Media

'Six weeks to four months' to eliminate virus
Financial Review, 2 August 2020

Top experts call for major new coalition on non-medical pandemic research
RACGP News, 3 July 2020

Coronavirus spread by people with no symptoms appears to be 'very rare' says WHO official
ABC News, 10 June 2020

Australian coronavirus experts reveal how safe it is to visit shopping centres
ABC News, 27 May 2020

Coronavirus vaccines and treatment are in development, but what is the world's Plan C?
News.com.au, 26 April 2020

Should everyone be wearing face masks? It's complicated
The Conversation, 8 April 2020

Antibiotics, systemic steroids backed for COPD exacerbation
AusDoc.PLUS, 27 February 2020

Strategies for improving end-of-life discussions
Australian Ageing Agenda, 27 February 2020

Pilot program aims to test children before type 1 diabetes symptoms show
The Age, 6 February 2020

Is quarantining children a sensible precaution amid coronavirus?
NewsGP, 29 January 2020

29,000 cancers overdiagnosed in Australia in a single year
The Conversation, 27 January 2020

Time to end drug company distortion of medical evidence
The Conversation, 4 December 2019

'Cannot be trusted ... causing harm': Top medical journal takes on big pharma
The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 December 2019

We can reverse antibiotic resistance in Australia. Here's how Sweden is doing it
The Conversation, 2 December 2019

Antimicrobial resistance is still on the rise - but are GP prescribing practices to blame?
newsGP, 4 November 2019

Wearables Don't Make People Healthier, But They May in the Future
Elemental, 17 September 2019

Research aims to improve 'neglected' problems in healthcare
News GP, 17 September 2019

Higher Education Hot List 2019 winners revealed
The Educator, 16 September 2019

Could Habits Hold the Key to Maintaining Weight Loss
Infuse, September 2019

ree flu jab for children can save lives
The Sydney Morning Herald, 9 August 2019

School kids already get free vaccines. Add one more
The Canberra Times, 9 August 2019

Is there such a thing as 'normal' libido for women?
Sydney Morning Herald, 25 July 2019

Over-diagnosis and over-treatment biggest sources of waste in healthcare system
CEDA, 25 July 2019

What exactly is a disease
2LT National News, 25 July 2019

Too many elderly still taking too many pills
Medical Republic, 15 July 2019

How GPs can avoid becoming a Telstra shop
Medical Republic, 3 July 2019

Is obesity a 'disease'? And, if it is, who wins?
Press Australia, 2 July 2019

8 changes to make if you want to lose 10kg or more
Women's Health, 27 June 2019

Nearly half of prostate cancers in Australia are overdiagnosed
SeniorAu, 23 June 2019

Smash the Metabolism Myths
Women's Health Magazine, June 2019

Community pharmacist referral to general practice
PHN Gold Coast, 29 May 2019

Industry donated over £57m to UK patient organisations from 2012 to 2016
BMJ, 23 May 2019

University of Sydney pulls claims elderberries can fight flu
The Age, 21 May 2019

Are you at risk of being diagnosed with gestational diabetes? It depends on where you live
The Conversation, 6 March 2019

Undisclosed financial relationships revealed between doctors and drug companies
The Guardian, 5 February 2019

Influential doctors aren’t disclosing their drug company ties
The Conversation, 5 February 2019

The fad-free guide to weight loss
The Daily Telegraph, 8 November 2018

Overdiagnosis is harming patients and action is required, says chief medical officer
The Sydney Morning Herald, 15 October 2018

Overdiagnosis is harming patients and action is required, says chief medical officer
The Age, 15 October 2018

Ten habits of people who lose weight and keep it off
The Conversation, 17 August 2018

Top 10 tips program helps people lose weight and keeping it off
The Sunday Telegraph, 29 April 2018

Broader definition of polycystic ovary syndrome is harming women: Australian experts
The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 August 2017

Five commonly over-diagnosed conditions and what we can do about them
The Conversation, 17 August 2017

Doctors overestimating benefits, underestimating harm of procedures, drugs
The Sydney Morning Herald, 10 January 2017

Experts say overdiagnosis pushing up cancer rates across the Gold Coast
Gold Coast Bulletin, 15 December 2016

Drug companies are buying doctors – for as a little as a $16 meal
The Conversation, 23 June 2016

Researchers call for investment into non-drug solutions
ABC Adelaide, The World Today, 5 May 2020

Too many tests by doctors and going bush to switch off
Life Matters, ABC, 17 February 2020

Improving the stroke drug 'bottleneck'
ABC News, 16 September 2019

Risks of overdiagnosis
891 ABC Adelaide, 2 July 2019

Too many men given unnecessary treatment for prostate cancer
ABC News, 11 March 2019

Various Australian medical stakeholders are making efforts to reduce Australia’s culture of disease overdiagnosis due to advances in detection technology.
ABC Southern Queensland, 15 October 2018

Dr Ray Moynihan: Australia leading the way in medical misdiagnosis
3AW, 15 October 2018

It’s time to ditch the diet: Dietitian’s top ten tips to lose weight for good
2GB873AM, 23 July 2018

Gold Coast expert says diets won't help beat the bulge
Triple M, 1 May 2018

GP urges Australia not to lower threshold for high blood pressure diagnosis
6PR, 17 April 2018

NPS MedicineWise Radio Interview with Mina Bakhit
30 May 2018

NPS MedicineWise Radio Interview with Ray Moynihan
30 May 2018

Unnecessary medicine harming patients and the medical system featuring Prof Paul Glasziou
FiftyUp Club, 16 January 2017

Alarm at overuse and underuse of medical procedures: Lancet report featuring Prof Paul Glasziou
ABC Radio, 10 January 2017

Overdiagnosis and ADHD featuring Dr Rae Thomas
Radio National ABC, 20 November 2016

Patients' expectations of the benefits and harms of treatment
Health Report ABC Radio, 9 February 2015. Many people like to be involved in the decision making process with their doctor about suggested treatments or tests. Making a rational choice depends on information, available evidence, but also how the patient perceives the balance of benefits versus harms. Unrealistic expectations of benefits or harms can influence a person’s decision making in their medical treatment. Prof. T. Hoffmann and Prof. C. Del Mar published a paper on this topic in JAMA and was interviewed by Dr Swan from the Health Report on ABC Radio on this topic.

• Research Australia Awards, Dr Alexandra Bannach-Brown, Highly Commended, Griffith University Discovery Award, 18 November 2019
• Launching the Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare, 19 June 2019
• Overprescribing of drugs, 7 News Gold Coast, 9 April 2019
• Problematic prostate cancer over-diagnosis, Professor Paul Glasziou - Nine News Australia, 11 March 2019
• Healthy Habits - an interview with Dr Gina Cleo on Studio 10, 10 February 2019
• Flu vaccinations, Professor Chris Del Mar, Channel 9 News, 5 June 2018
• Health apps slapped, The Project, 11 May 2018
• Weight loss secret, 9 News, 1 May 2018
• Swallowing It: How Australians are spending billions on unproven vitamins and supplements, 13 February 2017, ABC Four Corners
• Antibiotic trial - Gold Coast researchers are embarking on an Australian-first trial to curb antibiotic resistance. 9 News Gold Coast, 16 December 2016
• WASTED – An investigative report by Dr Norman Swan and Jaya Balendra. When we head to the GP most of us assume “the doctor knows best”. But the truth is, many of the scans, tests and procedures ordered by medical practitioners are wasteful, unnecessary and potentially harmful. ABC Four Corners, 28 September 2015