Women’s health has long been under-researched, under-funded, and structurally marginalized (Sugimoto et al. 2019, Regensteiner et al. 2025, World Health Or

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Leaves some women anxious and confused about their breast health and may increase demand on health services, say researchers

Objective To investigate the effect of notifying women of their dense breasts on their psychosocial outcomes and health service use intentions. Design Multisite parallel arm randomised controlled tri...

npj Digital Medicine - Can co-designed educational interventions help consumers think critically about asking ChatGPT health questions? Results from a randomised-controlled trial

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...

The new lung cancer screening program needs to be independently evaluated to keep it on track, and to minimise the harms.

As more people turn to social media for health advice, posts about medical testing may be a possible new driver of overdiagnosis.

Dr. Brooke Nickel dives into the murky world of health misinformation on social media, exposing how overdiagnosis and unverified health claims are thriving in a mostly unregulated space. We explore th...

How the rich, famous and super-healthy start their day has undeniable appeal to the rest of us. Trending social media posts are littered with influencers and celebrities sharing their morning routines...

If you’re like thousands of other Australians you’ve watched the new series on Belle Gibson, agape at the misinformation she spread on social media. Since she was exposed in 2015, platforms like Inst...

Researchers warn of harms of overdiagnosis for generally healthy people as well as the cost of tests themselves

This cross-sectional study examines the tone and content of social media posts that discuss popular medical tests with potential for overdiagnosis or overuse.

New research examined nearly 1,000 posts on tests for fertility, testosterone levels and cancer risk.

Researchers warn of harms of overdiagnosis for generally healthy people as well as the cost of tests themselves

87% of posts mentioned the benefits of the tests, while only 15% mentioned potential harms.

This cross-sectional study examines the tone and content of social media posts that discuss popular medical tests with potential for overdiagnosis or overuse.

This cross-sectional study examines the tone and content of social media posts that discuss popular medical tests with potential for overdiagnosis or overuse.

Netflix's new show Apple Cider Vinegar has reignited the debate about wellness scammer Belle Gibson. A decade on, where are we with health misinformation online, and is there anything that can be don...

This study aimed to assess whether information from AI chatbots on benefits and harms of breast and prostate cancer screening were concordant with evi…