Show Notes
Welcome to this podcast from the Medical Journal of Australia.
My name is Sally Block, the MJA’s news and online editor.
“The MJA acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we live and work across Australia. This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. I pay my respects to their Elders past and present.”
Between 1968 and 1970, Australia was hit by a pandemic known as the Hong Kong Flu.
The MJA is publishing an historical piece about the pandemic and its impact.
Dr John Gerrard is the Infectious Diseases Physician at the Gold Coast University Hospital and former Chief Health Officer of Queensland.
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Emergency laparotomies are performed on thousands of Australians each year for critical conditions like bowel obstruction and peritonitis. It’s a high-risk procedure with a mortality rate of 6.9%.
My name is Sally Block, the MJA’s news and online editor.
My name is Sally Block, the MJA’s news and online editor.
This week we look at improving the health of children and young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through participation.