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Healthcare systems globally are facing multiple intersecting and overlapping crises including unprecedented resource constraints and a burnt out, demoralised workforce.1 Clinicians are being asked to do more with less in the face of backlogs in access to services alongside rising health inequalities and increases in patient complexity. Evidence based ways to curb wasteful spending and encourage sustainability are important as healthcare systems grapple with ongoing crises, brace for new eventualities, and aim to become more resilient. There is increased urgency, now more than ever before, to a...

Among adults with newly diagnosed cancer, rates of low-value cancer services persisted throughout the COVID-19 pandemic in areas ranging from peridiagnosis imaging to end-of-life care.

Some of the most common medical tests and health screenings aren't recommended for older adults and can actually do more harm than good. So, why do providers keep prescribing them?

The consequences of commercial influence on health policy for society are devastating. Prescribed drugs continue to be one of the leading causes of death globally after heart disease and cancer.

Promotion of non-evidence based tests and treatments using empowerment messages risks women being overdiagnosed and overtreated, argue Tessa Copp and colleagues Commercial organisations have an extraordinary influence on population health through how they engage with and shape social movements to market their products.1 Corporations have historically exploited health agendas by prioritising messaging about female autonomy to encourage women’s consumption of unhealthy commodities, such as tobacco and alcohol.2 This phenomenon has now expanded across women’s health. Feminist narratives of i...