The latest MJA supplement explores ethical research processes and practices in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and medical research.
An Indigenous-led, student-focused program to educate students about menstruation is attracting support in multiple states. InSight+ spoke to Kaiwalagal, Umaii and Kiwai woman, Ms Minnie King, about a Far North Queensland program eight years in the making.
It’s estimated almost 1.9 million Australians have diabetes, and numbers are growing. Between 2013 and 2023, the total number of people known to be living with diabetes across the country rose by 32%.
Providing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescents with accessible, culturally safe primary health care is vital in optimising the future health of Indigenous Australians.
Aboriginal children living in remote communities have the highest rate of skin sores, or impetigo, in the world. Almost one in two have skin sores at any one time.
The Lowitja Institute has outlined a new plan for national cultural safety training standards in health care that will improve health and safety of Indigenous peoples in Australia.
Digital technologies are transforming health care for all Australians, and this includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Electronic health interventions (eHealth) can involve features such as telehealth, instant messaging and mobile apps that support health care.
Despite the recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health in medical curricula by the Australian Medical Council (AMC), there remains a significant gap in the effective application and practice of this knowledge to transform health systems.
The Medical Journal of Australia and the Lowitja Institute partner to address the exclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders from decision making in medical publishing.
