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Emergency department presentations by residents of Sydney quarantine hotels during the COVID‐19 outbreak

Michael Dinh, Owen Hutchings, Kendall Bein, James Shaw, Aditi Raut, Saartje Berendsen Russell, Dianna Jagers, Rajip Thapa, Gregory Fox, James Edwards, Timothy Wand and Warwick Britton

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (10): 473-474 Free

Impact of pre‐surgery hospital transfer on time to surgery and 30‐day mortality for people with hip fractures

Lara A Harvey, Ian A Harris, Rebecca J Mitchell, Adrian Webster, Ian D Cameron, Louisa R Jorm, Hannah Seymour, Pooria Sarrami and Jacqueline CT Close

Med J Aust 2021; 215 (2): 87-88 Free

Clinical course and care requirements during the 2020 COVID‐19 epidemic in South Australia

Daniel Haustead, Dylan J Toh, Benjamin Reddi, Emily Kirkpatrick, Emily Rowe, Pamela Outhwaite, Elizabett Harnack, Michael Cusack and Megan Brooks

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (10): 471-473 Free

Coronary artery calcium scoring in cardiovascular risk assessment of people with family histories of early onset coronary artery disease

Andrew Hayen, Paul P Glasziou and Jenny A Doust

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (9): 440-440.e1

Coronary artery calcium scoring in cardiovascular risk assessment of people with family histories of early onset coronary artery disease

Prasanna Venkataraman and Thomas H Marwick

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (9): 440-440.e1

Repeat testing for SARS‐CoV‐2: persistence of viral RNA is common, and clearance is slower in older people

Paulina Stehlik, Kylie Alcorn, Anna Jones, Sanmarie Schlebusch, Andre Wattiaux and David A Henry

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (10): 468-470 Free

Opioid cessation is associated with reduced pain and improved function in people attending specialist chronic pain services

Hilarie Tardif, Christopher Hayes and Samuel F Allingham

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (9): 430-432 Free

N95 or P2 respirator fit testing policy in Australia: implementation issues to consider

Anand Ganesan, Jane Parker and Darius Chapman

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (8): 387-387.e1 Free

Queensland’s new Human Rights Act and the right to access health services

Michael Levy and Daniel Mogg

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (8): 387-387.e1

Queensland’s new Human Rights Act and the right to access health services

Claire E Brolan, Erin Cameron and Grazia Catalano

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (8): 387-387.e1

Discharge destination and patient‐reported outcomes after inpatient treatment for isolated lower limb fractures

Pearl Chung and Mark Haran

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (8): 388-388.e1

Discharge destination and patient‐reported outcomes after inpatient treatment for isolated lower limb fractures

Lara A Kimmel, Jessica Kasza and Belinda J Gabbe

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (8): 388-388.e1

COVID‐19 “baby boom”

Len Moaven and James Brown

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (8): 386-386.e1 Free

Increased dispensing of prescription medications in Australia early in the COVID‐19 pandemic

Mustafa Mian, Subhashaan Sreedharan and Sarah Giles

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (9): 428-429 Free

COVID‐19 Real‐time Information System for Preparedness and Epidemic Response (CRISPER)

Emma Field, Amalie Dyda and Colleen L Lau

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (8): 386-386.e1 Free

The evolution of clinical trials in response to COVID‐19

Alana Sarah, Olivia Dean and Michael Berk

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (7): 332-332.e1 Free

Managing bereavement when a family member dies in an aged care home: the impact of COVID‐19

Margaret O’Connor and Bronwyn Wilson

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (7): 333-333.e1 Free

Testing children with COVID‐19 symptoms: what are parents’ intentions?

Mary‐Anne Measey, Monsurul Hoq and Anthea L Rhodes

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (7): 333-333.e1 Free

Sepsis and adrenal insufficiency: a potentially lethal combination

Peter S Hamblin, Bu B Yeap and David J Torpy

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (7): 334-334.e1

A surveillance clinic for children and adolescents with, or at risk of, hereditary cancer predisposition syndromes

Nicholas Leedman, Murray Princehorn, Nicholas Gottardo, Claire Franklin, Rebecca D'Souza and Catherine E Kiraly‐Borri

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (7): 335-335.e1

Acquisition of COVID‐19 by health care workers: the importance of non‐patient workplace sources

Rebecca J Hogan and Suzanne McEvoy

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (7): 332-332.e1 Free

The influence of travelling to hospital by ambulance on reperfusion time and outcomes for patients with STEMI

Eleanor Redwood, Karice Hyun, John K French, Leonard Kritharides, Mark Ryan, Derek P Chew, Mario D'Souza and David B Brieger

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (8): 377-378 Free

Rapid increase in intravenous iron therapy for women of reproductive age in Australia

Antonia W Shand and Natasha Nassar

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (6): 285-285.e1

Two decades of increasing incidence of childhood‐onset type 2 diabetes in Western Australia (2000–2019)

Aveni Haynes, Jacqueline A Curran and Elizabeth A Davis

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (6): 285-285.e1

Confusion about doxylamine safety in pregnancy

Debra S Kennedy and Ronald P Batagol

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (6): 286-286.e1