'People can’t stop talking about their AMH levels. But these “biological clock tests” may do more harm than good.' Our recent study discussed in Oprah Daily! Brooke Nickel Rachel Thompson

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Another great media article of our The BMJ paper describing how some companies manipulate the narrative of women’s empowerment to sell AMH tests

Brooke Nickel Jolyn Hersch Jenna Smith Kristen Pickles

medicaldevice-network.com/news/false-emp…

It's been almost 7 years since I became a parent.

In that time, I've heard a lot of subtle and *not* so subtle skepticism about 'making it' as both a mother & a scientist. Here's my response, published in Nature today:

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Many ask 'Why do we still order so many unnecessary or harmful tests, procedures, and medications?'

We tried to find out.
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/3/e… BMJ_Open

#overdiagnosis WONCA marc jamoulle PODC Victor Montori, MD 💙 Therapeutics Initiative Margaret McCartney ChoosingWiselyCanada Juan Gérvas

Learn about how clinicians are changing medical education in NSW to address #overdiagnosis in Australian healthcare.

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Toddler milks: a big market for unnecessary products which could be harmful. abc.net.au/news/2024-03-1…

Cancer or harmless? Doctors grapple with a rise in ‘incidentalomas’ smh.com.au/national/victo… Wiser Healthcare

My latest with Margaret McCartney

Celebrity campaigners are spinning are feminist narrative about HRT.

“If you don’t do something, you’re not taking control of your body…

But “they don’t talk about harms…only about benefits…”

Concealed info is not empowerment Brooke Nickel

This PLOS ONE collection showcases a selection of recent articles exploring novel methods, biomarkers, and challenges around screening and diagnosis.
Includes our paper, Women’s views about current and future management of Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS): A mixed-methods study.

📢Another brillant paper on #breastdensity #mammographicdensity in #ethnic #minorities #CALD people: The impact of breast density notification on psychosocial outcomes in ... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Brooke Nickel Jennifer Isautier

'The challenge for all of us living in this age of so much noise, is to discern genuine attempts to empower people, from commercial propaganda that can only ever disempower.'

Ray Moynihan always finding the perfect words!

Thanks Ray Moynihan for writing this piece in The Echo on Hijacking feminism, harming women which highlights our recent The BMJ Analysis article Tessa Copp Wiser Healthcare Sydney Health Literacy Lab echo.net.au/2024/02/hijack…

Feminist health narratives are being co-opted by commercial interests to market new tests and treatments that are not backed by evidence, argues Analysis.

Women’s health cannot be hijacked by vested interests, say Brooke Nickel Tessa Copp and co bmj.com/content/384/bm…

Analysis by Wiser Healthcare researchers, published in this weeks British Medical Journal, has found feminist language is being co-opted by corporations to sell non-evidence-based health interventions like the AMH (“egg timer”) test. abc.net.au/news/2024-02-1…

#ThisIsPublicHealth Sydney Health

'Promotion of non-evidence based tests and treatments using empowerment messages risks women being overdiagnosed and overtreated, argue Tessa Copp Brooke Nickel and colleagues'

Super proud of this paper and the fabulous Wiser Healthcare team of women behind it! Couldn't have done it without my superstar co-lead Brooke Nickel 🤩 🎉

Our The BMJ paper and the accompanying Editorial highlighted in the latest Editor's Choice by Kamran Abbasi - Women and medicine: exploited as staff and as patients Tessa Copp Wiser Healthcare Sydney Health Literacy Lab Minna Johansson jadoust bmj.com/content/384/bm…

'It can also not be solely the responsibility of women targeted by these narratives to understand all potential benefits and harms and make an informed decision' - a great piece

Feminist health narratives are being co-opted by commercial interests to market new technologies, tests, and treatments that are not backed by evidence, argue Brooke Nickel Tessa Copp and colleagues Sydney Health Literacy Lab Wiser Healthcare
bmj.com/content/384/bm…

New commercial companies draw on old playbooks instrumentalising women's health/wellbeing for profit.

Who can hold them to account?

My editorial in The BMJ outlining why we need #progressive #feminist social movements in health now more than ever.

bmj.com/content/384/bm…