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The Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) is Australia's leading peer-reviewed general medical journal.
The latest MJA issue is out now!

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February 1, 2026 at 11:00 PM
As pancreas cancer rates rise, Professor Steve Robson reflects on his personal ties to the disease, and his hopes for future screening and treatment.

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February 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM
🔔 NEW in the MJA

Treatment Failure and Post-Artesunate Delayed Haemolysis in a Returned Traveller From Uganda With Partially Drug-Resistant Severe Plasmodium falciparum Malaria

✍️ Jye Travis, Kate McCarthy, Paul Chapman, Lawrence Huang, Angelica Tan, Qin Cheng, Bridget E. Barber

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February 1, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Taking paracetamol in pregnancy doesn’t increase your baby’s risk of autism or ADHD – new review

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January 31, 2026 at 10:00 PM
New television series ‘The Pitt’ is screaming about the state of emergency health care in the United States.

InSight+ asked emergency doctors, including The Pitt’s Australian doctor and a writer, whether a TV series can make a difference.

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January 31, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The Framework for Consumer and Community Involvement in Health Research aims to turn good intentions into consistent, practical action — uniting researchers, services and communities in genuine collaboration

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January 31, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Despite the success of sun-safe policies amongst primary school children, there are no such policies for sun safety in secondary schools in New South Wales.

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January 30, 2026 at 10:01 PM
🔔 NEW in the MJA

Treatment Failure and Post-Artesunate Delayed Haemolysis in a Returned Traveller From Uganda With Partially Drug-Resistant Severe Plasmodium falciparum Malaria

✍️ Jye Travis, Kate McCarthy, Paul Chapman, Lawrence Huang, Angelica Tan, Qin Cheng, Bridget E. Barber

👉 buff.ly/MEGOdhh
January 30, 2026 at 2:00 AM
🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia

Valproate Prescribing for Female Adolescents and Management of the Associated Teratogenicity Risk

✍️ Briana Davis, Monica S. Cooper, Michael South, Jeremy L. Freeman, Emma Macdonald-Laurs

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January 30, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Voluntary assisted dying should not rely on clinical altruism, writes Dr Andrea Bendrups

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January 29, 2026 at 10:01 PM
🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia

A match made in health care: can ethics and governance better support impactful implementation research?

✍️ Natalie Taylor, Zhicheng Li, Cathelijne van Kemenade, Jackie Curtis, Patrick Bolton

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January 29, 2026 at 5:00 AM
🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia

Early Cessation of Acetylcysteine Treatment After Paracetamol Overdose (NACSTOP 2): A Non-Inferiority Randomised Controlled Trial

✍️ Anselm Wong, Richard McNulty, Sarah E. Hodgson, Naren Gunja, Andis Graudins

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January 29, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Voluntary assisted dying should not rely on clinical altruism, writes Dr Andrea Bendrups

Read more: buff.ly/ZMU5Osg
January 29, 2026 at 12:01 AM
The Framework for Consumer and Community Involvement in Health Research aims to turn good intentions into consistent, practical action — uniting researchers, services and communities in genuine collaboration

Read more: buff.ly/ql6ItLQ
January 28, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia

Early Cessation of Acetylcysteine Treatment After Paracetamol Overdose (NACSTOP 2): A Non-Inferiority Randomised Controlled Trial

✍️ Anselm Wong, Richard McNulty, Sarah E. Hodgson, Naren Gunja, Andis Graudins

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January 28, 2026 at 5:00 AM
🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia

A match made in health care: can ethics and governance better support impactful implementation research?

✍️ Natalie Taylor, Zhicheng Li, Cathelijne van Kemenade, Jackie Curtis, Patrick Bolton

👉 buff.ly/HVTyrYR
January 28, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Despite the success of sun-safe policies amongst primary school children, there are no such policies for sun safety in secondary schools in New South Wales.

Read more: buff.ly/mISfWhC
January 28, 2026 at 12:01 AM
New television series ‘The Pitt’ is screaming about the state of emergency health care in the United States.

InSight+ asked emergency doctors, including The Pitt’s Australian doctor and a writer, whether a TV series can make a difference.

Read more: buff.ly/4rboper
January 27, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Taking paracetamol in pregnancy doesn’t increase your baby’s risk of autism or ADHD – new review

Read more: buff.ly/0wfxLpq
January 27, 2026 at 5:00 AM
As pancreas cancer rates rise, Professor Steve Robson reflects on his personal ties to the disease, and his hopes for future screening and treatment.

Read more: buff.ly/cYHkJLH
January 27, 2026 at 2:00 AM
🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia

Valproate Prescribing for Female Adolescents and Management of the Associated Teratogenicity Risk

✍️ Briana Davis, Monica S. Cooper, Michael South, Jeremy L. Freeman, Emma Macdonald-Laurs

👉 buff.ly/mdmiiqT
January 27, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Fellowship schemes by Australian funding agencies invite researchers to disclose personal career disruptions to promote equity. But this well-meaning policy can expose private medical details to non-medically trained reviewers and create new risks of bias

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January 24, 2026 at 10:01 PM
An expert on gun violence in Australia has urged for a public health guided approach to gun control reforms in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.

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January 23, 2026 at 10:00 PM
In early 2025, Doctors for the Environment Australia was selected to join the Steering Group of the WHO’s Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health as the representative voice for Health Professional Associations worldwide.

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January 22, 2026 at 10:01 PM
🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia

The Need for National Minimum Healthcare Standards in Australian Custodial Settings

✍️ Thileepan Naren, Damien Linnane, Dallas Widdicombe, Jocelyn Chan, Stuart Kinner

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January 22, 2026 at 2:00 AM