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Krista Verlis 27/1/26 Krista Verlis 27/1/26

ChatGPT Health promises to personalise health information. It comes with many risks

Authors Dr Julie Ayre, Prof Adam Dunn, Prof Kirsten McCaffery

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Women told they have dense breasts don’t know what to do next, new study shows

Authored by Dr Brooke Nickel and Prof Nehmat Houssami

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CT scanners secretly waste more energy than used by a typical household – but there’s a fix

Authored by Prof Katy Bell and Dr Scott McAlister

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A booming longevity industry wants to sell us ‘immortality’. There could be hidden costs

Authored by Samuel Cornell, Dr Brooke Nickel and Dr Sean Docking

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Is spinal cord stimulation safe? Does it work? Here’s what you need to know if you have back pain

Authored by Dr Caitlin Jones and Prof Chris Maher

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Krista Verlis 3/7/25 Krista Verlis 3/7/25

Lung cancer screening hopes to save lives. But we also need to watch for possible harms

Authored by Prof Katy Bell, Dr Brooke Nickel and Prof Mark Morgan

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Krista Verlis 12/6/25 Krista Verlis 12/6/25

Medical scans are big business and investors are circling. Here are 3 reasons to be concerned

Authored by Dr Sean Docking and Prof Rachelle Buchbinder

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What’s the difference between osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis?

Authored by Dr Giovanni E Ferreira and Prof Rachelle Buchbinder

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Krista Verlis 27/2/25 Krista Verlis 27/2/25

We analysed almost 1,000 social media posts about 5 popular medical tests. Most were utterly misleading

Authored by Dr Brooke Nickel, Dr Joshua Zadro and A/Prof Ray Moynihan

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Krista Verlis 20/2/25 Krista Verlis 20/2/25

More people are asking generative AI questions about their health. But the wrong answer can be risky

Authored by Dr Julie Ayre, A/Prof Erin Cvejic and Prof Kirsten McCaffery

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Krista Verlis 16/1/25 Krista Verlis 16/1/25

Should we sequence the DNA of every baby born in Australia? Soon, you could have your say

Authored by A/Prof Sarah Norris, Prof Ainsley Newson, Lisa Dive and Prof Stacy Carter

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Krista Verlis 17/12/24 Krista Verlis 17/12/24

An imaging company gave its patients’ X‑rays and CT scans to an AI company. How did this happen?

Authored by Prof Stacy Carter and Megan Prictor

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Krista Verlis 5/9/24 Krista Verlis 5/9/24

Some clinicians are using AI to write health records. What do you need to know?

Authored by Prof Stacy Carter, Prof Farah Magrabi and Dr Yves Saint James Aquino

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Krista Verlis 4/7/24 Krista Verlis 4/7/24

Breast cancer screening in Australia may change. Here’s what we know so far

Authored by Dr Brooke Nickel and Prof Katy Bell

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Krista Verlis 10/4/24 Krista Verlis 10/4/24

Evidence doesn’t support spinal cord stimulators for chronic back pain – and they could cause harm

Authored by Prof Ian Harris, Dr Adrian C Traeger and Dr Caitlin Jones

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Krista Verlis 15/2/24 Krista Verlis 15/2/24

Feminist narratives are being hijacked to market medical tests not backed by evidence

Authored by Dr Brooke Nickel and Dr Tessa Copp

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Krista Verlis 15/8/23 Krista Verlis 15/8/23

1 in 6 women are diagnosed with gestational diabetes. But this diagnosis may not benefit them or their babies

Authored by Prof Paul Glasziou and Prof Jenny Doust

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Krista Verlis 21/9/22 Krista Verlis 21/9/22

Actor Ryan Reynolds has urged 45 year olds to screen for bowel cancer. But the case for screening in your 40s isn’t clear cut

Authored by Prof Katy Bell and Prof Paul Glasziou

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Krista Verlis 16/4/20 Krista Verlis 16/4/20

Hospitals have stopped unnecessary elective surgeries – and shouldn’t restart them after the pandemic

Authored by Prof Adam Elshaug and Stephen Duckett

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Krista Verlis 27/2/20 Krista Verlis 27/2/20

4 myths about polycystic ovary syndrome – and why they’re wrong

Authored by Dr Tessa Copp, Prof Jenny Doust, Dr Jesse Jansen and Prof Kirsten McCaffery

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