The Medical Journal of Australia
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The Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) is Australia's leading peer-reviewed general medical journal.
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The Association Between Access Block And Ambulance Ramping, And The Impact of COVID-19: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study of 25 Queensland Hospitals
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The Association Between Access Block And Ambulance Ramping, And The Impact of COVID-19: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study of 25 Queensland Hospitals
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February 15, 2026 at 10:01 PM
🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia
The Association Between Access Block And Ambulance Ramping, And The Impact of COVID-19: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study of 25 Queensland Hospitals
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The Association Between Access Block And Ambulance Ramping, And The Impact of COVID-19: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study of 25 Queensland Hospitals
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🔔 This week in InSight+
Hospitals secure federal funding, but health leaders look ahead to ballooning system
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Hospitals secure federal funding, but health leaders look ahead to ballooning system
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February 15, 2026 at 4:00 AM
🔔 This week in InSight+
Hospitals secure federal funding, but health leaders look ahead to ballooning system
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Hospitals secure federal funding, but health leaders look ahead to ballooning system
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🔔 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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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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February 15, 2026 at 2:00 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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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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🔔 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
👉 buff.ly/o8uAu2w
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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February 15, 2026 at 12:00 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
👉 buff.ly/o8uAu2w
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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🔔 This week in InSight+
Why we must invest now in digital health interventions for adolescents
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Why we must invest now in digital health interventions for adolescents
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February 14, 2026 at 10:01 PM
🔔 This week in InSight+
Why we must invest now in digital health interventions for adolescents
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Why we must invest now in digital health interventions for adolescents
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MJA Editor-in-Chief Professor Virginia Barbour shares what readers and authors can expect from the journal in 2026
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Read more: buff.ly/KEBGqvA
February 14, 2026 at 4:00 AM
MJA Editor-in-Chief Professor Virginia Barbour shares what readers and authors can expect from the journal in 2026
Read more: buff.ly/KEBGqvA
Read more: buff.ly/KEBGqvA
🔔 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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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/6srav3v
February 14, 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/6srav3v
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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🔔 NEW in the MJA
Population-Based Melanoma Screening Using Integrated Risk Scores in Australia: A Narrative Review to Determine Readiness
✍️ Courtney K. Wallingford, Chloe Mighton, Tamara Dawson, Anne Cust, H. Peter Soyer, Yvonne Bombard, Tatiane Yanes, Aideen McInerney-Leo
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Population-Based Melanoma Screening Using Integrated Risk Scores in Australia: A Narrative Review to Determine Readiness
✍️ Courtney K. Wallingford, Chloe Mighton, Tamara Dawson, Anne Cust, H. Peter Soyer, Yvonne Bombard, Tatiane Yanes, Aideen McInerney-Leo
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February 14, 2026 at 12:01 AM
🔔 NEW in the MJA
Population-Based Melanoma Screening Using Integrated Risk Scores in Australia: A Narrative Review to Determine Readiness
✍️ Courtney K. Wallingford, Chloe Mighton, Tamara Dawson, Anne Cust, H. Peter Soyer, Yvonne Bombard, Tatiane Yanes, Aideen McInerney-Leo
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Population-Based Melanoma Screening Using Integrated Risk Scores in Australia: A Narrative Review to Determine Readiness
✍️ Courtney K. Wallingford, Chloe Mighton, Tamara Dawson, Anne Cust, H. Peter Soyer, Yvonne Bombard, Tatiane Yanes, Aideen McInerney-Leo
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February 13, 2026 at 10:02 PM
The launch of the National Cancer Data Framework marks a significant milestone in Australian cancer care, setting a new standard for how health data is integrated and used across the sector.
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Read more: buff.ly/phtQDLl
February 13, 2026 at 4:00 AM
The launch of the National Cancer Data Framework marks a significant milestone in Australian cancer care, setting a new standard for how health data is integrated and used across the sector.
Read more: buff.ly/phtQDLl
Read more: buff.ly/phtQDLl
🔔 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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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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February 13, 2026 at 2:00 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
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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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🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia
The Extent and Nature of Lived Experience Engagement in the Development of Australian Clinical Practice Guidelines, 2014–2025: A Scoping Review
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The Extent and Nature of Lived Experience Engagement in the Development of Australian Clinical Practice Guidelines, 2014–2025: A Scoping Review
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February 13, 2026 at 12:01 AM
🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia
The Extent and Nature of Lived Experience Engagement in the Development of Australian Clinical Practice Guidelines, 2014–2025: A Scoping Review
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The Extent and Nature of Lived Experience Engagement in the Development of Australian Clinical Practice Guidelines, 2014–2025: A Scoping Review
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MJA Editor-in-Chief Professor Virginia Barbour shares what readers and authors can expect from the journal in 2026
Read more: buff.ly/KEBGqvA
Read more: buff.ly/KEBGqvA
February 12, 2026 at 10:01 PM
MJA Editor-in-Chief Professor Virginia Barbour shares what readers and authors can expect from the journal in 2026
Read more: buff.ly/KEBGqvA
Read more: buff.ly/KEBGqvA
MJA Editor-in-Chief Professor Virginia Barbour shares what readers and authors can expect from the journal in 2026
Read more: buff.ly/KEBGqvA
Read more: buff.ly/KEBGqvA
February 12, 2026 at 4:00 AM
MJA Editor-in-Chief Professor Virginia Barbour shares what readers and authors can expect from the journal in 2026
Read more: buff.ly/KEBGqvA
Read more: buff.ly/KEBGqvA
🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia
Interval Cancer Characteristics, Staging and Survival Among National Bowel Cancer Screening Program Participants, Western Australia, 2018
✍️ Shantelle J. Smith, Rachael Moorin, Dagmawi Tadesse, Kathleen O'Connor, Thi Ninh Ha
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Interval Cancer Characteristics, Staging and Survival Among National Bowel Cancer Screening Program Participants, Western Australia, 2018
✍️ Shantelle J. Smith, Rachael Moorin, Dagmawi Tadesse, Kathleen O'Connor, Thi Ninh Ha
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February 12, 2026 at 2:01 AM
🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia
Interval Cancer Characteristics, Staging and Survival Among National Bowel Cancer Screening Program Participants, Western Australia, 2018
✍️ Shantelle J. Smith, Rachael Moorin, Dagmawi Tadesse, Kathleen O'Connor, Thi Ninh Ha
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Interval Cancer Characteristics, Staging and Survival Among National Bowel Cancer Screening Program Participants, Western Australia, 2018
✍️ Shantelle J. Smith, Rachael Moorin, Dagmawi Tadesse, Kathleen O'Connor, Thi Ninh Ha
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🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia
Interval Cancer Characteristics, Staging and Survival Among National Bowel Cancer Screening Program Participants, Western Australia, 2018
✍️ Shantelle J. Smith, Rachael Moorin, Dagmawi Tadesse, Kathleen O'Connor, Thi Ninh Ha
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Interval Cancer Characteristics, Staging and Survival Among National Bowel Cancer Screening Program Participants, Western Australia, 2018
✍️ Shantelle J. Smith, Rachael Moorin, Dagmawi Tadesse, Kathleen O'Connor, Thi Ninh Ha
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February 12, 2026 at 12:01 AM
🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia
Interval Cancer Characteristics, Staging and Survival Among National Bowel Cancer Screening Program Participants, Western Australia, 2018
✍️ Shantelle J. Smith, Rachael Moorin, Dagmawi Tadesse, Kathleen O'Connor, Thi Ninh Ha
👉 buff.ly/bNDy9fQ
Interval Cancer Characteristics, Staging and Survival Among National Bowel Cancer Screening Program Participants, Western Australia, 2018
✍️ Shantelle J. Smith, Rachael Moorin, Dagmawi Tadesse, Kathleen O'Connor, Thi Ninh Ha
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New national data suggests the “average” dose of Medicare-subsidised mental health services is around five sessions per year — raising uncomfortable questions about whether publicly funded care is adequately dosed, relationally safe, and fit for purpose
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Read more: buff.ly/Aw3c6yk
February 11, 2026 at 10:01 PM
New national data suggests the “average” dose of Medicare-subsidised mental health services is around five sessions per year — raising uncomfortable questions about whether publicly funded care is adequately dosed, relationally safe, and fit for purpose
Read more: buff.ly/Aw3c6yk
Read more: buff.ly/Aw3c6yk
February 11, 2026 at 4:00 AM
🔔 NEW in the MJA
Population-Based Melanoma Screening Using Integrated Risk Scores in Australia: A Narrative Review to Determine Readiness
✍️ Courtney K. Wallingford, Chloe Mighton, Tamara Dawson, Anne Cust, H. Peter Soyer, Yvonne Bombard, Tatiane Yanes, Aideen McInerney-Leo
👉 buff.ly/Q0JMWAc
Population-Based Melanoma Screening Using Integrated Risk Scores in Australia: A Narrative Review to Determine Readiness
✍️ Courtney K. Wallingford, Chloe Mighton, Tamara Dawson, Anne Cust, H. Peter Soyer, Yvonne Bombard, Tatiane Yanes, Aideen McInerney-Leo
👉 buff.ly/Q0JMWAc
February 11, 2026 at 2:00 AM
🔔 NEW in the MJA
Population-Based Melanoma Screening Using Integrated Risk Scores in Australia: A Narrative Review to Determine Readiness
✍️ Courtney K. Wallingford, Chloe Mighton, Tamara Dawson, Anne Cust, H. Peter Soyer, Yvonne Bombard, Tatiane Yanes, Aideen McInerney-Leo
👉 buff.ly/Q0JMWAc
Population-Based Melanoma Screening Using Integrated Risk Scores in Australia: A Narrative Review to Determine Readiness
✍️ Courtney K. Wallingford, Chloe Mighton, Tamara Dawson, Anne Cust, H. Peter Soyer, Yvonne Bombard, Tatiane Yanes, Aideen McInerney-Leo
👉 buff.ly/Q0JMWAc
🔔 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
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
February 11, 2026 at 12:01 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
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
The launch of the National Cancer Data Framework marks a significant milestone in Australian cancer care, setting a new standard for how health data is integrated and used across the sector.
Read more: buff.ly/phtQDLl
Read more: buff.ly/phtQDLl
February 10, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The launch of the National Cancer Data Framework marks a significant milestone in Australian cancer care, setting a new standard for how health data is integrated and used across the sector.
Read more: buff.ly/phtQDLl
Read more: buff.ly/phtQDLl
🔔 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/6srav3v
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/6srav3v
February 10, 2026 at 6:00 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/6srav3v
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/6srav3v
🔔 This week in InSight+
Why we must invest now in digital health interventions for adolescents
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Why we must invest now in digital health interventions for adolescents
👉 buff.ly/EI5UgRA
February 10, 2026 at 4:00 AM
🔔 This week in InSight+
Why we must invest now in digital health interventions for adolescents
👉 buff.ly/EI5UgRA
Why we must invest now in digital health interventions for adolescents
👉 buff.ly/EI5UgRA
🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia
The Extent and Nature of Lived Experience Engagement in the Development of Australian Clinical Practice Guidelines, 2014–2025: A Scoping Review
👉 buff.ly/u6KbphM
The Extent and Nature of Lived Experience Engagement in the Development of Australian Clinical Practice Guidelines, 2014–2025: A Scoping Review
👉 buff.ly/u6KbphM
February 10, 2026 at 2:00 AM
🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia
The Extent and Nature of Lived Experience Engagement in the Development of Australian Clinical Practice Guidelines, 2014–2025: A Scoping Review
👉 buff.ly/u6KbphM
The Extent and Nature of Lived Experience Engagement in the Development of Australian Clinical Practice Guidelines, 2014–2025: A Scoping Review
👉 buff.ly/u6KbphM
New national data suggests the “average” dose of Medicare-subsidised mental health services is around five sessions per year — raising uncomfortable questions about whether publicly funded care is adequately dosed, relationally safe, and fit for purpose
Read more: buff.ly/Aw3c6yk
Read more: buff.ly/Aw3c6yk
February 10, 2026 at 12:01 AM
New national data suggests the “average” dose of Medicare-subsidised mental health services is around five sessions per year — raising uncomfortable questions about whether publicly funded care is adequately dosed, relationally safe, and fit for purpose
Read more: buff.ly/Aw3c6yk
Read more: buff.ly/Aw3c6yk