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

Australian stakeholders: comment on Prostate Cancer Foundation's DRAFT Clinical Guidelines for Early Detection of Prostate Cancer - "significant advancements in diagnosis & treatment have created evidence-based pathway for more structured testing program." www.pcfa.org.au/public-consultation to 25.5

Have you seen the TV show Apple Cider Vinegar where influencers promote wellness remedies to cure illnesses? A global study by USYD's Dr Brooke Nickel found that influencers are promoting “overwhelmingly” misleading information about medical tests on socials. Learn more: go.sydney.edu.au/z1Eghk

As global trade war launches, a call for national leadership to drive decarbonisation of our health system

Most of what influencers are doing or promoting on social media in relation to health and “wellness” doesn’t have any evidence to support it. My thoughts on influencer morning routines here: www.abc.net.au/listen/https... @sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social @wiserhealthcare.bsky.social

"When a medical problem is part of a person’s identity, it becomes inescapable." www.theguardian.com/society/2025... @wiserhealthcare.bsky.social @sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social

#Screening2025 Next we hear about de-implementing screening where risk reduces (e.g. via HPV vaccination), and more on balancing benefits vs different types of harm (e.g. overdiagnosis, carbon emissions) from @wiserhealthcare.bsky.social epidemiologist @katyjlbell.bsky.social

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

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

The International Shared Decision Making Society is now on Bluesky! Follow for info on seminars, conferences, researcher profiles, papers & news relating to shared decision making - informing and involving patients in decisions about their health. There is also a starter pack to follow. #SDM

Decisions to decline breast screening and/or breast cancer treatment based on the potential harms of overdiagnosis and overtreatment: a qualitative study. @dr-skcj.bsky.social et al: Implications for the way informed choice is considered. bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/1... @wiserhealthcare.bsky.social

Our invited Editorial is now published in the Journal of Women's Health: Education about breast density does not improve screening adherence among racial and ethnic minority women. lnkd.in/eWf3EWnb @wiserhealthcare.bsky.social @sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social

A taxonomy of the factors contributing to the overtreatment of cancer patients at the end of life. What is the problem? Why does it happen? How can it be addressed? by Cherny et al. www.esmoopen.com/article/S2059-7029(24)01870-2/fulltext @wiserhealthcare.bsky.social

Direct-to-consumer tests: emerging trends are cause for concern www.bmj.com/content/387/... poorly (or not) regulated Misleading or partial information An industry built on fear See also www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Enjoying #DigitalHealthWeek2025 talk by @jenna-smith.bsky.social about her great work! Informing older women about the rationale for cessation of breast cancer screening invitations: A randomised trial of women aged 70-74 yrs in Australia @sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social @wiserhealthcare.bsky.social

What can I do to protect myself against respiratory diseases such as #influenza and #COVID19?

🌡️It's #ExtremeHeatAwarenessDay!🌡️ Did you know heatwaves are Australia’s deadliest extreme weather? It’s time to reframe from 'days at the beach' to the serious climate crises they are. Action on climate can protect health, climate & communities @SwelteringCity @RedCrossAU

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Our new website is live! 🥳 Check it out here: www.wiserhealthcare.org.au