Peer-reviewed research, commentary and history from across military and veterans’ health.
Symptom-based conditions such as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and medically unexplained multi-symptom illness (MSI) are fairly common in the general population and are also important veteran’s health concerns due to…
Objectives: To describe the pattern of sickbay utilisation and lost time aboard a RAN Major Fleet Unit during a prolonged overseas deployment. Methods: A prospective cohort analysis was performed on…
Background: Even though considerable research has been conducted on the military fitness of reserves (soldiers, low-rank officers) , few studies exist where career officers form the sample group. Purpose: We…
Social structure and order, governance of society and politics are dependent on good communication, and good communication requires agreement on definitions of terminology. Terrorism can dramatically influence the world, as…
The case of a member of the Australian Defence Force exposed to a person-borne improvised explosive device is presented. Indications for post-exposure prophylaxis against blood-borne viruses in this context are…
The second half of the third decade (1990-1995) after the establishment of the Army Malaria Research Unit was characterised by substantial progress in meeting the challenges posed by drug-resistant malaria.…
