This paper reviews the literature from the social sciences concerning the social, cultural, political, and economic implications of evidence-based medicine.

Medical students report substantially less contact time with general practice registrars than with registrars in other, hospital-based specialties.

Patients and physicians need to be aware of the important implications that medical cannabis use may have for driving.

It is unlikely that medicinal cannabis will be used as a first-line agent for the management of pain, nausea and other specific symptoms, but it may have a complementary role within palliative care.

This paper describes a model of telehealth-based opioid substitution therapy clinic.

General practitioners are in an ideal place to assist in the stabilising of the health of those in custody and maintenance of the health of those released from prison.

Australia’s outdated definition of obesity likely hinders management and contributes to the observed gap between clinical guidelines and current practice.

For this article, qualitative interviews were conducted with heavy drinkers to explore their experiences of discussing alcohol use with their general practitioner.

This article examines patient experiences of referral pathways to diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer and discussions about costs, comparing public, private and mixed healthcare system users.

This article reviews the difficulties of driving assessment, including what measures there are to guide GPs, and proposes a practical approach to this issue for general practice.

To reduce diagnostic delay for women with endometriosis-related symptoms, we need to understand GPs’ perspectives on the challenges they face in diagnosing and managing endometriosis.

While clinical guidelines recommend increasing the use of long-acting reversible contraceptives, current contraceptive use and management in Australia do not reflect these recommendations.

General practitioners and practice nurses need to be provided with greater support and training to undertake the emotionally challenging role of mandated reporters of child abuse.

It is important for prescribers to regularly ask patients about their medication adherence and to discuss strategies for promoting this.

Street-based general practice services are critical to facilitate easy access to primary and secondary management of chronic multimorbid conditions in marginalised patients.