This week's issue of MJA
Leadership in #womenshealth : not just about equity but also better health outcomes;
Role of med colleges & member organisations in advancing women in health care leadership
Has the COVID‐19 crisis heightened the glass cliff? mja.com.au/journal/2024/2…

The latest MJA issue is out now!

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As world health authorities stay alert for the next pandemic-causing pathogen, the term “disease X” is making headlines again

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The 2023 report of the MJA–Lancet Countdown on health and climate change finds sustainability needed in Australia's health care sector The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change The Lancet

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Australia needs a greater sense of urgency in tackling greenhouse gas emissions, including in the health sector, a new climate change score card has found.

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Recent court decisions highlight a shift in the way we talk about cultural loss among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, prompting new discussions about how we engage with these challenging concepts as a nation.

Read more: insightplus.mja.com.au/2024/9/putting…

Women in medicine face a persistent “glass cliff” when trying to obtain leadership positions, according to a Perspective article published in the Medical Journal of Australia today to mark #InternationalWomensDay .

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For #InternationalWomensDay , InSight+ spoke to five women in the medical field in Australia to find out what inspires them, what challenges they face, and what they hope for in the future.

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Excellent podcast Julie Marchant! Great to see updated adult & child guideline on #ChronicCough published (as open access) - link to guideline 👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.56… well done to all involved 👏 👏 Shyamali C Dharmage Maree Toombs Danielle Wurzel Peter Wark and many others MJA

As workforce shortages continue to plague the Australian health care system, an innovative program in Melbourne utilising final year medical students as Clinical Assistants could present a solution to hospitals struggling to fill rosters.

Read more: insightplus.mja.com.au/2024/7/clinica…

There are fears for the lives of thousands of displaced civilians in southern Gaza, who were sheltering in the grounds of a major hospital in Khan Yunis, with Médecins Sans Frontières now declaring “nowhere in Gaza is safe”.

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In my MJA Editor's choice this week, how health and research can be affected, both positively and negatively, by national policies and approaches, with a specific look at sexual and reproductive health rights mja.com.au/journal/2024/2…

The Medical Journal of Australia pays its respects to Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue, a leading Indigenous health advocate

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The burden of bronchiectasis among Indigenous adults in the Top End of the Northern Territory is significant, but more research is needed to develop targeted strategies and close the health gap.

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The latest MJA podcast is out now — water fluoridation in Queensland, with biostatistician Mr Christopher Sexton

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The latest MJA issue is out now!

Available online at mja.com.au/journal/2024/2…

or as an eJournal at mja.com.au/journal/2024/2…

Vale Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue AC CBE DSG. The MJA joins the nation in paying our deepest respect to her incredible legacy. Our condolences to the O’Donoghue family, friends and colleagues.