War: The inhuman cost of medical progress
To mark ANZAC day, we are republishing a series of articles about the experiences of doctors and nurses on the frontline of war. Here, Professor…
Tag: Medical research
Why focusing on COVID deaths obscures the true health harms of the pandemic
We are more than three years into the COVID pandemic, and both the virus and the measures taken to control its spread have affected people’s…
Why peer review is flawed and should never be the final word for medical research
When I was first getting into science, almost two decades ago now, one of the first things I was told was about the importance of…
Alzheimer’s cure: Have we seen the resurrection of the amyloid hypothesis?
Billions of dollars in research. Hundreds of failed experiments. Half a dozen competing theories. The search for an effective dementia treatment has proven expensive and…
Lean patients with NAFLD have higher mortality: study
Lean patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease have higher mortality rates than their overweight and obese counterparts, US doctors have found. This is despite lean…
University wins million-dollar contract to run NSW’s pharmacy prescribing trial
The University of Newcastle has signed a deal to run and evaluate the NSW Government’s pharmacy prescribing experiment, Australian Doctor has been told. Last year, state Premier Dominic Perrottet announced plans for…
Cochrane has it wrong: masks do reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19
The question of whether and to what extent face masks work to prevent respiratory infections, such as COVID-19 and influenza, has split the scientific community…
IVF conception has no effect on academic performance: Aus study
Children born through IVF are academically and developmentally on par with their spontaneously conceived peers, according to a landmark Australian study. University of Melbourne–led researchers…
‘Waiting for your child to die is not an option’: A GP’s fight to save her daughter
On a hot Saturday afternoon in February 2018, Matt and Phoebe Dun were sitting in a hospital corridor, waiting for their two-and-a-half-year-old daughter, Josie, to…
Q&A with the MJA’s new editor Professor Ginny Barbour
In January, Professor Ginny Barbour will take the helm at the country’s leading peer-reviewed medical journal as its new editor-in-chief. Taking over from Professor Nick…
