If you’ve never seen aspiration on a radiologic study, check out this @jhospmedicine.bsky.social #VisualVignette 🎞️Aspiration pneumonia highlighted on a barium swallow Video accessible 👉🏽 shmpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #HospitalMedicine

"In two days, this committee further undermined Americans’ confidence in life-saving vaccines and did so absent any new research or information necessitating their reexamination." PIDS has released the linked statement regarding the September ACIP meeting. pids.org/2025/09/19/p...

Minnesota has achieved so much in the last six years (Michigan, too). We need to keep this reminder of what's possible alive. Organizing is at the core of sustainable progress. We can remake America.

Dear parents/caretakers: If getting a #Flushot, or some other #immunization, pls never, ever put the decision to an eligible child all of a sudden-It all but GUARANTEES the outcome. If we must discuss it, that is fine. We can make time. Otherwise it amounts to a set up. Love, The Pediatricians

1/ On Thurs and Fri, ACIP—the external body that sets vaccine policy—will hold a special session. The MMRV vaccine will be discussed and we’re expecting a few falsehoods to start making the rounds about the vaccine and febrile seizures. Here’s a quick breakdown of what you should know👇

Starting November 1st, New Mexico will become the first state to offer free universal childcare to all its residents. It's expected to save families over $12,000 per child annually. This is a huge step forward — and a reminder that we have the power to fix the system.

🤖 AI may be the most revolutionary innovation in decades. JHM’s Editor-in-Chief @samirshahmd.bsky.social introduces our special issue on AI in hospital medicine—covering diagnosis, education, ethics, and safety. Hospitalists must lead the way. #MoreThanAJournal 🔗 https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.13506

Authors noted: 🟢 ⬆️Ab titres supports the hypothesis of ⬆️susceptible population of young children building up during the pandemic infection pause 🟢 subsequent ⬆️Ab in population-level immunity after NPIs lifted 🟢⬆️Ab likely reflects ⬆️viral circulation after NPIs lifted➡️virus re-emergence

This study confirms what we all saw - a surge in endemic respiratory viruses after COVID precautions lifted, and demonstrates the utility of immunoepidemiological surveillance… #IDSky www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

👶🏽🩺 #SanfordGuidePediatric update ➕ New topic added: Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome ✅ Got to cite the work of 💫colleagues💫@cincyresearch.bsky.social on an auricular percutaneous nerve stimulation as a potential therapy that was published earlier this month @sanfordguide.bsky.social

🏁 Ready Enough Belonging doesn't require permission, and #leadership often begins with the belief that you're ready, even when no one else has said so. My latest in @jhospmedicine.bsky.social shmpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

I'm really thrilled to be mentioned in Vulture's "Five New Comedy Specials You Should Definitely Watch (When You Have a Moment)!" Read it all: www.vulture.com/article/new-...

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It was amazing to get to help bring this group of researchers and clinicians together. Other key points for me: Outcomes and continue to improve after 30 days. Don’t lose hope. Monitoring the impact of falling rates of vaccination on ANE will be critical.

👶🩺 #SanfordGuidePediatric Update 🆕 in @jama.com July 30, 2025 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40736730/ ➕ New topic: 🦠Influenza with guidance on identifying influenza-associated complications, including the recently reported series of pediatric acute necrotizing encephalopathy @sanfordguide.bsky.social

Two major points on influenza-associated acute necrotizing encephalopathy - High mortality (27%) - Most affected children were unvaccinated & did not have major comorbid conditions #PedSky #IDSky

👶🩺 #SanfordGuidePediatric Update 🆕 July 2, 2025, Phase 2 RCT @jamanetworkopen.com examining 💊vancomycin secondary prophylaxis in adults receiving ongoing systemic antibiotics ➕ We highlight absence of pediatric data & share adult studies jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... @sanfordguide.bsky.social

Love it #FunFact: @suchitasata.bsky.social & @michellebr00ks.bsky.social are Deputy Editors @jhospmedicine.bsky.social

I never would have guessed that one of my favorite comedians would start making mental health videos for teenagers. Yet that is exactly what happened when the Child Mind Institute paired up with @harikondabolu.bsky.social to make an amazing series. www.teenhealthtoday.com/p/how-a-come...

Great science 🧪 & great colleagues at #PHM25. My visit was too short. Lookin forward to next year @societyhospmed.bsky.social @ameracadpeds.bsky.social #SanfordGuidePediatric #AcademicPediatricAssociation #hospitalmedicine #PHM2025

👶🏽🩺 #SanfordGuidePediatric 🆕 We’ve added Developmental & Behavioral Medicine content 😴 #Autism what I love about this is the very practical guidance for both the inpatient and outpatient setting. A few snippets from the app @sanfordguide.bsky.social #MedSky #PedSky

#Pertussis outbreak in #Mississippi ➡️ msdh.ms.gov/page/23,3021... Check out the link in quoted post for info on #pertussis prevention, diagnosis, & treatment from @jhospmedicine.bsky.social ⤵️

👶🏽🩺 #SanfordGuidePediatric 🆕 We’ve added Developmental & Behavioral Medicine content 😴 #Sleep disorders

👶🩺 #SanfordGuidePediatric Update ➕ @nejm.org placebo-controlled RCT (July 16, 2025) 💊 Providing 6-doses ondansetron after ED visit w/ #gastroenteritis led to lower risk of moderate-to-severe gastroenteritis during next 7 days pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40673584/ #MedSky @sanfordguide.bsky.social

So pleased to see that @plosglobalpublichealth.org journal has its first ever Impact Factor! 👏 👏 Kudos to the entire team lead by @juliarobinson.bsky.social, @ckyobutungi.bsky.social & a highly diverse team of Section and Academic Editors from around the world!

💉Great explainer on #vaccine science & the likely tragic downstream consequences of the misguided ACIP decision regarding thimerosal-containing vaccines by @pauloffit.bsky.social 🧪 #MedSky open.substack.com/pub/pauloffi...

Doctors, nurses, researchers, and public health advocates agree that the removal of critical datasets causes ongoing harm. AcademyHealth joined a federal lawsuit to restore access to public data. @aaronecarroll.bsky.social highlights what’s at stake on our blog:

Did you know you can access/use my animated gifs in your Bluesky posts? Click on the GIF icon when composing, search for "@debbieohi" and browse my gifs. Adding a keyword to the search will finetune e.g. "@debbieohi fan". #BlueSkyTips #Gifs

Second Life of Jacqui B. In NEJM. A Poignant story of a ❤️ #transplant recipient navigating our current state puts a face to @taralagumd.bsky.social’s Compassion as a Default essay in @jhospmedicine.bsky.social during #COVID pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

#MedStudents, residents, nurses, & others in #Pediatric training or practice, you can learn a lot from watching these @danwuori.bsky.social posts #MedEd

👶🏽🩺 We’ve added the Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis Activity Index #PUCAI calculator to #SanfordGuidePediatric

💡 @jhospmedicine.bsky.social - where innovation meets implementation. shmpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/index/155356...

💉Building #vaccine confidence through empathy and evidence‐based communication @JHospMedicine.bsky.social 🆓 shmpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Powerful opinion piece in today’s NYT from Perri Klass (gift link): www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/o... #PedsID #IDSky #PedsSky

Psst…hi 👋 I totally get it can feel intimidating make that call. But you’ll be glad you did. How-to in alt text ⤵️❤️💪🏼

Y’all is Lindsey #TeamAnnie?

antivaxxers lie a lot

🖼️ New picture for the office wall #SanfordGuidePediatric @sanfordguide.bsky.social

Lindsey Graham is out there making deals on the golf course with Trump today instead of talking to voters in South Carolina.

@joshgondelman.bsky.social’s new special was marvelous. Heard it described as part stand-up set, part pep talk, which is spot on. “Cruffin hard, or hardly cruffin?” Love that phrase.

#GuidanceForAuthors ✔️ Before submitting a review article, check to see if the journal has recently published a review on that topic. If so, you may want to submit elsewhere. @jhospmedicine.bsky.social

Shouting this from the rooftops in light of recent ACIP decision not to recommend a safe and effective #influenza vaccine. The @jhospmedicine.bsky.social special living issue of the management of #vaccine preventable diseases is available: shmpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

The ACIP* rejects use of an #influenza #vaccine that has proven safe by decades of research & effective in reducing the number of influenza-related hospitalizations & deaths. *ACIP members who have spread vaccine misinformation as noted by @apnews.com ➡️ apnews.com/article/cdc-... @politico.com

“Immunizations work, they are very effective and safe, and they save lives. Vaccines are among the most rigorously studied and effective tools in public health.” Kudos to AAFP, AAP, ACOG, ACP, IDSA for this. www.statnews.com/2025/06/26/v...

An update from Dr. Sean O’Leary on this morning’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting:

Other states need to follow #Colorado in ensuring that recs from American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the American College of Physicians are considered in state #vaccine policy. Not just #ACIP.

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