Our new study explores psychosocial impacts/barriers to lung cancer screening, with health professionals across 5 countries and 7 screening programs. 🔍 Stigma and fatalism are central to fear, harm and uptake 🔍 Positive psychological impacts (e.g., relief) are also common and drive participation

Very excited to have my main PhD study featured in MJA Insight+! 👉Read the article on how health professionals can use social media to share health info to youth: insightplus.mja.com.au/2025/10/how-... 👉 original research article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @mja.com.au #medsky 🛟 🦘🎓

Co‐Designing a Framework for Social Media Health Communication to Young People: A Participatory Research Study

Background Social media became a key communication channel for public health agencies during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially for reaching younger populations less engaged with traditional channels.....

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A/Prof Carissa Bonner@carissabonner.bsky.social · last yr.

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-...

More @sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social research from the @publichealthaus.bsky.social #Screening2025 conference, with a focus on psychosocial support to enable informed decision making about breast and lung cancer screening @jenna-smith.bsky.social @brookenickel.bsky.social @kmcfadden.bsky.social

A/Prof Carissa Bonner@carissabonner.bsky.social · last yr.

Day 1 of #Screening2025 closes with reflections from community & patient perspectives, including GP @rosemarywyber.bsky.social highlighting the importance of shared decision making with Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander communities & holistic discussions over time. @publichealthaus.bsky.social

NEW: Super cool piece led by Dr Brooke Nickel in JAMA Network Open! I’m usually researching the other side - how to use social media for good health communication, so it was interesting to see how it can also amplify misleading health claims and fuel overdiagnosis. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Social Media Posts About Medical Tests With Potential for Overdiagnosis

This cross-sectional study examines the tone and content of social media posts that discuss popular medical tests with potential for overdiagnosis or overuse.

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Sydney Health Literacy Lab@sydneyhealthliteracylab.org.au · last yr.

JUST PUBLISHED! New research led by our Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Brooke Nickel (@brookenickel.bsky.social) in JAMA Network Open titled "Social Media Posts About Medical Tests With Potential for Overdiagnosis"! ➡️ Read here: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... @jama.com