to abortion care: proposing a minimum professional standard

✍️ Shelly Makleff, Bronwen Merner, Kirsten I Black and Louise Keogh

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The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 5d
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Embedding specialist geriatricians directly into the emergency department can help identify older adults who can be managed safely outside of an acute hospital stay.

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