Use of a rapid microbiological point-of-care test for respiratory infections did not lead to an expected overall reduction in same-day antibiotic prescribing in #PrimaryCare.
Results of the RAPID-TEST clinical trial published in @jamainternalmed.com.
👉 Read the news: tinyurl.com/y3x3hv29
Very proud to have been part of this team. Please see full thread from @gemmaaltinger.bsky.social!!
Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol
A regular reminder that “routine blood work” is not a thing.
www.npr.org/2026/04/14/n...
Antibiotic overprescribing is not a microbiological problem.
It is a sociobehavioral problem.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Women’s screening preferences shift after being informed about the 2024 USPSTF breast cancer screening guideline - new paper by @tamarparmet.bsky.social @ldscherer.bsky.social @kirstenmccaffery.bsky.social me & others
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S073839912600114X?dgcid=coauthor
🚨 New Research: The NUDG-ED trial, published in @CMAJ, found that behavioral #nudges were not enough to reduce #lowvaluecare for patients with #backpain in high-pressure #emergencycare settings 🏥
Read the study: doi.org/10.1503/cmaj...
#BehavioralEconomics #ChoosingWisely
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese officially opened the new Institute for Musculoskeletal Health (IMH) building in Camperdown.
Huge Congratulations to all the Wiser Healthcare Researchers who are part of IMH!🎉
anthonyalbanese.com.au/media-centre...
#PolycysticOvarySyndrome (#PCOS) is not associated with increased prevalence of benign or pathological ovarian cysts; PCOS remains a syndrome defined by small antral follicles, not cyst formation. ja.ma/4dAgUjC
Jeff Linder
Jeff Linder
#PolycysticOvarySyndrome (#PCOS) is not associated with increased prevalence of benign or pathological ovarian cysts; PCOS remains a syndrome defined by small antral follicles, not cyst formation. ja.ma/4wimNdB
See @brookenickel.bsky.social debunking misleading medical information in this great social media campaign: youtu.be/f4PC4N6xrA8
And a @australia.theguardian.com write up here: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#EvidenceNotInfluence @sydney.edu.au @sydneyhealthliteracylab.org.au
More to come!
🚨 New Research: The NUDG-ED trial, published in @CMAJ, found that behavioral #nudges were not enough to reduce #lowvaluecare for patients with #backpain in high-pressure #emergencycare settings 🏥
Read the study: doi.org/10.1503/cmaj...
#BehavioralEconomics #ChoosingWisely
In 2024 the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) revised its breast cancer screening (BCS) guidelines to recommend that all women scr…
