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Dr Emily Denniss

@emilydenniss.bsky.social
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🎓 Lecturer, Deakin University 🥑 Interested in health & nutrition communication, mis- & disinformation, social media, sustainable healthy diets.

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Health Promotion International @healthpromint.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
🔔 NEW at Health Promotion International Social media and the spread of misinformation: infectious and a threat to public health ✍️ Emily Denniss, Rebecca Lindberg OPEN ACCESS doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf023
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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
'A lie can travel halfway around the world before the truth can get its boots on’ 🌏🥾 This new article offers a public health approach to social media-based misinformation that includes tertiary, secondary, and primary prevention, the latter being mostly regulation. academic.oup.com/heapro/artic...
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Gabriela Martinez Sainz @gmsainz.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
A massive and urgent challenge for educators and teachers👇🏼
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Dr Emily Denniss @emilydenniss.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Happy to share our perspective piece on misinformation published in @healthpromint.bsky.social Rebecca Lindberg and I call for systems-level changes and international law to regulate social media platforms to prevent the spread of misinformation. academic.oup.com/heapro/artic...
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Social media and the spread of misinformation: infectious and a threat to public health
Abstract. Misinformation has been identified as a major threat to society and public health. Social media significantly contributes to the spread of misinf
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Social media and the spread of misinformation: a threat to public health academic.oup.com/heapro/artic... "...there is an urgent need for primary prevention, including systems-level changes to address key mechanisms of misinformation and international law to regulate the social media industry."
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Social media and the spread of misinformation: infectious and a threat to public health
Abstract. Misinformation has been identified as a major threat to society and public health. Social media significantly contributes to the spread of misinf
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
What the science says about multivitamins, etc wapo.st/3DZvCTv "...multivitamins did not confer any longevity benefit." "...eating fresh vegetables is always going to be more beneficial than taking greens powders." Also: supplements lightly regulated and often contaminated & potential harms.
wapo.st
Column | What the science says about multivitamins, magnesium and 7 other supplements
Spoiler alert: Many claims about the benefits of supplements aren’t backed by strong data.
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Rhea Liang @liangrhea.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
THEY ARE THE EXACT SAME THING 🔥🌀🌊🌡
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Stuart Gillespie @stuartgillespie.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Extraordinary! Study funded by American Beverage Association and carried out by Coca Cola consultants finds that Diet Coke is better than water!
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Dietitians Australia @dietitiansaus.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Dietitians Australia calls for mandatory #dietitian referrals with weight loss medication to ensure safe, effective #nutrition support. Learn more: bit.ly/41S4eyE #Healthcare #DietitiansAustralia
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Dr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Almost any time someone mentions the word toxins, you can assume they’re not being factual. Your liver and kidneys are the best detox agents you have, and if those aren’t working, then you should seek medical attention. - @ryanmarino.bsky.social
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Croakey Health Media @croakeynews.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
We need a strategic national effort to tackle misinformation and disinformation
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We need a strategic national effort to tackle misinformation and disinformation
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Lauren Ball @proflaurenball.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Gentrification is eroding access to cultural foods, vital for the identity & wellbeing of First Nations and migrant communities. It is important to support local businesses & advocates for cultural food access. This is a fantastic Croakey article on this issue - well worth a read 👇
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A call to preserve access to cultural foods as gentrification transforms neighbourhoods
Introduction by Croakey: The gentrification of urban neighbourhoods undermines many determinants of health, including access to cultural foods, which is
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Retraction Watch @retractionwatch.com · 13/02/2025
"The scientific literature is an essential ocean of knowledge, in which floats an alarming amount of junk." Reflecting on RFK Jr.'s use of scholarly papers in his confirmation hearings.
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The Scientific Literature Can’t Save Us Now
You can cite peer-reviewed research in support of almost any claim, no matter how absurd.
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Dr Emily Denniss @emilydenniss.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Just had my first hot cross bun for the year. It’s never too early!!
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Kate Sievert @katesievert.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
"[RFJ]..will make legitimate critiques of how we grow and process food appear crackpot—affirming a narrative that Big Ag and Big Food have promoted for decades....Rather than pushing food production in a healthier direction, Kennedy could bolster the status quo." www.motherjones.com/food/2025/01...
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How MAHA poisons the food movement
RFK Jr. could make legitimate critiques of the ways we grow and process food appear crackpot.
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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
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More Australians come forward with shocking tales of B6 toxicity
Pressure is mounting on Australia's medicines regulator to tighten restrictions around vitamin B6 supplements, with more cases of people inadvertently poisoning themselves emerging.
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Dave Jones @cleanpowerdave.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
This is George Monbiot's "X" leaving speech, and wow ❤️ @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Damn, the wellness space is filled with darkness. Influencers are using the Los Angeles fires to hawk wellness products www.motherjones.com/politics/202... @this_is_mallory: “heartbreaking and really irresponsible.”
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Influencers are using the Los Angeles fires to hawk wellness products
Essential oils, detox regimens, and the booming disaster economy.
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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Trump, Musk and Zuckerberg have declared war on facts and truth. The pushback must start now
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Andrea Love, PhD | Biomedical Scientist @drandrealove.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Trump’s nominees for health leadership roles profit off the unregulated & lucrative wellness industry. RFK Jr. (& Calley Means), Mehmet Oz, Jay Bhattacharya, Dave Wheldon, & Marty Makary are dangers to global health. They will cause irreparable harm. Read ⬇️ news.immunologic.org/p/the-trump-...
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The Trump Administration Could Become The Wellness Industry’s Dangerous Ally
Trump's nominees for science leadership roles pose a serious threat to evidence-based public health
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Should WHO partner with TikTok to combat misinformation? www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... "TikTok is designed to sustain user engagement. All engagement, including exposure to misinformation, is profitable for social media platforms..." by (my 🔥 colleague) Marco Zenone & @kenworthy.bsky.social
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Should WHO partner with TikTok to combat misinformation?
In September, 2024, WHO announced a partnership between its Fides network of health influencers and the social media platform TikTok to promote science-based health information and encourage positive ...
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