Australian Medical Student Journal

Original Research Articles

Predicting falls in the elderly: do dual-task tests offer any added value? A systematic review

The issue of falls is a significant health concern in geriatric medicine and a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in those over 65 years of age. Gait and balance problems are responsible for up to a quarter of falls...

Immunisation and informed decision-making amongst Islamic primary school parents and staff

Background: The Islamic community represents a recognisable and growing minority group in the broader Australian context. Some sectors of the international Muslim community have voiced concerns about the...

Recognition and response to the clinically deteriorating patient

Background: Early recognition of clinical deterioration has been associated with a lower level of intervention and reduced adverse events. A widely-used approach in Australia is the Medical Emergency Team...

· Exploring barriers to the provision of palliative care in Australia

· Maternal attitudes towards breast and bottle feeding in a regional community

Review Articles

Paediatric regional anaesthesia: comparing caudal anaesthesia and...

The benefits associated with male HPV vaccination in Australia

Treatment of persistent diabetic macular oedema – intravitreal...

Seasonal influenza vaccination in antenatal women: Views of health...

Spontaneous regression of cancer: A therapeutic role for pyrogenic...

The therapeutic potentials of cannabis in the treatment of...

· A biological explanation for depression: The role of interleukin-6 in the aetiology and pathogenesis of depression and its clinical implications

· Where to from here for Australian childhood obesity?

Feature Articles

Emergency medicine in Australian medical student education

“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” Alan Kay Introduction As the coalface of Australian healthcare, Emergency Medicine (EM) faces the growing healthcare challenges of the wider community....

“Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there is also a love of humanity.” -Hippocrates Reading this declaration today, conjures an unsettling, or almost unpleasant feeling that this once foundational...

Legalising medical cannabis in Australia

Introduction Cannabis was first used in China around 6,000 years ago and is one of the oldest psychotropic drugs known to man. [1] There are several species of cannabis, the most common are Cannabis sativa,...

The history of breast cancer surgery: Halsted’s radical mastectomy and beyond

Breast cancer is common. One in eight Australian women will be diagnosed by the time they turn 85, and it has been estimated that this year in Australia approximately 14,600 women will receive the diagnosis,...