Although polarized dermatoscopes yielded more reportable images and fewer quality issues, a lower-cost, ambient-light, nonpolarized dermatoscope provided comparable clinical utility at a fraction of the cost. ja.ma/3M0EXOE

Overdiagnosis not only causes harm to patients but has a further, and currently underexplored harm: it causes knowledge harm by adversely impacting our understanding of disease ebm.bmj.com/content/earl... @katyjlbell.bsky.social @elspethdavies.bsky.social

It's been a devastating few months for #health, #science and #equity - all the things I have dedicated my career to, along with many wonderful @sydney.edu.au colleagues. Please read our short statement affirming the value of public health: www.sydney.edu.au/medicine-hea... @drbfreeman.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