Social Media Posts About Medical Tests With Potential for Overdiagnosis jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... via @brookenickel.bsky.social

JUST PUBLISHED! New research led by our Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Brooke Nickel (@brookenickel.bsky.social) in JAMA Network Open titled "Social Media Posts About Medical Tests With Potential for Overdiagnosis"! ➡️ Read here: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... @jama.com

Our article out in The Conversation today! “If information about medical tests promoted by influencers in social media sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” theconversation.com/we-analysed-... @sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social @wiserhealthcare.bsky.social

Social media influencers are ‘fearmongering’ to promote health tests with limited evidence, study finds www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Influencers Call These Medical Tests Lifesaving. Here’s What You May Not Know. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/w...

SO MUCH "testing" hype now. This can do harm. Study: Social Media Posts About Medical Tests With Potential for Overdiagnosis jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... - 87.1% mentioned benefits - 14.7% noted harms, - 6.1% noted overdiagnosis [Read: you don't need that full-body MRI!]

Yep! Ignore all the "longevity" & "optimization" BS. You likely don't need that "wellness" text (MRI, genetic, microbiome) & potential for more harm than good)! Social media influencers are ‘fearmongering’ to promote health tests with limited evidence www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Our study covered on the latest ABC Health Report. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... @sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social @wiserhealthcare.bsky.social