Margaret McCartney
@mgtmccartney.bsky.social
evidence
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VERY EXCITING
launch of the CENTRE FOR EVIDENCE AND VALUES IN HEALTHCARE at the Uni of St Andrews
first event 31st October with Sir David Haslam and Scotland's new patient safety commissioner Karen Titchener
find out more here medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk/centreforevi...
please sign up and come
launch of the CENTRE FOR EVIDENCE AND VALUES IN HEALTHCARE at the Uni of St Andrews
first event 31st October with Sir David Haslam and Scotland's new patient safety commissioner Karen Titchener
find out more here medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk/centreforevi...
please sign up and come
where are all my friends
January 10, 2026 at 7:18 PM
where are all my friends
Centre for Evidence and Values in Healthcare - 5th Feb in St Andrews.
Screening can be confusing, numbers, ethics, communication....PSA, whole body scans, influencers telling you to get bloods for 'wellbeing'...
low cost, non profit, no sponsorship
medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk/centreforevi...
Screening can be confusing, numbers, ethics, communication....PSA, whole body scans, influencers telling you to get bloods for 'wellbeing'...
low cost, non profit, no sponsorship
medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk/centreforevi...
January 10, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Centre for Evidence and Values in Healthcare - 5th Feb in St Andrews.
Screening can be confusing, numbers, ethics, communication....PSA, whole body scans, influencers telling you to get bloods for 'wellbeing'...
low cost, non profit, no sponsorship
medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk/centreforevi...
Screening can be confusing, numbers, ethics, communication....PSA, whole body scans, influencers telling you to get bloods for 'wellbeing'...
low cost, non profit, no sponsorship
medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk/centreforevi...
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Prostate cancer, left alone, often does not affect male lifespans. We should be careful not to increase diagnosis rates without actually stopping men dying of the disease | Margaret McCartney
How increased prostate cancer screening can harm men
David Cameron has joined the King as the latest public figure to disclose his diagnosis of prostate cancer. In an interview with the Times this week, the former British prime minister revealed that,…
unherd.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Prostate cancer, left alone, often does not affect male lifespans. We should be careful not to increase diagnosis rates without actually stopping men dying of the disease | Margaret McCartney
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"Media coverage and PATHFINDER2: hype, simplification, and free advertising". Commentary on new GRAIL Galleri study published in: @thelancetoncol.bsky.social
thelancet.com/journals/lan...
From @mgtmccartney.bsky.social @paulpharoah.bsky.social, Sullivan,Houlston,Aggarwal,Schuh,Hogarth,Callister
thelancet.com/journals/lan...
From @mgtmccartney.bsky.social @paulpharoah.bsky.social, Sullivan,Houlston,Aggarwal,Schuh,Hogarth,Callister
Media coverage and PATHFINDER2: hype, simplification, and free advertising
The recent media coverage of interim results from the PATHFINDER2 study of GRAIL's
Galleri multicancer detection blood test exemplifies a troubling and recurring trend
in science communication: the co...
thelancet.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:54 PM
"Media coverage and PATHFINDER2: hype, simplification, and free advertising". Commentary on new GRAIL Galleri study published in: @thelancetoncol.bsky.social
thelancet.com/journals/lan...
From @mgtmccartney.bsky.social @paulpharoah.bsky.social, Sullivan,Houlston,Aggarwal,Schuh,Hogarth,Callister
thelancet.com/journals/lan...
From @mgtmccartney.bsky.social @paulpharoah.bsky.social, Sullivan,Houlston,Aggarwal,Schuh,Hogarth,Callister
Reposted by Margaret McCartney
The UK media is overstating the benefits of prostate specific antigen tests, which can result in risk without benefit.
Men need fair information about screening for prostate cancer, writes @mgtmccartney.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Men need fair information about screening for prostate cancer, writes @mgtmccartney.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
November 13, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The UK media is overstating the benefits of prostate specific antigen tests, which can result in risk without benefit.
Men need fair information about screening for prostate cancer, writes @mgtmccartney.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Men need fair information about screening for prostate cancer, writes @mgtmccartney.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
thanks so much @dnblane.bsky.social not just for this, but the support and all the incredible work you are doing.
@mgtmccartney.bsky.social launching the Centre for Evidence and Values in Healthcare @uniofstandrews.bsky.social - I’m expecting mighty oaks to grow from these acorns 🤞
November 3, 2025 at 9:32 AM
thanks so much @dnblane.bsky.social not just for this, but the support and all the incredible work you are doing.
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Healthcare: what is it for? Inaugural event of the Centre for Evidence and Values in Healthcare: Sir David Haslam. Fri Oct 31st: events.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/centr... @mgtmccartney.bsky.social
Healthcare: what is it for?
Please join us online at the first event of the Centre for Evidence and Values in Healthcare.
We are delighted to
events.st-andrews.ac.uk
October 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Healthcare: what is it for? Inaugural event of the Centre for Evidence and Values in Healthcare: Sir David Haslam. Fri Oct 31st: events.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/centr... @mgtmccartney.bsky.social
Free to access Delphi study on what would make it easier to make and understand declarations of interest. Thankyou to everyone who took part. Next is to build it…. t.co/igfJKeybX5
https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/9/e103058
t.co
October 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Free to access Delphi study on what would make it easier to make and understand declarations of interest. Thankyou to everyone who took part. Next is to build it…. t.co/igfJKeybX5
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"Here I am, this middle-aged black man, I'm in my best suit. I actually argued the case at the Supreme Court that we were trying to implement. I've got all these degrees and awards. And I'm still required to laugh at my own humiliation."
Bryan Stevenson with @katiecouric.bsky.social
Bryan Stevenson with @katiecouric.bsky.social
The Exhausting Reality of Being a Black Lawyer - Bryan Stevenson's Truth
YouTube video by Katie Couric
www.youtube.com
September 29, 2025 at 4:06 AM
"Here I am, this middle-aged black man, I'm in my best suit. I actually argued the case at the Supreme Court that we were trying to implement. I've got all these degrees and awards. And I'm still required to laugh at my own humiliation."
Bryan Stevenson with @katiecouric.bsky.social
Bryan Stevenson with @katiecouric.bsky.social
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come along to our first event 31st october or add yourself to our mailing list for a streamed section of the day. it's going to be excellent. no sponsorship, independent, and amazing people are coming medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk/centreforevi...
come along to our first event 31st october or add yourself to our mailing list for a streamed section of the day. it's going to be excellent. no sponsorship, independent, and amazing people are coming medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk/centreforevi...
September 26, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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come along to our first event 31st october or add yourself to our mailing list for a streamed section of the day. it's going to be excellent. no sponsorship, independent, and amazing people are coming medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk/centreforevi...
come along to our first event 31st october or add yourself to our mailing list for a streamed section of the day. it's going to be excellent. no sponsorship, independent, and amazing people are coming medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk/centreforevi...
V excited with postal delivery
September 25, 2025 at 11:31 AM
V excited with postal delivery
Reposted by Margaret McCartney
🚨Publication🚨
Grateful to be part of this publication with @mgtmccartney.bsky.social and colleagues
Take home: lots of hormone replace therapy social media claims don't align with best practice recommendations. And lots of the posters have conflicts of interest.
Full study: tinyurl.com/2rxpfwnr
Grateful to be part of this publication with @mgtmccartney.bsky.social and colleagues
Take home: lots of hormone replace therapy social media claims don't align with best practice recommendations. And lots of the posters have conflicts of interest.
Full study: tinyurl.com/2rxpfwnr
Does online information about hormone replacement therapy (or menopause hormone therapy) reflect indications from the British National Formulary and guidance from the National Institute for Health and...
Objectives To describe: (1) the most visible information (from individuals or organisations) on UK social media regarding hormone replacement therapy (HRT)/menopause hormone treatment for menopause; (...
tinyurl.com
September 23, 2025 at 9:43 AM
🚨Publication🚨
Grateful to be part of this publication with @mgtmccartney.bsky.social and colleagues
Take home: lots of hormone replace therapy social media claims don't align with best practice recommendations. And lots of the posters have conflicts of interest.
Full study: tinyurl.com/2rxpfwnr
Grateful to be part of this publication with @mgtmccartney.bsky.social and colleagues
Take home: lots of hormone replace therapy social media claims don't align with best practice recommendations. And lots of the posters have conflicts of interest.
Full study: tinyurl.com/2rxpfwnr
hi @drlouisenewson.bsky.social . someone just sent me a link to a 'Perimenopause, menopause and mental health: a global survey' but the questions seem so biased that I am having difficulty believing that this is part of research project? has it ethics approval? thankyou.
September 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
hi @drlouisenewson.bsky.social . someone just sent me a link to a 'Perimenopause, menopause and mental health: a global survey' but the questions seem so biased that I am having difficulty believing that this is part of research project? has it ethics approval? thankyou.
Reposted by Margaret McCartney
VERY EXCITING
launch of the CENTRE FOR EVIDENCE AND VALUES IN HEALTHCARE at the Uni of St Andrews
first event 31st October with Sir David Haslam and Scotland's new patient safety commissioner Karen Titchener
find out more here medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk/centreforevi...
please sign up and come
launch of the CENTRE FOR EVIDENCE AND VALUES IN HEALTHCARE at the Uni of St Andrews
first event 31st October with Sir David Haslam and Scotland's new patient safety commissioner Karen Titchener
find out more here medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk/centreforevi...
please sign up and come
September 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
VERY EXCITING
launch of the CENTRE FOR EVIDENCE AND VALUES IN HEALTHCARE at the Uni of St Andrews
first event 31st October with Sir David Haslam and Scotland's new patient safety commissioner Karen Titchener
find out more here medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk/centreforevi...
please sign up and come
launch of the CENTRE FOR EVIDENCE AND VALUES IN HEALTHCARE at the Uni of St Andrews
first event 31st October with Sir David Haslam and Scotland's new patient safety commissioner Karen Titchener
find out more here medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk/centreforevi...
please sign up and come
20 years post TGN 1412, later , are drug trials safer? v pleased to be doing this for @BBCRadio4
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - The Drug Trial That Went Wrong
What lessons have been learned from a 2006 clinical trial at Northwick Park Hospital?
www.bbc.co.uk
September 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
20 years post TGN 1412, later , are drug trials safer? v pleased to be doing this for @BBCRadio4
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
VERY EXCITING
launch of the CENTRE FOR EVIDENCE AND VALUES IN HEALTHCARE at the Uni of St Andrews
first event 31st October with Sir David Haslam and Scotland's new patient safety commissioner Karen Titchener
find out more here medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk/centreforevi...
please sign up and come
launch of the CENTRE FOR EVIDENCE AND VALUES IN HEALTHCARE at the Uni of St Andrews
first event 31st October with Sir David Haslam and Scotland's new patient safety commissioner Karen Titchener
find out more here medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk/centreforevi...
please sign up and come
September 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
VERY EXCITING
launch of the CENTRE FOR EVIDENCE AND VALUES IN HEALTHCARE at the Uni of St Andrews
first event 31st October with Sir David Haslam and Scotland's new patient safety commissioner Karen Titchener
find out more here medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk/centreforevi...
please sign up and come
launch of the CENTRE FOR EVIDENCE AND VALUES IN HEALTHCARE at the Uni of St Andrews
first event 31st October with Sir David Haslam and Scotland's new patient safety commissioner Karen Titchener
find out more here medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk/centreforevi...
please sign up and come
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Good to see @mgtmccartney.bsky.social & @debscohen.bsky.social back out on tour
July 30, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Good to see @mgtmccartney.bsky.social & @debscohen.bsky.social back out on tour
Reposted by Margaret McCartney
The UK’s flagship health research programme promises breakthroughs, but beneath an NHS branded facade, critics are asking who really benefits from the database, heavily backed by industry and government.
@mgtmccartney.bsky.social and @debscohen.bsky.social investigate
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
@mgtmccartney.bsky.social and @debscohen.bsky.social investigate
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
August 1, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The UK’s flagship health research programme promises breakthroughs, but beneath an NHS branded facade, critics are asking who really benefits from the database, heavily backed by industry and government.
@mgtmccartney.bsky.social and @debscohen.bsky.social investigate
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
@mgtmccartney.bsky.social and @debscohen.bsky.social investigate
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
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notes on rcgp council yesterday margaretmccartney.com/2025/06/22/r...
RCGP council 21/6/25
As ever, I can only report what I say, and I try not to repeat what others have. Council members have 2mins only to speak on subjects. I do have problems with this; it’s not a good quality co…
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June 22, 2025 at 1:58 PM
notes on rcgp council yesterday margaretmccartney.com/2025/06/22/r...
Big claims in the
@thetimes
today on weight loss drugs and preventative impact. thetimes.com/uk/healthcar.... however;
@thetimes
today on weight loss drugs and preventative impact. thetimes.com/uk/healthcar.... however;
Weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy hold key to longer life
Research suggests weight loss drugs such as Wegovy could delay age-related illnesses and halve heart attack deaths, even in those who are not obese
thetimes.com
May 14, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Big claims in the
@thetimes
today on weight loss drugs and preventative impact. thetimes.com/uk/healthcar.... however;
@thetimes
today on weight loss drugs and preventative impact. thetimes.com/uk/healthcar.... however;
free link, to me and Susan Bewley editorial in the @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/389/...
Sex and gender should not be conflated in medical data
The target of any sex question should be sex
Accurate data are essential to clinical care, research, and health service planning. But in some data sets, the NHS and the wider medical profession have ...
www.bmj.com
April 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
free link, to me and Susan Bewley editorial in the @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/389/...
It really should not be necessary for a group of volunteer women - work run on donations and good will- to take the scot gov to court to point out their illogicality. Thankyou for all your hard work over many years. Congratulations
@ForWomenScot
@ForWomenScot
April 16, 2025 at 9:48 AM
It really should not be necessary for a group of volunteer women - work run on donations and good will- to take the scot gov to court to point out their illogicality. Thankyou for all your hard work over many years. Congratulations
@ForWomenScot
@ForWomenScot
one of the key things to consider with screening is how the test results will affect advice to minimise health risks vs advice you would have been given anyway without these additional tests being done. so I will leave this here. www.thetimes.com/life-style/h...
Tim Spector: I took a dementia test – with surprising results
With a family history of the condition, the nutrition expert was keen to understand his own risk. Cutting edge tests revealed early warning signs, but not the ones he expected
www.thetimes.com
April 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
one of the key things to consider with screening is how the test results will affect advice to minimise health risks vs advice you would have been given anyway without these additional tests being done. so I will leave this here. www.thetimes.com/life-style/h...