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Emma Grundtvig Gram
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PhD student in medical screening and overuse @University of Copenhagen, Department of Public Health.
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Emma Grundtvig Gram @emmagram.bsky.social · 4d
Misinformation about health is flooding social media, exposing the limits of current regulations and interventions. In this scoping review, we highlight key challenges and gaps in the current landscape: ebm.bmj.com/content/earl... @brookenickel.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au @ucph.bsky.social
Addressing misleading medical information on social media: a scoping review of current interventions
Background Misleading information about medical products on social media may cause overuse. Objectives Explore interventions targeting the problem of misleading medical information and marketing on s...
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rich-hurley.bsky.social @rich-hurley.bsky.social · Jun 27
Beyond body mass index: rethinking doctors’ advice for weight loss. Doctors should provide quality, evidence based care reflecting individual preferences and needs, regardless of weight, write @drjuanfranco.bsky.social ‪ @emmagram.bsky.social & colleagues #BMI
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The BMJ @bmj.com · Jun 26
Focusing solely on achieving weight loss for people with a high body mass index may do more harm than good, argue experts.

Weight alone might not give an adequate picture of someone’s health, they say
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
A nurse weighing a patient
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Sydney Health Literacy Lab @sydneyhealthliteracylab.org.au · Feb 27
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...

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Social Media Posts About Medical Tests With Potential for Overdiagnosis
This cross-sectional study examines the tone and content of social media posts that discuss popular medical tests with potential for overdiagnosis or overuse.
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Brooke Nickel @brookenickel.bsky.social · Feb 27
Influencers Call These Medical Tests Lifesaving. Here’s What You May Not Know.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/w...
Influencers Call These Medical Tests Lifesaving. Here’s What You May Not Know.
New research examined nearly 1,000 posts on tests for fertility, testosterone levels and cancer risk.
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Brooke Nickel @brookenickel.bsky.social · Feb 27
Social media influencers are ‘fearmongering’ to promote health tests with limited evidence, study finds

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Social media influencers are ‘fearmongering’ to promote health tests with limited evidence, study finds
Researchers warn of harms of overdiagnosis for generally healthy people as well as the cost of tests themselves
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Raffael Heiss @raffaelheiss.bsky.social · Feb 28
🚨 New study out!

We coded ~1,000 TikTok & Insta posts on 5 controversial medical tests: 87% hyped benefits, only 15% mentioned harms. 68% had financial ties.
👉 #Overdiagnosis

Study led by @brookenickel.bsky.social & @sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social 🌟

Read here👇

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Social Media Posts About Medical Tests With Potential for Overdiagnosis
This cross-sectional study examines the tone and content of social media posts that discuss popular medical tests with potential for overdiagnosis or overuse.
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Reposted by Emma Grundtvig Gram
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · Feb 27
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!]
Social Media Posts About Medical Tests With Potential for Overdiagnosis
This cross-sectional study examines the tone and content of social media posts that discuss popular medical tests with potential for overdiagnosis or overuse.
jamanetwork.com
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Greg Fell @felly500.bsky.social · Dec 13
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...
Direct-to-consumer tests: emerging trends are cause for concern
Emma Gram and colleagues argue that the public needs high quality information and effective communication about the evidence behind the marketing of direct-to-consumer tests Advances in diagnostic t...
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A/Prof Carissa Bonner @carissabonner.bsky.social · Dec 13
The Sydney Health Literacy Lab is coming to Bluesky soon! This is about half of us, working across a huge range of health topics. We're passionate about #healthcommunication that meets #healthliteracy needs to improve equity, using behavioural & social science methods with a codesign approach.
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