The Medical journal of Australia
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Multicenter Study
The epidemiology of tuberculosis in children in Australia, 2003-2012.
To describe the burden of and trends in paediatric tuberculosis (TB) in Australia between 2003 and 2012. ⋯ The burden of paediatric TB in Australia is low but has not changed over the past decade. The highest rates are among children born overseas, emphasising the important role of immigration screening as Australia aspires to eliminate TB.
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Multicenter Study
Americans shooting themselves in the foot: the epidemiology of podiatric self-inflicted gunshot wounds in the United States.
To examine the epidemiology of Americans shooting themselves in the foot. ⋯ The nature of and the circumstances surrounding self-inflicted gunshot wounds to the foot were unique when compared with other firearm-related injuries. Through the large-scale examination of the characteristics of these incidents, trends in the nature of Americans shooting themselves in the foot have been elucidated. Young married men are at particular risk of shooting themselves in the foot. Particular caution must be taken during the festive season to avoid being caught under the missing toe.
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To describe the social media usage patterns of medical students and to identify factors associated with their posting of unprofessional content on social media. ⋯ Social media use was nearly universal in the surveyed cohort. Posting of unprofessional content was highly prevalent despite understanding that this might be considered inappropriate, and despite awareness of professionalism guidelines. Medical educators should consider approaches to this problem that involve more than simply providing guidelines or policies, and students should be regularly prompted to evaluate and moderate their own online behaviour.