This week in InSight+ Who pays the price when policy decision-making doesn’t keep pace with health care progress? Read more: buff.ly/medLjjl

This week in InSight+ People living with acquired brain injury are being let down by a lack of data, siloed specialities and closed feedback loops. Read more: buff.ly/e6mfTtF

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Worsening Asthma Outcomes in Australian Adults: A Comparison of Stratified Sample Surveys in 2012 and 2021 ✍️ Helen K. Reddel, Maria R. Ampon, Leanne M. Poulos, Sharon R. Davis, Brett G. Toelle, Guy B. Marks, Taehoon Lee 👉 buff.ly/U2iO9wn

This week in InSight+ There’s a lot of mis- and disinformation about postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) online. Experts say a new name would clear up some of the confusion. Read more: buff.ly/KPLShsu

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Stigmatising Attitudes Towards People With Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality, ADHD and Early and Long-Term/Untreated Schizophrenia: Representative Survey of Australian Adults 👉https://buff.ly/KY5A20Q

This week in InSight+ Investment in primary care is decreasing in relative terms, with significant implications for health equity Read more: buff.ly/QbcRHhQ

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Continuity of Care in General Practice in Australia: A Whole-Of-Population Serial Cross-Sectional Study 👉 buff.ly/TI2xmCT

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Two Decades of Primary Care Funding in Australia: A Descriptive Time-Series and Distributional Analysis ✍️ Rafal Chomik, Shona M. Bates, Michael Wright 👉 buff.ly/lXHW76H

Kids on social media more than two hours a day at higher risk of mental illness, according to new research published in the Medical Journal of Australia Read more: buff.ly/HxkDlWd

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Hospital-Admitted Injection-Related Infections Among Incarcerated People Who Inject Drugs in Australia: A Retrospective Cohort Study 👉 buff.ly/BMB4HK7

This week in InSight+ Australian guidelines recommending that egg be introduced to a baby’s diet in their first year of life are being credited with a steep decline in one of the most common food allergies in young children. Read more: buff.ly/TGehntY

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Short-Term Safety and Adverse Event Risk Profiles for SARS-CoV-2 Booster Vaccine Doses in Australian Adults: A Survey Study 👉 buff.ly/7P0azXG

This week in InSight+ Most women with opioid dependence engage in treatment and remain engaged in treatment during and after pregnancy, but some may need additional support to remain in treatment. Read more: buff.ly/I0uRFd5

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Continuity of Care in General Practice in Australia: A Whole-Of-Population Serial Cross-Sectional Study 👉 buff.ly/TI2xmCT

This week in InSight+ A child's experiences in the first three years shape their future mental health, learning, and relationships more than any other period of childhood. Read more: buff.ly/d7YC4fO

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Psychosocial Hazards for Healthcare Workers: Supporting the Second Victim Also Helps the Primary Victims ✍️ Sarah Michael 👉 buff.ly/LxU0MHB

This week in InSight+ People living with dementia are currently excluded from access to voluntary assisted dying. Does this need to change? Read more: buff.ly/MDkI967

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Designing Housing to Reduce Overcrowding-Related Harms: Rheumatic Heart Disease as the Canary in the Coal Mine 👉 buff.ly/FsVJi8g

This week in InSight+ Approaching young men with curiosity, patience and compassion during GP consultations may be one of the most effective ways to improve their engagement in health care services. Read more: buff.ly/qQtzJ96

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Two Decades of Primary Care Funding in Australia: A Descriptive Time-Series and Distributional Analysis ✍️ Rafal Chomik, Shona M. Bates, Michael Wright 👉 buff.ly/lXHW76H

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia The Effects of Social Media on Adolescent Mental Health: Findings From a Population-Based Cohort Study in Australia 👉 buff.ly/W2Jsd2y

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia When ‘Liver Enzymes’ Are Not Hepatic: Late-Onset Pompe Disease ✍️ Shauna Madigan, Georgina England, Wayne Rankin 👉 buff.ly/PlJM96A

This week in InSight+ Richard Scolyer leaves a unique legacy of pioneering brain cancer research Read more: buff.ly/f4x8wvv

🔔 NEW in the MJA Impact of the 2025 New South Wales Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prevention Program on Infant Notifications and Hospitalisations: A Population-Based Analysis ✍️ Janaki Amin, Sally L. Ellis, Christopher Lambeth, Jessica Gugusheff, Christine Selvey 👉 buff.ly/nboE43y

This week in InSight+ New evidence shows Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people develop atrial fibrillation much earlier than other Australians. Screening from age 55, and earlier for those at higher risk, is a practical step towards preventing avoidable stroke. Read more: buff.ly/zIsoHAd

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Interpreting Australian Stillbirth Rate Trends: Implications for Surveillance and Continuous Quality Improvement 👉 buff.ly/bbQMmZB

This week in InSight+ Australia needs a comprehensive and accurate picture of the prevalence, characteristics and impact of elder abuse in order to combat the problem. Read more: buff.ly/Pgpip9e

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia The Management of Withdrawal From Alcohol and Other Drugs in Australian Custodial Settings: A Consensus Statement 👉 buff.ly/LcV5HeA

This week in InSight+ New HILDA data suggests under-25s mental health has rebounded from the pandemic-era decline, but still remains below 2019 levels. Read more: buff.ly/VwOL4oz

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Embedding Rehabilitation as Core Cancer Care in Australia and New Zealand: A Health System Imperative ✍️ Krystal Song, Steven G. Faux, Fary Khan 👉 buff.ly/X3gmco0

This week in InSight+ Almost half of Australian men have experienced two or more adverse childhood experiences. Researchers say it’s linked directly to adult mental ill-health. Read more: buff.ly/dxlmPFa

Listen to the latest MJA Podcast, where Dr Mariana Gutierrez Popoca discusses the work @Médecins Sans Frontières Australia & Médecins Sans Frontières New Zealand is doing to support breastfeeding around the world 🎧 buff.ly/6dozD1H

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia The Effects of Social Media on Adolescent Mental Health: Findings From a Population-Based Cohort Study in Australia 👉 buff.ly/W2Jsd2y

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Psychosocial Hazards for Healthcare Workers: Supporting the Second Victim Also Helps the Primary Victims ✍️ Sarah Michael 👉 buff.ly/1yOW6Uu

What should ‘foundational supports’ look like for people ineligible for the NDIS? Read more: buff.ly/aYw9MnA

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Designing Housing to Reduce Overcrowding-Related Harms: Rheumatic Heart Disease as the Canary in the Coal Mine 👉 buff.ly/gNV3rq4

This week in InSight+ The harmful effects of woodfire heater smoke are coming under increased scrutiny, with Asthma Australia calling for a national approach from governments to reduce the health impacts. Read more: buff.ly/braitQN

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Predictors of Ambulance Transport to Hospital for Older People Living in Tasmanian Aged Care Facilities: A Retrospective Cohort Study ✍️ Sharon Andrews, Pieter F. Fouche, Belinda Flanagan, Michael McDermott, Melanie Greenwood 👉 buff.ly/EkGUXnJ

This week in InSight+ Australia's chronic underrepresentation of First Nations doctors reflects structural barriers to both entry and progression. Read more: buff.ly/Yrb8vD3

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Two Decades of Primary Care Funding in Australia: A Descriptive Time-Series and Distributional Analysis ✍️ Rafal Chomik, Shona M. Bates, Michael Wright 👉 buff.ly/3KwSXcp

This week in InSight+ The recent cluster of hantavirus cases aboard the Cruise ship MV Hondius highlights the vulnerability of passengers on cruise ships to known and emerging zoonotic diseases. Read more: buff.ly/lGwNL4e

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Impact of Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Implementation on Rates and Characteristics of People Seeing Multiple Prescribers in Primary Care: A Controlled Interrupted Time-Series Analysis 👉 buff.ly/sHeXytI

This week in InSight+ Medicine has traditionally positioned doctors as fixers and rescuers. But learning to sit with uncertainty and inaction can be just as valuable, writes A/Prof Andrew Tagg Read more: buff.ly/Me9GEFx

Listen to the latest MJA Podcast, where Dr Mariana Gutierrez Popoca discusses the work Médecins Sans Frontières is doing to support breastfeeding around the world @msf.org 🎧 buff.ly/6dozD1H

The latest issue of the Medical Journal of Australia is out now! buff.ly/Jsx06Tb

🔔 NEW in the MJA Fatty Liver Disease in Australia: A Narrative Review on the Epidemiology, Natural History, Prognostication and Management in People With Metabolic Dysfunction ✍️ Karl Vaz, Daniel Clayton-Chubb, William W. Kemp, Stuart K. Roberts, Ammar Majeed 👉 buff.ly/Qac0riv

Australia is battling its worst diphtheria outbreak in decades. But vaccines could curb it Read more: buff.ly/0qoKML3

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Chronic Kidney Disease and Unmet Needs for Comprehensive Rehabilitation in Australia ✍️ Limy Wong, Lawrence P. McMahon 👉https://buff.ly/3ndznyB

This week in InSight+ Breastfeeding is a significant protective factor for mothers and babies in emergency situations, says Médecins Sans Frontières paediatrician Read more: buff.ly/B1omhHA

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Australian Climate Leadership in 2026: COP-Out or Step-Up for Health? ✍️ Catherine G. A. Pendrey, Angie Bone, Aletha Ward, Francis Nona, Michelle Isles, Paul M. Kelly, Nicholas J. Talley 👉 buff.ly/R42QQ5o