Tagged Medical Journal of Australia

‘Wake-up call’ for all levels of government: landmark study to drive coordinated response to child abuse

Community & Social

The government has released ‘shocking’ findings about child maltreatment in Australia, with calls for national action to respond to the data.

Blood samples with COVID-19 antibodies hold clues on rates of infected Australian children

By Melissa Coade

Federal

‘Seroprevalence’ in elective surgery blood samples shows at least one in 500 children was infected with COVID-19 by the start of last year.

Medication boost for people with dementia who enter aged care potentially harmful, study warns

By Melissa Coade

Federal

The study emphasises the importance of looking at the continuity of care for residents as they enter residential aged care.

'Have you been feeling your spirit was sad?' Culture is key when assessing Indigenous Australians' mental health

By Maree Hackettand Geoffrey Spurling

Career Advice

For Australia’s First Nations peoples, routine screening tools have not always seemed appropriate. We now have a validated culturally specific tool, developed with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members, to screen for depression in Indigenous Australians.

Medical Journal of Australia

‘Wake-up call’ for all levels of government: landmark study to drive coordinated response to child abuse

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Blood samples with COVID-19 antibodies hold clues on rates of infected Australian children

Medication boost for people with dementia who enter aged care potentially harmful, study warns

'Have you been feeling your spirit was sad?' Culture is key when assessing Indigenous Australians' mental health