🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia The Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine in Australia: An Additional Tool for Influenza Prevention ✍️ Cyra Patel, Alexis Pillsbury, Tran Nguyen, Xia Wang, Helen E. Quinn, Clayton K. Chiu, Allen C. Cheng, Katie L. Flanagan, Zhicheng Wang 👉 buff.ly/IQdvyfD

Before vaccines, diphtheria used to kill hundreds each year. Now it’s back in Australia Read more: buff.ly/aofrA1e

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Cost-Effectiveness of Donanemab for Early Alzheimer Disease in Australia ✍️ Lan Gao, Rosie Watson, Nawaf Yassi 👉 buff.ly/Viti2rz

In the April issue of the MJA, Quek at al provide structured recommendations regarding reducing medication burden in older adults, reflecting the increasing complexity of health care for our ageing population Read more: buff.ly/mpdgw6m

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Advising Voluntary Assisted Dying Patients About the Option of Organ Donation: Ethical and Practical Considerations ✍️ Leo Nunnink, Melanie Jansen, Fabian Jaramillo, Wade Stedman 👉 buff.ly/NTSOBGO

This week in InSight+ To ensure long-term resilience, we must protect and re-shape Australia’s world-class health and medical research Read more: buff.ly/zV7e1iY

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Mending the Road: A Way Forward From Silence and Silencing ✍️ Natalie Thurtle 👉 buff.ly/Js0tSs6

This week in InSight+ Doctors can be deeply affected by the adverse events in their career. Staff peer support programs help to remind doctors that they are not alone. Read more: buff.ly/9oahcq7

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Organ Donation After Oral Ingestion of a Voluntary Assisted Dying Substance ✍️ Joanne Kantianis, Helen I. Opdam, Rohit L. D'Costa 👉 buff.ly/WhCfBwh

This week in InSight+ In the high tech, fast paced world of the emergency department, how do we ensure we hold onto our humanity? Read more: buff.ly/QAzrtdf

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Lesson From Practice: Not Gone, Should Not Be Forgotten: Recognising PIMS-TS Cases in a Post-Pandemic World ✍️ Rana Sawires, Anneke Engwerda, Mehyar Khair Baik, Philip N. Britton, David P. Burgner 👉 buff.ly/CHADGow

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Australian Consensus Statement on the Prevention and Management of Frailty Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Modified Delphi Study 👉 buff.ly/77fku46

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Uptake and Costs of the 60-Day Dispensing Policy for Antihypertensive Medicines in Australia: A Mixed Methods Study 👉 buff.ly/tglQw8h

The Bondi Beach terror attack mobilised a team of volunteer medics. Here’s what we learned buff.ly/nDpFY2C

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Cervical Cancer Elimination in Australia and the Asia Pacific: Progress and Barriers ✍️ Susan Yuill, Carol Naidu, Megan Smith, Deborah Bateson, Marion Saville, Boniface Damutalau, Karen Canfell 👉 buff.ly/0pCQIGX

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🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Deprescribing in Older People: A Clinical Practice Guideline Summary 👉 buff.ly/um9fHSl

This week in InSight+ Research has found that variability in stuttering is addressed and treated differently by speech language pathologists and generalists, and that more real-life experience for trainees can help reduce the gap. Read more: buff.ly/NWZjCid

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Awareness, Usage and Perceptions of Doxycycline Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (doxyPEP) for Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Australia: Insights From a National Cross-Sectional Survey 👉 buff.ly/ngkl2hP

This week in InSight+ Dissociation is a common and clinically significant trauma response. Clinicians must recognise it early and respond in ways that are safe, evidence-informed, and trauma-responsive. Read more: buff.ly/zzHc1F0

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Advancing Inclusive Design Practice for Queer Youth Using Digital Technologies for Mental Health ✍️ Adam Poulsen, Ian B. Hickie, Samuel J. Hockey, Frank Iorfino, Haley M. LaMonica 👉 buff.ly/agfNcvA

This week in InSight+ Harm reduction has transformed responses to drug-related harm, but emerging evidence suggests current models fail to address the distinct risks associated with anabolic steroid use. Read more: buff.ly/lYFSVIr

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Community Code Blue: The Sydney Jewish Community's Medical Preparations and Response to the Bondi Beach Terror Attack of December 2025 ✍️ Aidan Baron, Jesse Lenn, Zachariah Seidman, Matthew N. Lowy, Jeffrey L. Engelman 👉 buff.ly/p3yZxV8

This week in InSight+ The first national Emergency Laparotomy Clinical Care Standard aims to support a standardised approach to identification, assessment and treatment of time-critical abdominal conditions needing surgery. Read more: buff.ly/h68yawI

Read the latest from the Medical Journal of Australia . Issue 4 out now! 👉 buff.ly/cobq1mP

Welcome to our new-look InSight+ website! It’s been carefully re-designed with the needs of clinicians the forefront. We’ve simplified the way you can access our content, while making it easier to read and quicker to find the news and information you want. Take a look 👀

Tightened eligibility and cuts to plans: what the NDIS changes mean for participants buff.ly/GumYj00

Syphilis cases are on the rise, and inconsistent screening in general practice is leaving people at risk Read more: buff.ly/SXJrjq2

While zero-alcohol products are increasing in popularity, research suggests they are being marketed as an addition to alcohol, rather than a replacement. Read more: buff.ly/jvsiTA7

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia The Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine in Australia: An Additional Tool for Influenza Prevention ✍️ Cyra Patel, Alexis Pillsbury, Tran Nguyen, Xia Wang, Helen E. Quinn, Clayton K. Chiu, Allen C. Cheng, Katie L. Flanagan, Zhicheng Wang 👉 buff.ly/IQdvyfD

Functional neurological disorder is a disabling condition, but our health system offers no clear pathway for care, and dedicated services remain scarce. Read more: buff.ly/6VDgqPs

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Advising Voluntary Assisted Dying Patients About the Option of Organ Donation: Ethical and Practical Considerations ✍️ Leo Nunnink, Melanie Jansen, Fabian Jaramillo, Wade Stedman 👉 buff.ly/NTSOBGO

InSight+ has a new look! Explore our new website - with faster, easier access to the news and information you need for your practice 👉 buff.ly/nYQmFRb

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Mending the Road: A Way Forward From Silence and Silencing ✍️ Natalie Thurtle 👉 buff.ly/Js0tSs6

A study led by the University of Queensland has analysed how genes can affect a child’s BMI over time, and how these genetic factors may increase the risk of developing heart disease or type 2 diabetes later in life Read more: buff.ly/eZ9wlig

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Organ Donation After Oral Ingestion of a Voluntary Assisted Dying Substance ✍️ Joanne Kantianis, Helen I. Opdam, Rohit L. D'Costa 👉 buff.ly/WhCfBwh

Australia has made significant advances in the prevention of cervical cancer, but progress on other gynaecological cancers is falling behind. Read more: buff.ly/GbUDbeZ

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Cost-Effectiveness of Donanemab for Early Alzheimer Disease in Australia ✍️ Lan Gao, Rosie Watson, Nawaf Yassi 👉 buff.ly/Viti2rz

This week in InSight+ For 25 years, Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA) has championed a once under-recognised argument: protecting the environment is fundamental to protecting human health. Read more: buff.ly/SvcIN9B

This week in InSight+ While many stakeholders are ‘cautiously optimistic’ that the Thriving Kids program will support kids with developmental delays and autism, some are concerned the program hasn’t had enough time in planning. Read more: buff.ly/rK4B21X

The Australian Health Biobank is Australia’s first national general population biobank, providing an unprecedented opportunity to capture population-level trends in disease states and/or environmental exposures. Read more: buff.ly/3dMDhSI

New clinical practice guidelines for deprescribing represent a major step in supporting safe and appropriate use of medicines in older people Read more: buff.ly/KS7jC23

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Awareness, Usage and Perceptions of Doxycycline Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (doxyPEP) for Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Australia: Insights From a National Cross-Sectional Survey 👉 buff.ly/ngkl2hP

This week in InSight+ Eating disorders are complex mental illnesses affecting over 1.1 million people in Australia every year. Medical practitioners play an important role in the treatment team, and knowing where to refer patients for more intensive care is vital. Read more: buff.ly/TODgZEs

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Advancing Inclusive Design Practice for Queer Youth Using Digital Technologies for Mental Health ✍️ Adam Poulsen, Ian B. Hickie, Samuel J. Hockey, Frank Iorfino, Haley M. LaMonica 👉 buff.ly/agfNcvA

This week in InSight+ Clinicians need to be aware of the growing grey market of injectable peptide-based substances being promoted online for weight loss. Read more: buff.ly/jRV15zL

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Community Code Blue: The Sydney Jewish Community's Medical Preparations and Response to the Bondi Beach Terror Attack of December 2025 ✍️ Aidan Baron, Jesse Lenn, Zachariah Seidman, Matthew N. Lowy, Jeffrey L. Engelman 👉 buff.ly/p3yZxV8

Why Australia is right to put affordable medicine ahead of beating US pharmaceutical tariffs Read more: buff.ly/nYJFa9m

This week in InSight+ An artificial intelligence algorithm used to detect breast cancer in screening scans can predict women’s cancer risk over the next four years, Australian research has found. Read more: buff.ly/MjXFSEK

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia Uptake and Costs of the 60-Day Dispensing Policy for Antihypertensive Medicines in Australia: A Mixed Methods Study 👉 buff.ly/tglQw8h