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Wiser Healthcare is a multi-institutional collaboration, supporting evidence-based sustainable healthcare for everyone by producing and translating high-quality research.
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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 🛟 🧪 🦘🎓
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 🛟 🧪 🦘🎓
Using Social Media for Public Health Communication to Young People: A Qualitative Study to Inform Emergency Preparedness
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the role of social media for official health communication, especially for young people who rarely engage with other public health agency channels. This study expl...
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January 19, 2026 at 2:41 AM
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 🛟 🧪 🦘🎓
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 🛟 🧪 🦘🎓
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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...
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...
Science translation strategies to the public during health emergencies: A systematic review of RCTs
Effective science translation is essential during public health emergencies. During the COVID-19 pandemic, rapidly evolving research had to be transla…
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January 27, 2026 at 12:40 AM
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...
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...
Prof Emeritus Paul Glasziou, Bond University
Prof Rachelle Buchbinder, Monash University
Prof Tammy Hoffmann, Bond University
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December 8, 2025 at 3:31 AM
💫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...
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
Check out the whole list here 👉 topscinet.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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
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
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Affiliations:
@sydney.edu.au @sydneyhealthliteracylab.org.au
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
December 5, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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
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
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
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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
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 👇
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Get your ticket today!👇
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#ClimateHealth #ClimateHealthSummit25
Check out the preliminary program 👇
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Get your ticket today!👇
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#ClimateHealth #ClimateHealthSummit25
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October 7, 2025 at 10:52 PM
📣 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
Check out the preliminary program 👇
www.caha.org.au/summit2025_p...
Get your ticket today!👇
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#ClimateHealth #ClimateHealthSummit25
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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...
📍 Yugambeh/Kombumerri Country (Gold Coast)
🗓️ 26–28 Oct
🎟️ Tickets 👉 events.humanitix.com/climate-heal...
October 3, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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...
📍 Yugambeh/Kombumerri Country (Gold Coast)
🗓️ 26–28 Oct
🎟️ Tickets 👉 events.humanitix.com/climate-heal...
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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
#PHC2026, 5-7 May, Nipaluna/Hobart. #PublicHealth
October 3, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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
#PHC2026, 5-7 May, Nipaluna/Hobart. #PublicHealth
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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
@wiserhealthcare.bsky.social @tessacopp.bsky.social @brookenickel.bsky.social @kirstenmccaffery.bsky.social
August 26, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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
@wiserhealthcare.bsky.social @tessacopp.bsky.social @brookenickel.bsky.social @kirstenmccaffery.bsky.social
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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...
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Medical Republic article by @apshepp.bsky.social
www.medicalrepublic.com.au/shameful-hor...
@wiserhealthcare.bsky.social
‘Shameful': hormone tests offer no value - Medical Republic
Direct to consumer hormone panels risk misleading patients and undermining evidence-based practice, warn researchers.
www.medicalrepublic.com.au
September 17, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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
Medical Republic article by @apshepp.bsky.social
www.medicalrepublic.com.au/shameful-hor...
@wiserhealthcare.bsky.social
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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!
Apply online by November 1st! Wiko Early Career Call for fellowships 2026/27 in the #NaturalSciences and #LifeSciences. Gain time to think during a 3–5 month #fellowship at the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin – Institute for Advanced Study: wiko-berlin.de/fellow-werde... #cfa
September 25, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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!
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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👇
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#ClimateHealthSummit25
Join us from 26–28 October on Yugambeh/Kombumerri Country!
🎟️ Grab your ticket before early bird pricing ends👇
events.humanitix.com/climate-heal...
#ClimateHealthSummit25
July 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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
Join us from 26–28 October on Yugambeh/Kombumerri Country!
🎟️ Grab your ticket before early bird pricing ends👇
events.humanitix.com/climate-heal...
#ClimateHealthSummit25
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Lung cancer screening hopes to save lives. But we also need to watch out for possible harms: theconversation.com/lung-cancer-...
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Lung cancer screening hopes to save lives. But we also need to watch for possible harms
The new lung cancer screening program needs to be independently evaluated to keep it on track, and to minimise the harms.
theconversation.com
July 6, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Lung cancer screening hopes to save lives. But we also need to watch out for possible harms: theconversation.com/lung-cancer-...
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@wiserhealthcare.bsky.social
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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
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
July 14, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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
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?
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What is the comparative effectiveness of 2 different fact sheets in preparing patients with low back pain for shared decision-making?
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#WiserHealthcare
One-page patient fact sheets for low back pain in primary care: A randomized clinical trial. — Wiser Healthcare
Christian Longtin, Jeremy R. Chang, Jolyn Hersch, Sweekriti Sharma, Michael C. Ferraro, Rodrigo R. N. Rizzo, Jennifer McBride, Arnold Y. L. Wong, Chris G. Maher, Michelle Guppy, James H. McAuley &...
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July 20, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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
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
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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 ?
Some of the proposed reasons include diet and lifestyle factors, and even the gut microbiome. But ultimately we don’t know.
Bowel cancer rates are declining in people over 50. But why are they going up in younger adults?
theconversation.com
June 5, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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 ?
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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
Seminar Alert! Join us for the July seminar, it's also Asia-Pacific time zone friendly!
@carissabonner.bsky.social will present on "Implementing #SharedDecisionMaking tools to support #HeartHealth literacy in Australia".
Jul 1st 1:00 AM UTC
Register here: tinyurl.com/4amb2zwb
@carissabonner.bsky.social will present on "Implementing #SharedDecisionMaking tools to support #HeartHealth literacy in Australia".
Jul 1st 1:00 AM UTC
Register here: tinyurl.com/4amb2zwb
June 3, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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
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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
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Skeptical reactions to breast cancer screening benefits and harms: Antecedents, consequences, and implications for screening communication
by @ldscherer.bsky.social and awesome team including me and illustrious co-authors.
Health Psychology advance online publication:
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by @ldscherer.bsky.social and awesome team including me and illustrious co-authors.
Health Psychology advance online publication:
psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-...
May 29, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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
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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
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@judithlacey.bsky.social @cancercaremascc.bsky.social @sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social
Supporting wellness after cancer treatment for women from Chinese, Vietnamese, and Arabic backgrounds: a qualitative study of healthcare provider views - Supportive Care in Cancer
Introduction Over one million Australians live with a cancer diagnosis, with nearly a quarter speaking a language other than English. Cancer survivors from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD)...
link.springer.com
April 24, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@judithlacey.bsky.social @cancercaremascc.bsky.social @sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social
New article alert! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Supporting wellness after cancer treatment for women from Chinese, Vietnamese, and Arabic backgrounds: a qualitative study of healthcare provider views — Wiser Healthcare
Suzanne Grant, Tinashe Dune, Elisabeth Elder, Jolyn Hersch, Cannas Kwok, Judith Lacey, Eric Yeung, Kylie Barr, Nema Hayba, Ash Malalasekera, Joel Rhee & Carolyn Ee.
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April 27, 2025 at 3:24 AM
New article alert! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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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
www.croakey.org/amid-concern...
Comprehensive wrap by @alisonsbarrett.bsky.social
#AusPol
#AusVotes2025
#SDOH
Amid concerns about election housing policies, how can the next Government better address the determinants of health?
Introduction by Croakey: The housing crisis is a critical election issue that is drawing massive public, media and political attention,
www.croakey.org
April 17, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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
www.croakey.org/amid-concern...
Comprehensive wrap by @alisonsbarrett.bsky.social
#AusPol
#AusVotes2025
#SDOH
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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
www.pcfa.org.au/public-consultation to 25.5
Call for public comments
Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia (PCFA) is seeking approval under section 14A of the National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992 for the DRAFT 2025 Guidelines for the Early Detection ...
www.pcfa.org.au
April 17, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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
www.pcfa.org.au/public-consultation to 25.5
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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
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
April 10, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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
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