Social Media Posts About Medical Tests With Potential for Overdiagnosis
In this cross-sectional study of social media posts about 5 popular medical tests, most posts were misleading or failed to mention important harms, including overdiagnosis or overuse. These data demonstrate a need for stronger regulation of misleading medical information on social media.
Authors
- Brooke Nickel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8100-4278)
- Tessa Copp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7801-5884)
- Melody Taba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2954-1092)
- Raffael Heiss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8744-0871)
- Joshua R Zadro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8981-2125)
- Ray N Moynihan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9283-742X)
- Emma Grundtvig Gram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8519-8217)
- Mingdong Gao
- Patti Shih (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9628-7987)
Institutions
- Bond University (AU)
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- University of Wollongong (AU)
- Institute for Musculoskeletal Health (AU)
- Sydney Local Health District (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.61940
- Citations
- 32
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 90.09
Funders
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council