Going to ChatGPT for health advice?

2026-01-30

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Many people turning to AI for health advice are doing it for valid reasons — it's cheap, fast and isn't bound by a 15-minute timer. But the checks and balances companies use to ensure their products are safe, or even accurate, aren't open to public scrutiny.Also on the show, medical abortion is available up to nine weeks in Australia. There's a push to allow access later. And the much-maligned fat cell gets a look-in from a world-leading expert.ReferencesFirst step towards a national medicines rec...

Many people turning to AI for health advice are doing it for valid reasons — it's cheap, fast and isn't bound by a 15-minute timer.

But the checks and balances companies use to ensure their products are safe, or even accurate, aren't open to public scrutiny.

Also on the show, medical abortion is available up to nine weeks in Australia. There's a push to allow access later.

And the much-maligned fat cell gets a look-in from a world-leading expert.

References

First step towards a national medicines record
National medicines database promised after telehealth 'doctor-shopping' leads to overdose
Uptake of Shingrix vaccine in its first year on the National Immunisation Program: an analysis of Australian Immunisation Register data
Cannabis‐based medicines for chronic neuropathic pain in adults
Safety and efficacy of early medical abortion at home between 10+0 and 11+6 weeks' gestation: a retrospective review

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