Peer-reviewed research, commentary and history from across military and veterans’ health.
K Tillotson, LM Wentz, M Roy, CS Berry-Caban Abstract Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been shown to cause pituitary dysfunction, manifesting in low testosterone concentrations, and previous research suggests…
Editorial Vaccines – The End Game? As we go to print, Australia is preparing to roll-out the first COVID-19 vaccines by late February 2021 to various priority groups, with a…
M A Azarbayjani, R Esmaeelzadeh, K Azizbeigi, S Atashak, F Dehghan, K Azizbeigi, F Feizolahi and Z Khojasteh
R Esmaeelzadeh, K Azizbeigi, S Atashak, F Dehghan, F Feizolahi, M A Azarbayjani, Z Khojasteh Abstract The present study aimed to investigate the short-term influence of garlic supplementation on oxidative…
D Fried, M Rajan, C Tseng, D Helmer Background: While Veterans with 50%+ service connection are entitled to VA disability compensation and prioritised VA care, little is known about disability…
R Lain, M Page Abstract Background: Dental records of HMAS Sydney II ( lost in 1941) were examined during previous research on the Unknown Sailor’s possible identity. The poor state…
B O’Toole, S Catts Abstract Accurate recall of exposure to traumatic events is essential for diagnosis, treatment and compensation. However, in the context of military combat, reports of trauma exposure…
N Westphalen Introduction This article follows previous papers by the author regarding occupational and environmental medicine in the ADF.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 These articles, as well as a recent Productivity Commission inquiry,9 indicate…
L Daly Introduction The Australian Army employs a range of specialist service officers (SSOs) and general service officers at junior level (Lieutenant or Captain) across four health corps and 12…
R Mills Introduction This paper presents three 2019 cases of Royal Australian Navy (RAN) personnel with positive tests for urinary morphine attributable to poppy seed (PS) ingestion. All three cases…
S O’Shea, R Pope, R Orr, K Freire Abstract Background: A growing female workforce within military forces internationally necessitates comprehensive consideration of this population’s unique health requirements within a wide…
