#PolycysticOvarySyndrome (#PCOS) is not associated with increased prevalence of benign or pathological ovarian cysts; PCOS remains a syndrome defined by small antral follicles, not cyst formation. ja.ma/4dAgUjC

Antibiotic overprescribing is not a microbiological problem. It is a sociobehavioral problem. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Use of a rapid microbiological point-of-care test for respiratory infections did not lead to an expected overall reduction in same-day antibiotic prescribing in #PrimaryCare. Results of the RAPID-TEST clinical trial published in @jamainternalmed.com. 👉 Read the news: tinyurl.com/y3x3hv29

#PolycysticOvarySyndrome (#PCOS) is not associated with increased prevalence of benign or pathological ovarian cysts; PCOS remains a syndrome defined by small antral follicles, not cyst formation. ja.ma/4wimNdB

🚨 New Research: The NUDG-ED trial, published in @CMAJ, found that behavioral #nudges were not enough to reduce #lowvaluecare for patients with #backpain in high-pressure #emergencycare settings 🏥 Read the study: doi.org/10.1503/cmaj... #BehavioralEconomics #ChoosingWisely

Very proud to have been part of this team. Please see full thread from @gemmaaltinger.bsky.social!!

A regular reminder that “routine blood work” is not a thing. www.npr.org/2026/04/14/n...

Women’s screening preferences shift after being informed about the 2024 USPSTF breast cancer screening guideline - new paper by @tamarparmet.bsky.social @ldscherer.bsky.social @kirstenmccaffery.bsky.social me & others www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S073839912600114X?dgcid=coauthor

See @brookenickel.bsky.social debunking misleading medical information in this great social media campaign: youtu.be/f4PC4N6xrA8 And a @australia.theguardian.com write up here: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... #EvidenceNotInfluence @sydney.edu.au @sydneyhealthliteracylab.org.au More to come!

A world-first NUDG-ED trial address low-value care in emergency departments for low back pain, led by Wiser Healthcare Researchers Gemma Altinger, Adrian Traeger, Sweekriti Sharma, and Chris Maher, was published in #CMAJ this week. Doi: doi.org/10.1503/cmaj...

Published today in The Lancet Primary Care 36% reduction in overused pathology test combinations achieved by showing 5,900+ GPs how their ordering patterns compared to peers & guidelines DOI: 10.1016/j.lanprc.2026.100140 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Motivation-informed digital reminders were no more effective than standard reminders for trial task completion in a randomized Study Within A Trial (SWAT) by Dee Ackermann @katyjlbell.bsky.social me @monikajanda.bsky.social et al now out in @jclinepi.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Thank you to the amazing multidisciplinary team of researchers, clinicians, and patients who contributed to the NUDG‑ED trial! @wiserhealthcare.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au @jefflinder.bsky.social @feinberg.northwestern.edu @cmaj.ca @ipham.bsky.social

A world-first NUDG-ED trial address low-value care in emergency departments for low back pain, led by Wiser Healthcare Researchers Gemma Altinger, Adrian Traeger, Sweekriti Sharma, and Chris Maher, was published in #CMAJ this week. Doi: doi.org/10.1503/cmaj...

Influencers are spruiking these three tests on social media, but they risk doing more harm than good

⚠️ Debunking misleading medical tests ⚠️ A new campaign from @sydney.edu.au will myth bust the need for full body MRI, AMH and testosterone testing for prevention. This research-driven campaign led by Dr Brooke Nickel encourages looking for #EvidencenotInfluence www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Do you really need a full body MRI? 🤔 Listen to Dr Brooke Nickel de-bunk the need for this popular test using cold, hard evidence! ⚠️ #EvidencenotInfluence www.youtube.com/shorts/f4PC4... @sydney.edu.au @brookenickel.bsky.social @sydneyfmh-emcr.bsky.social @wiserhealthcare.bsky.social

See @brookenickel.bsky.social debunking misleading medical information in this great social media campaign: youtu.be/f4PC4N6xrA8 And a @australia.theguardian.com write up here: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... #EvidenceNotInfluence @sydney.edu.au @sydneyhealthliteracylab.org.au More to come!

See our fantastic expert physician and philosopher Dr Yves Saint James Aquino speak about #looksmaxxing on @7newsaustralia.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyCs...

Exciting news! 🎉 Our systematic review on clinician-directed default #nudges on #overuse of healthcare has been awarded the Outstanding Publication Award by @SHPartners MSK Clinical Academic Group Here’s why it matters👇 qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/earl... @jefflinder.bsky.social

Fun to work with @gemmaaltinger.bsky.social, Adrian Traeger, Chris Maher, @caitlin-jones.bsky.social, and others at @sydney.edu.au Institute for Musculoskeletal Health on this! How we present choices to physicians influences their decision-making. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

‘Manosphere’ influencers pushing testosterone tests are convincing healthy young men there is something wrong with them, study finds

Paper reports high- and low-value tests were less likely to be ordered and completed at virtual annual visits vs in-person visits, especially low-value and lab tests. Authors conclude health system tools, e.g. gap closure alerts, could better promote high-value care. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

I'm in the Guardian today, writing about the question of overdiagnosis of mental illness. I argue we need to stop seeing this as a binary yes/no question - is overdiagnosis happening or is the increase real? - and acknowledge that multiple things can be happening at once tinyurl.com/yzsey97c

Please join us for an engaging in‑person seminar exploring the potential role of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. Dr Charlotte Blease, PhD will present on her new book, Dr Bot: Why Doctors Can Fail Us — and How AI Could Save Lives. www.wiserhealthcare.org.au/events-1/dr-...

Research led by @emmagram.bsky.social and a team from Wiser Healthcare featured in The Guardian: ‘Manosphere’ influencers pushing testosterone tests are convincing healthy young men there is something wrong with them, study finds www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

New #PhD paper out! 📢 We interviewed 10 social media experts from Australian health departments & 11 young people about social media health communication, focussing on #COVID-19 experiences for future preparedness. More in thread & link : www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #AcademicSky 🛟 🧪 🦘🎓

New paper out ✍️ We reviewed 48 #COVID-19 science translation RCTs and found a range of strategies & #BehaviourChange techniques in interventions. Studies were heterogenous…but using credible sources & interactive formats were effective for science translation www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

💫Huge Congratulations to Wiser Healthcare's Highly Cited Researchers 2025! Prof Emeritus Paul Glasziou, Bond University Prof Rachelle Buchbinder, Monash University Prof Tammy Hoffmann, Bond University 👉 clarivate.com/highly-cited...

Congratulations Wiser Healthcare Researcher's identified in the World's Top 2% of Scientists by Elsevier/Stanford! Check out the whole list here 👉 topscinet.com

New research in @bmj.com This study led by @brookenickel.bsky.social found women who were told they had dense breasts were more anxious, didn't feel more informed, and had greater intentions to seek out their GP lnkd.in/gVZw6nid Affiliations: @sydney.edu.au @sydneyhealthliteracylab.org.au

Out today in @JAMANetworkOpen! This new trial involving 402 primary care physicians, found doctors who were offered two or more treatment alternatives were significantly more likely to choose a better option than those offered only one. http://doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.42949

📣 The Climate and Health Summit 2025 preliminary program is LIVE – and it’s absolutely jam-packed! 💥 Check out the preliminary program 👇 www.caha.org.au/summit2025_p... Get your ticket today!👇 events.humanitix.com/climate-heal... @climate-health.bsky.social #ClimateHealth #ClimateHealthSummit25

As the climate crisis grows, so does its impact on mental health. Join leading voices at #ClimateHealthSummit25 as they share how building resilience supports healthier communities. 🧠🌏 📍 Yugambeh/Kombumerri Country (Gold Coast) 🗓️ 26–28 Oct 🎟️ Tickets 👉 events.humanitix.com/climate-heal...

What would be the cost of not taking action to prevent illness? How can we convince governments to commit to long-term funding? Call for abstracts is now open for the #PreventiveHealth Conference 2026. Submit before 4 Nov: shorturl.at/qJx0x #PHC2026, 5-7 May, Nipaluna/Hobart. #PublicHealth

Addressing the Challenges of Online Misinformation & Unregulated Products in the Clinical Management of Menopause - Commentary by @drjengunter.bsky.social journals.lww.com/greenjournal... @wiserhealthcare.bsky.social @tessacopp.bsky.social @brookenickel.bsky.social @kirstenmccaffery.bsky.social

Direct to consumer hormone panels risk misleading patients and undermining evidence-based practice, warn researchers. Medical Republic article by @apshepp.bsky.social www.medicalrepublic.com.au/shameful-hor... @wiserhealthcare.bsky.social

My @sydneyhealthliteracylab.org.au @wiserhealthcare.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au colleague @jenna-smith.bsky.social is doing this fellowship in Berlin right now, and it sounds fantastic! Check it out!

There’s still time! Early bird tickets are available until this Friday for The Climate + Health Summit 2025. Join us from 26–28 October on Yugambeh/Kombumerri Country! 🎟️ Grab your ticket before early bird pricing ends👇 events.humanitix.com/climate-heal... #ClimateHealthSummit25

Lung cancer screening hopes to save lives. But we also need to watch out for possible harms: theconversation.com/lung-cancer-... @wiserhealthcare.bsky.social

Decide Together About Mammograms www.decidetogether.info mammography conversation aid for Drs & women 75+ @maraschonberg.bsky.social @vmontori.bsky.social et al Nice seeing our overdetection work used overseas @kirstenmccaffery.bsky.social @wiserhealthcare.bsky.social @sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social

New paper: One-Page Patient Fact Sheets for Low Back Pain in Primary Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial What is the comparative effectiveness of 2 different fact sheets in preparing patients with low back pain for shared decision-making? wiserhealthcare.org.au/publications... #WiserHealthcare

Am I not understanding something or would screening itself be a potential explanation for the increase in cancer incidence in young people? Screening is meant to detect cancers after all so more opportunistic screening could mean more cancers. @wiserhealthcare.bsky.social ?

Excited to present at this @isdmsociety.bsky.social event! I'll talk about digital health literacy interventions to integrate risk communication & shared decision making tools with clinical guidelines & GP software systems @sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social @wiserhealthcare.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au

Paper with @ldscherer.bsky.social "Skeptical reactions to breast cancer screening benefits and harms: Antecedents, consequences, and implications for screening communication" in June issue of Health Psychology @kirstenmccaffery.bsky.social @wiserhealthcare.bsky.social access.ovid.com/custom/redir...

Supporting wellness after cancer treatment for women from Chinese, Vietnamese, and Arabic backgrounds: a qualitative study of healthcare provider views - new paper led by S Grant link.springer.com/article/10.1... @judithlacey.bsky.social @cancercaremascc.bsky.social @sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social

New article alert! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ wiserhealthcare.org.au/publications...

Amid concerns about election housing policies, how can the next Government better address the determinants of health? www.croakey.org/amid-concern... Comprehensive wrap by @alisonsbarrett.bsky.social #AusPol #AusVotes2025 #SDOH