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Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him

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    1. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 27 Jan 2020

      Health Nerd Retweeted The Sydney Morning Herald

      Screening is one of the most counterintuitive things in medicine It is often BAD to test for disease! Might sound like it makes no sense, but it's true 🤯https://twitter.com/smh/status/1221596209674182657 …

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      The Sydney Morning HeraldVerified account @smh
      A controversial new study claims about one in every five cancers diagnosed in Australia would have been better left undiscovered | @liammannix https://www.smh.com.au/national/new-study-claims-some-cancers-better-left-undiscovered-20200124-p53uj6.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1580070364 …
      16 replies 30 retweets 177 likes
    2. onisillos sekkides‏ @onisillos 27 Jan 2020
      Replying to @GidMK

      I’m glad that you’ve said this. I often get funny looks when I point this out

      1 reply 1 retweet 8 likes
      Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 27 Jan 2020
      Replying to @onisillos

      I honestly think it's one of the hardest things to understand that I've studied. So counterintuitive

      1:02 AM - 27 Jan 2020
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        2. Matthew Dalby‏ @MatthewJDalby 27 Jan 2020
          Replying to @GidMK @onisillos

          Probably the best example personal vs public good. Everyone wants their illness diagnosed. We don't care so much about other people getting inaccurate positive diagnoses.

          2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
        3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 27 Jan 2020
          Replying to @MatthewJDalby @onisillos

          But as this study shows it's not even limited to that. It can be bad for you to have your disease diagnosed. Very complex

          2 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
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        1. onisillos sekkides‏ @onisillos 27 Jan 2020
          Replying to @GidMK

          I agree. I still trip up when I try to explain it off the top of my head

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        1. Dr. Seema Yasmin‏Verified account @DoctorYasmin 27 Jan 2020
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          It is so hard to convince people of this.

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        2. Paul Glasziou‏ @PaulGlasziou 27 Jan 2020
          Replying to @AndrewHayen @GidMK and

          True, but some refuse treatment, eg Andrew R had raised PSA (not consented to!) at 45yrs; told 3 yrs to live without surgery; refused, now alive & fine 21 years later http://www.prostate-cancer.org.au/mens-personal-journeys/ …

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        1. Untitled Sue Ieraci‏ @SueIeraci 27 Jan 2020
          Replying to @GidMK @onisillos

          Bayes' theorem (applying a test to a low prevalence population delivers more false positives) AND treatment of an asymptomatic condition found only on screwning can be worse than the disease.

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        1. Matthew Brignall, ND‏ @drbrignall 27 Jan 2020
          Replying to @GidMK @onisillos

          Why counterintuitive? If you are still struggling with it, Gilbert Welch has done some good writing about this, both in sci lit and for general public.

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