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…
Tag: Medical research
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…
MJA to be fully fledged open-access journal by 2026, says new editor
The Medical Journal of Australia’s incoming editor-in-chief says she wants all its published articles to be fully open access by 2026. Professor Ginny Barbour, a founding editor of PLOS Medicine who is…
Doctor says arthritis research overlooked despite high prevalence
A leading rheumatologist has called for more focus on arthritis research, highlighting a report showing it affects one in seven Australians yet receives only 1%…
Diabetes drugs cut risk of severe COPD exacerbations: study
GLP-1 receptor agonists and SLGT-2 inhibitors cut the risk of exacerbations in patients with type 2 diabetes and COPD by about a third compared to…
Podcast: The new technologies transforming medical practice Â
Can virtual reality be used to manage chronic pain? Can a patient’s DNA reveal whether a certain drug is going to work for them? And can…
Australian Prescriber offered last-minute reprieve by Fed Govt
Australian Prescriber has been thrown a lifeline after the Federal Government said it would offer a contract to a new publisher to keep the medical journal…
Robotic surgery: Is evidence showing its alleged wonders still missing in action?
Robotic surgery still carries the glittery image of cutting-edge medicine — if you excuse the pun. For those patients with the financial means, it’s been…
