For this week’s ‘potcast’ we’re weeding out the myths around medical cannabis.
Patients in Australia are just starting to get their hands on medical cannabis and, for some, it’s made a huge difference to their ability to cope with chronic pain.
This field is moving rapidly so in this episode we’ll look at what the experts are saying right now about the scientific evidence.
And we’ll look at what barriers are still holding GPs back from prescribing.

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Why is the war on obesity being waged by skinny people?
Well, until a few weeks ago, there was no organisation that you could join as a person with obesity to publicly advocate for your healthcare rights in Australia.
There are now two groups that are positioning themselves as the go-to representative body for people with obesity, but they have fundamentally different ideas about what their members want.
And the rivalry has already started to turn ugly....

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Cost is often a barrier for NIPT screening, but is it a screening test every pregnant woman should have?

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The plan to future-proof rural and remote medicine is off to a great start but there’s still a long way to go

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Everyone knows medicine is a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous career. But how can you maintain good practice culture, trust in your team and avoid burnout?

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We’ve read the numbers and attended GP19 to bring you an analysis of where the RACGP stands and what this means for members

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Pregnancy can often exacerbate asthma symptoms but there may be a way to personalise medication and ensure best outcomes for both mother and baby

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Historically, people at high risk of getting HIV or hepatitis have been excluded from the organ donor registry in Australia.
Researchers are now calling for a re-think on this long-standing policy as a review of the data shows that the actual risk of infection in people who test negative is very low.
Meanwhile, the word on vaping from the European Respiratory Society is: don’t. TMR reporter Penny Durham has the latest from the international experts.

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People in the freezer business are now claiming that cryotherapies can cure almost any disease, infertility and even death.We take a look under the freezer lid to see whether these cryo-crazes have any evidence to back them up.

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Who’d want to own a pathogen? Turns out, nation states are very interested in retaining sovereignty over their viruses and bacteria.
But will this attempt to monopolise the vaccine market slow down the global response to pandemics?
The WHO is starting to get very nervous, and so are we!

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