The AIR wants GPs to record pregnancy status for over-65s — what a load of bupkis!

Dr Pam Rachootin.

Yiddish is well regarded for its colourful, humorous expressions, full of nuance and irony.

Yiddish words seem very apropos to our work as GPs, especially mishegoss (craziness).

Example: The Australian Immunisation Register now wants to identify the pregnancy status of all immunised individuals.

What kind of mishegoss is this?