Medical Journal of Australia

Psychology & Psychiatry

Depression and insomnia should be treated individually

A common belief that insomnia is a secondary symptom of depression when they co-occur is not supported by scientific evidence, and doctors should direct targeted diagnostic and treatment attention to both disorders, according ...

Medical research

Giving patients informed choices could reduce low-value care

To protect themselves from the potential harms of low value care, patients must take an active role in clinical decision making, according to the authors of a Perspective published today by the Medical Journal of Australia.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Coordinated approach to pandemic research needed

Australia should follow the examples of the UK and parts of the US and establish a national, coordinated approach for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) for COVID-19, any future pandemics, and inter-pandemic periods, ...

Cardiology

Procedure to plug a hole in the heart is effective and safe

Closure of a patent foramen ovale, or "hole in the heart," is effective and well-tolerated with low rates of complications, according to a narrative review published today by the Medical Journal of Australia.

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