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A new Australian study on the mortality gap for people experiencing severe mental health conditions compared with the general population shows that the gap has narrowed. But for psychotic disorders, ...

The MJA acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we live and work across Australia. We recognise that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples were the first ...

For many doctors, retirement isn’t a simple question of age. From mounting workload and burnout to financial readiness and life beyond medicine, the decision to step away from clinical practice is ...

Researchers exploring the relationship between nutrition and brain health say diet is a modifiable determinant of depression and anxiety.

Understanding whether a tool is regulated as an AI medical device can help doctors make more informed decisions about which tools are appropriate to use in their clinical practice. As AI becomes more ...

Australia is heading into a very strong El Niño this summer, and general practice is not ready for what that means. In Australia, El Niño years mean less rain, hotter days and a higher chance of ...

Motivational interviewing is a core GP consultation skill, but knowing the theory and using it in a ten-minute appointment are different challenges. This guide bridges the gap. Behaviour change is ...

The rate of endometriosis hospitalisations has increased more than four times faster than female hospitalisations overall in the past decade. While female hospitalisations rose by 5% between 2015 and ...

Massachusetts General Hospital in the United States has been the first to successfully use a pig kidney to perform a “bridge” transplant for a 66 year-old man with kidney disease. A genetically ...

The NSW Government’s subsidy of 2500 “Free” (bulk-billed) GP ADHD assessments will likely increase demand for care, minimally increase access, and increase out-of-pocket costs. We previously found ...