Australian Medical Student Journal

Original Research Articles

Social phobia in children – risk and resilience factors

Introduction: Anxiety disorders account for one third of psychiatric complaints that young people present to their general practitioners with. Social phobia (SP) is one of the most prevalent of these disorders, in children and...

Melioidosis in the Torres Strait Islands: an 11 year audit 2001-2012

Melioidosis is an infection of concern to global health. It is caused by the intracellular gram-negative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, which is found in the soil and fresh waters of endemic regions....

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...

· Recognition and response to the clinically deteriorating patient

· Emergency Department management and referral of self-harm patients

Review Articles

Factors that influence Australian medical graduates to become General...

Sugammadex – the solution to our relaxant problems?

Examining the pathological nature of Hepatitis C and current drug...

Is plasmapheresis the optimal treatment option for acute pancreatitis...

A systematic review evaluating non-invasive techniques to diagnose...

The role of viruses in carcinogenesis

· Oncolytic Virotherapy: The avant-garde approach to oncological treatment via infectious agents

· Paediatric regional anaesthesia: comparing caudal anaesthesia and ilioinguinal block for paediatric inguinal herniotomy

Feature Articles

Approaching autism

Autism Spectrum Disorder is a social communication disorder in someone displaying repetitive and restrictive interests. Diagnosed in early childhood, children struggle to develop social relationships required...

The B Positive Program as a model to reduce hepatitis B health disparities in high-risk communities in Australia

As the epicentre for the highest incidence of liver cancer diagnosis in New South Wales, southwest Sydney is simultaneously home to a large number of first generation migrants from Southeast Asia. Alarmingly,...

Oral Health - An important target for public policy?

Introduction A healthy mouth is something we take for granted. We use our mouths to speak, to eat and to socialise without pain or significant embarrassment. Yet when oral disorders develop the impacts...

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil: Tanzania’s struggles with the HIV epidemic

Nestled on the south-eastern slopes of Mt Kilimanjaro in Northern Tanzania, the sprawling village of Machame emerges from the surrounding rainforest. This village is home to the Machame Hospital, where...