Rural Medicine -adopted a policy of 'Nothing about Indigenous Peoples, without Indigenous Peoples'. This meant changing practices so that Indigenous Peoples' identity could be embedded in authorship credentials -such as in the byline.
An environmental scan of literature about the inclusion ofIndigenous Peoples in research revealed many ways in which editorial boards of journals could improve their process to signal to readers that Indigenous voices are included in rural health research publication governance.Improving the health and wellbeing of Indigenous peoples worldwide requires high-quality research evidence. This quality benchmark needs to explicitly signal the inclusion of Indigenous authors. The ICIRAS is a call to action for research journals and institutions to rigorously improve research governance and leadership to amplify the cultural identity of Indigenous peoples in rural health research.
Nodule on the left cheekOften mistaken for a cyst or acneiform lesion, this lesion is actually quite aggressive-and worrisome.an 85-year-old man with a history of skin cancer presented to my dermatology practice (NT) for evaluation of a "pimple" on his left cheek that failed to resolve after 2 months (FIGURE). The patient noted that the lesion had grown, but that he otherwise felt well.On examination, the lesion was plum colored, and the area was firm and nontender to palpation. The patient was referred to a plas-
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