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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 · 2h
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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 · 4d
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.

www.mja.com.au/journal/2025...
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 · 4d
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:

www.abc.net.au/news/health/...

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 · 15h
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 · 14d
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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 · 4h
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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 · 6h
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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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The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 23h
Jayne McFadyen and colleagues' critique of a past report of inpatient psychiatric treatment for gender diverse children provides an essential element of evidence‐based medicine - the patient's voice

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7:30 report:
Decades-old study influences modern trans youth healthcare debate
Sarah Ferguson presents Australia's premier daily current affairs program, delivering agenda-setting public affairs journalism and interviews that hold the powerful to account. Plus political…
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The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 1d
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An autoethnographic critique of a past report of inpatient psychiatric treatment for gender diverse children

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The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 1d
This week in InSight+

Embedding specialist geriatricians directly into the emergency department can help identify older adults who can be managed safely outside of an acute hospital stay.

Read more: buff.ly/AgZc4Zh
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The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 1d
Protecting and advancing gender equity, diversity, and inclusion in healthcare leadership is not only a moral imperative — it is essential for our workforce and systems, write Professor Helena Teede, Dr Belinda Garth and Dr Wafa El-Adhami

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The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 1d
In recognition of the important intersections between gender, health and wellbeing, the Medical Journal of Australia has dedicated a special issue to the topic of gender and health.

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The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 2d
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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 · 2d
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 · 2d
In recognition of the important intersections between gender, health and wellbeing, the Medical Journal of Australia has dedicated a special issue to the topic of gender and health.

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The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 2d
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An autoethnographic critique of a past report of inpatient psychiatric treatment for gender diverse children

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The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 2d
Protecting and advancing gender equity, diversity, and inclusion in healthcare leadership is not only a moral imperative — it is essential for our workforce and systems, write Professor Helena Teede, Dr Belinda Garth and Dr Wafa El-Adhami

Read more: buff.ly/azUuPja
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The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 3d
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
Jayne McFadyen and colleagues' critique of a past report of inpatient psychiatric treatment for gender diverse children provides an essential element of evidence‐based medicine - the patient's voice

Read the research: buff.ly/VYbd4yW

ABC article: buff.ly/vUBCwA7

7:30 report:
Decades-old study influences modern trans youth healthcare debate
Sarah Ferguson presents Australia's premier daily current affairs program, delivering agenda-setting public affairs journalism and interviews that hold the powerful to account. Plus political…
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The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 5d
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University of Technology Sydney plans to cut public health at the worst possible time, writes Associate Professor Daniel Demant

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The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 5d
It’s OK to use paracetamol in pregnancy. Here’s what the science says about the link with autism

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The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 6d
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The forgotten pandemic: Hong Kong influenza in Australia (1968–1970)

✍️ Matthew Brown, Alan W Hampson and John Gerrard

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The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 6d
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A new online blood pressure calculator could help overcome the inadequacies of hypertension treatment in Australia.

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The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 7d
It’s OK to use paracetamol in pregnancy. Here’s what the science says about the link with autism

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The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 7d
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Dr Maria Li discusses how casual interactions online, such as comments and DMs, still carry professional risk for doctors

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The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 8d
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Professor Steve Robson reports on the Public Health Association of Australia’s annual meeting, which brought together speakers with diverse viewpoints and perspectives on the seemingly intractable problem of preventive health in Australia

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