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Kirsten McCaffery

@kirstenmccaffery.bsky.social
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Professor in health literacy and shared decision making. Director Sydney Health Literacy Lab. President International Shared Decision Making Society.

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WHO @who.int · 09/05/2025
Ending social injustice requires determined action from everyone. Here are 3 things you can do: 📢 Speak up against discrimination 🤝 Support community organizations that provide essential services like food, supportive housing & job training 🌍 Engage in climate action
Text reads '3 actions you can do to help end health inequity'. The first point of three, against the image of a megaphone is the text 'Speak up against all forms of discrimination'. The second point, against the image of a person shopping in the text 'Support community organizations that prioritize people & the planet'. Third point, against the image of a poster to protect the plant is the text 'Engage in climate action'.
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WHO @who.int · 30/04/2025
Vaccines are rigorously tested, effective, and save lives. More than 150 million lives have been saved in the past 50 years thanks to vaccines! But you may be worried about what's in them. So, let’s break it down. ⬇ Check out the latest episode of Plot Twist. youtube.com/shorts/TH1kz...
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What’s in a vaccine?
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
A gobsmacking story. Water companies let toxic waste disposers, for cash, dump their loads into sewage farms. The sewage sludge is then spread, untested, on farmland, potentially poisoning vast areas, entire ecosystems and the people (you and me) eating the food. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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What’s in the millions of tonnes of sludge sprayed on to farmland? The answer won’t make you happy | George Monbiot
Thanks to breathtaking negligence, the liquid fertiliser used to help grow our food bubbles with a lethal cocktail of toxins, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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WHO @who.int · 21/03/2025
Everyone has the right to quality health care! People with #DownSyndrome must be able to access the health care they need - without stigma & discrimination - incl.: 👩‍⚕️regular check-ups ℹ️ information on health promotion 💪quality & affordable services that support happy, healthy lives bit.ly/41HLpOL
Picture of L., 26*, who has Down syndrome, during a moment of comradery with his friends and fellow residents of Kampuchea Sela Handicap.

Valentin Dube, one of the NGO’s full-time staff members, notes that families will not register their children for ID cards due to disability-related shame and taboos. Kampuchea Sela holds different workshops with parents to challenge stereotypes and stigma towards better inclusion.

 

* Initial used instead of the subject’s name to adhere to NGO privacy protection policies. The ages of all of Kampuchea Sela’s residents are informed estimations given by their social workers. Most of those the NGO work with do not have a birth certificate as their families did not register them, often due to shame around having a child with a disability.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
The UK would now want to rejoin the EU by 55% to 33% Removing those that don’t know - that’s a 62.5% to 37.5% breakdown.
Screenshot of polling data from Jan 2025
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Jon Rauch @jonrauch.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
A friend drove two hours today for her breast cancer chemotherapy only to learn it was canceled due to NIH cuts. Clinical trial ended midstream. No treatment, no restart, no plan, no information. Her bro-in-law's chemo was also canceled.
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Jolyn Hersch PhD @jolynhersch.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Risk perception of patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the breast and their healthcare practitioners: The importance of histopathological terminology, and the gaps in our knowledge. Riggi et al. note most studies are from the Anglosphere. www.hh.um.es/Abstracts/Vol_40/40_3/40_3_297.htm
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Histol Histopathol, Vol 40, Riggi et al.
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A/Prof Carissa Bonner @carissabonner.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Read our MJA Insight+ article about @melodytaba.bsky.social's PhD research with @sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social - outlining 5 things you can do to engage young people in social media communication about health: insightplus.mja.com.au/2025/10/how-...
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How to use social media for health communication with young people - InSight+
With 82% of young people using social media for health information, it’s increasingly important for health professionals to cut through online misinformation with reliable and appealing social media h...
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Joe Allen @joeallenjoe.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
In fiscal year 2024, the report found, NIH awarded more than $36.9 billion to researchers, supporting more than 408,000 jobs and generating over $94.5 billion in new economic activity nationwide. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
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NIH funding delivers exponential economic returns — Harvard Gazette
Report finds all 50 states reap gains in patient health, job creation, research resources, business development.
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WHO @who.int · 12/03/2025
✅ WHO does not impose lockdowns or policies on countries. It does not have the authority to do this and isn't trying to get it. Only governments can make those decisions. Know the facts ⬇️
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Kirsten McCaffery @kirstenmccaffery.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Congratulations @melodytaba on another great paper
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Kirsten McCaffery @kirstenmccaffery.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Great piece on medicalisation
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 07/03/2025
Trump and Musk are going after Social Security, Medicaid, the VA, and public education. In what universe, in what world, in what religion is it morally acceptable to cut programs for hungry children in order to reward the wealthy?
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A/Prof Carissa Bonner @carissabonner.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Great to see @sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social PhD student Sumathy Ravi's umbrella review including 30 virtual care diabetes reviews is out today! Virtual care can improve diabetes management, but we need better study design to know if video consultations work. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Effect of virtual care in type 2 diabetes management – a systematic umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analysis - BMC Health Services Research
Background Diabetes is an increasingly prevalent and costly chronic disease worldwide, and a large cause of unnecessary disease burden. To address the growing burden of diabetes, care models should su...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/03/2025
NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
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Kirsten McCaffery @kirstenmccaffery.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
I did not know this - switching over right now…. @sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social
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John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 01/03/2025
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org
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We're not done yet | 18F
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Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · 28/02/2025
Of the 4000 researchers at NIH, only 20% are tenured. They’re going to fire all the rest as their contracts come up for renewal, absolutely decimating research at the NIH. This is catastrophic, not just for Americans, but for the whole world. www.science.org/content/arti...
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NIH ban on renewing senior scientists adds to assaults on its in-house research
Policy follows firings of tenure-track scientists and suspension of training programs
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Julie Ayre @julieayre.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Congrats Melody!! Superstar! It's been an absolute pleasure :)
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WHO @who.int · 01/03/2025
🚨 Drastic cuts to global health funding are leaving millions without essential HIV services. Young people, key populations, and marginalized communities are being abandoned. Millions are at risk. Act now, save lives! Learn more: 🔗 bit.ly/41CDnrD #ZeroDiscrimination
Drastic cuts to global health funding will leave millions without essential HIV and STI services. Over two decades, huge strides have been made in ending AIDS as a public health threat, saving millions of livesCommit to sustained funding and uninterrupted HIV services. Protect progress, save lives.
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Kirsten McCaffery @kirstenmccaffery.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
How great to see not 1 but 2 ultra talented PhD students from @sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social submit their theses 🥳. Well done @oliviamac17.bsky.social and @melodytaba.bsky.social !!!🙌🙌👏👏👏🙌🙌
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Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @disavowtrump20.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot. REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!
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Jolyn Hersch PhD @jolynhersch.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Decisions to decline breast screening and/or breast cancer treatment based on the potential harms of overdiagnosis and overtreatment: a qualitative study. @dr-skcj.bsky.social et al: Implications for the way informed choice is considered. bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/1... @wiserhealthcare.bsky.social
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Decisions to decline breast screening and/or breast cancer treatment based on the potential harms of overdiagnosis and overtreatment: a qualitative study
Objectives To explore the experiences of women who have made the decision to decline breast screening and/or breast cancer treatment for overdiagnosis/overtreatment reasons after being invited to the ...
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Kirsten McCaffery @kirstenmccaffery.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
@julieleask.bsky.social @beckyfreeman.bsky.social
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Kirsten McCaffery @kirstenmccaffery.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Read our new article and why we need AI health literacy NOW
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A/Prof Carissa Bonner @carissabonner.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
It is critical we maintain & build trust in science. Most people in most countries do trust scientists, AND agree that scientists should engage more in society & policy making. For those of us working in health and equity, this is not the time to be silent. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Trust in scientists and their role in society across 68 countries - Nature Human Behaviour
What is the state of trust in scientists around the world? To answer this question, the authors surveyed 71,922 respondents in 68 countries and found that trust in scientists is moderately high.
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