Poll

How do you access MJA content?
  • Online (66%, 63 Votes)
  • Both (27%, 26 Votes)
  • In print (7%, 6 Votes)

Total Voters: 95

Start Date: April 10, 2015 @ 12:58 am
End Date: No Expiry

Poll

Do you think older medical students eventually make better doctors?
  • No - it's about personal qualities (64%, 82 Votes)
  • Yes – maturity makes a difference (29%, 38 Votes)
  • No – it makes no difference (7%, 9 Votes)

Total Voters: 129

Start Date: April 2, 2015 @ 12:23 am
End Date: No Expiry

Poll

Do you support a recommendation that women avoid breast augmentation until after having children?
  • Yes – they should breastfeed first (59%, 29 Votes)
  • No – implants don’t affect breastfeeding (24%, 12 Votes)
  • Maybe – depends on the woman (17%, 8 Votes)

Total Voters: 49

Start Date: April 2, 2015 @ 12:23 am
End Date: No Expiry

Poll

Do you welcome moves to restrict prescribing of testosterone in general practice?
  • Yes – about time (44%, 47 Votes)
  • No – it’s a GP role (35%, 37 Votes)
  • Maybe – if GP prescribing is the problem (21%, 23 Votes)

Total Voters: 107

Start Date: March 26, 2015 @ 11:53 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Poll

Should the medical profession pay more attention to air pollution as a risk factor in patient health?
  • Yes – it is under-recognised (68%, 39 Votes)
  • Yes – where pollution is a problem (30%, 17 Votes)
  • No – pollution is not a problem here (2%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 57

Start Date: March 26, 2015 @ 11:53 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Poll

What do you think will be the main outcome of the freeze on indexation of Medicare rebates?
  • Big drop in bulk billing (63%, 111 Votes)
  • Fall in doctors’ income (32%, 56 Votes)
  • Little change (5%, 9 Votes)

Total Voters: 176

Start Date: March 19, 2015 @ 11:29 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Poll

Does the proliferation of celebrity diets compromise evidence-based advice about a healthy diet?
  • Yes – the public is confused (79%, 171 Votes)
  • No – has no effect (12%, 27 Votes)
  • Maybe – it encourages home cooking (9%, 19 Votes)

Total Voters: 217

Start Date: March 19, 2015 @ 11:28 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Poll

Should doctors always refuse to prescribe antibiotics at a patient or parent's request when there is no clinical indication?
  • Yes – the guidelines are clear (63%, 66 Votes)
  • Maybe – there can be clinical uncertainty (28%, 29 Votes)
  • No – it’s OK for reasonable requests (9%, 10 Votes)

Total Voters: 105

Start Date: March 13, 2015 @ 1:41 am
End Date: No Expiry

Poll

How would you rate the seriousness of sexual harassment and bullying in the medical profession?
  • A serious problem in medicine (59%, 106 Votes)
  • A societal issue (27%, 48 Votes)
  • Not a big issue (14%, 25 Votes)

Total Voters: 179

Start Date: March 13, 2015 @ 1:40 am
End Date: No Expiry

Poll

Should new rapid HIV tests be available for home testing?
  • Yes – it will increase testing (56%, 22 Votes)
  • Maybe – there are some risks (28%, 11 Votes)
  • No – too much can go wrong (16%, 6 Votes)

Total Voters: 39

Start Date: March 6, 2015 @ 12:18 am
End Date: No Expiry