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
Letters www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/... re our 2024 paper on Mammography Screening Preferences Among Women in Their 40s www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
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Reducing barriers to desired care while respecting patient autonomy to make informed decisions should be dual goals.
aww, thanks Chris!
📚 A billion-dollar donation: estimating the cost of researchers’ time spent on peer review researchintegrityjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Psychological inoculation is a very popular intervention against online misinfo, but it hasn't been tested using real-world outcomes in realistic scenarios.
In a new paper just published in PNAS Nexus, this is what we did: academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Short version: It didn't really work.
I have written many healthcare stories, but never before have I written about my own health. I decided to do so after learning one of my drugs costs nearly $1,000 a pill and just 25 cents to make. What I found was an incredible story of discovery and exploitation. www.propublica.org/article/revl...
In a faculty meeting yesterday I learned that the cost of hospital materials has already gone up due to Trump China tariffs.
Earlier today, AAAS CEO Sudip Parikh testified as a bipartisan witness before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, warning that without immediate action, the U.S. runs the risk of losing its position as a global leader in biomedical research and innovation.
Francis Collins: “Reckless decisions will disrupt a noble institution with a stunningly positive track record, drive young scientists to leave the country, and damage the future health of the nation." www.science.org/content/arti...
Here's some good news!
The file drawer problem may have diminished in recent years, at least in social science survey experiments
"This suggests increased recognition of the importance of null results."
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
This was an educational read on what’s being planned for NIH cuts and our chance to stop it
Can confirm that my NSF grant "How False Beliefs Form & How to Correct Them" was cancelled today because it is "not in alignment with current NSF priorities" Shocking that understanding how people are misled by false information is now a forbidden topic. Our work will continue but at a smaller scale
I’m so sorry to hear this Chris 🙁
I’m so sorry Lisa. This is so disappointing and stupid.
This was a super fun conversation about health misinformation and trust in science. We only touched the tip of the iceberg, but give it a listen and tell me what you think!
news.cuanschutz.edu/news-stories...
This cut is especially ironic because SDM aligns with many of RFK Jr's purported values:
-advocating for patient autonomy
-championing full disclosure
-supporting individualized decision-making
They either don't actually value these things or don't know what they're cutting
I'm personally really sad to see AHRQ go. They had a small but mighty team trying to improve shared decision making in medicine, and now all those people are gone.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Some people were angry that scientists can't tell which early stage cancers will grow and cause harm: "You're scientists and doctors, and you don't know this yet?" Others were anxious learning that screening has harms: "Just like telling children, ‘Hey, PS, there’s no Santa Claus"
Our latest study in BMJ Open examined how women react to learning about overdiagnosis in breast cancer screening. We found that preexisting beliefs about cancer made it hard for some women to comprehend and accept overdiagnosis bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/3/e087997
Economists are baffled as to why the US is gutting its unmatched scientific enterprise:
“This is really killing the goose that lays the golden egg.”
“It’s (science) like a machine, you put a dollar in and you get $5 back.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/b...
The first randomized trial comparing fecal occult blood testing (every other year) testing and (one-time) colonoscopy. No significant difference in colon cancer mortality among >56,000 participants
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... @thelancet.bsky.social
Earlier this week, The Regime suddenly axed grants related to LongCOVID. Massive backlash from advocates ensued. And today, the NIH reversed course and reinstated at least some of this grant funding. Keep making noise. Keep taking up space. Keep shouting the truth. thesicktimes.org/2025/03/28/u...
Across the US, cuts to federal funding for health research are projected to cause losses of $16 billion and 68,500 jobs. How will YOUR county and State be affected? See scienceimpacts.org
This is what breaks my heart. These young people who are so eager and full of promise and who are the next generation of Nobel Prize winners, scientists inventors, teachers. #Trump and #Musk have destroyed it all. www.wired.com/story/the-ch...
From 2010 to 2016 (latest data I have ), NIH research contributed to EVERY drug approved by the FDA
New paper
Evaluation of how US women react to a decision aid informing them of the harms and benefits of mammography:
a qualitative study
by Brad Morse, @ldscherer.bsky.social, @kirstenmccaffery.bsky.social, me and an illustrious co-author team!
Just out in BMJ Open
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/3...
This, if true, is the exact opposite of efficiency.
Black graphic with text “You don't need a permit to protest in response to breaking news and you don't need a permit to march in the streets or along sidewalks, as long as you're not obstructing traffic or access to buildings. When you are lawfully present in any public space, you have the right to photograph anything in plain view, including federal buildings and the police.If you believe your rights have been violated, when you can, write down everything you remember, get contact information for witnesses, and take photographs of any injuries.If you get stopped by the police, ask if you're free to go. If they say yes, calmly walk away.If you get arrested, you have a right to ask why. Otherwise, say you wish to remain silent and ask for a lawyer immediately. Don't sign, say or agree to anything without a lawyer present.If you get stopped by a member of the military or any law enforcement office at a protest, you have the right to remain silent or to tell them that you’ll only answer questions in the presence of an attorney — no matter your citizenship or immigration status.”
If you’re protesting this weekend, know your rights.
NIH is axing research on mRNA vaccines. But on Jan 22 Trump announced a huge investment with Larry Ellison to develop mRNA cancer vaccines. So mRNA for cancer=good, mRNA for infectious disease=bad. Totally makes sense...
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.foxbusiness.com/markets/trum...
This is an important article. Far more money and resources goes to specialists than primary care. But when you think about your doctor, the medical expert you trust and see the most, they’re probably a primary care doc.
