Listening to this @nytimes.com episode covering SNAP benefits and the testimony from the interviewed people is simply heartbreaking. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/p...

Fred Ramsdell has won the @nobelprize.bsky.social but may not know because he is off living his best life, hiking in Idaho. Be like Fred Ramsdell. Congratulations, Dr. Ramsdell!

#CDC @altcdc.altgov.info finds alarming increase of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (not a fan of the NDM name!) producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (NDM-CRE) in lab testing & surveillance. This reverses previous declines in CRE. Read research: bit.ly/4nKi2Vo. #AMR #AntimicrobialResistance

Sitting in a flight from LHR London for the past hour or so. We are almost 2 hours late and have no estimate of when we can fly. I just hope it’s safe to fly. At this point I’m less worried about being delayed and more concerned with getting to Delhi safely.

I’m re-reading Mark Pendergrast’s master piece: “Inside the Outbreaks: The Elite Medical Detectives of the Epidemic Intelligence Service”, and I’ve just reached the end of chapter 2, where the author talks about Diphtheria and zoonoses.

Changed my display name, coz I’m #PhDone. Yay @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social

I’m not sure if blogging is a thing anymore but I’ve decided to write more this year. And this is the account of how a random drive helped clear out the cobwebs in my mind. The Nocturnal Odyssey: Driving as a Pathway to Cognitive Restoration and Creative Insights: open.substack.com/pub/sceptice...

Meanwhile over on the other side of the spectrum, the resident AI has gone … umm … yeah. Not good.

Re-reading this classic book at a time when it’s important to re-reimagine global health. The dismantling of the US supported apparatus will be a shock, but it’s my hope that it’ll also push us to reach a more sustainable, locally-led future.

Hanging out in style! These majestic fruit bats (also known as flying foxes) are enjoying a leafy snack while chilling upside down, because why not? Native to tropical regions, these gentle pollinators play a vital role in maintaining forest ecosystems by dispersing seeds and pollinating plants.

Meet the Northern Bald Ibis. Punk-rock plumage and a scimitar bill to match! Once widespread across Europe, North Africa & the Middle East, it’s now listed as endangered; breeding programs in Morocco, Turkey & Europe are driving a fragile comeback. Share, donate, advocate. Extinction isn’t an option

Yellow-bellied Slider (Trachemys scripta scripta) drifting under a mirrored water surface. 🌿🐢 Hear the soundtrack? Ripples tapping pads, cicadas buzzing, and a Red-eyed Vireo swapping its cheery “question-and-answer” phrases from the canopy! Wetland meditation in full surround-sound. #nature #Turtle

So @bhavnaseth.bsky.social and I thought it was a hummingbird fluttering over the milkweed, until we looked closer. Meet the Hummingbird Clearwing Moth (Hemaris thysbe), a master mimic that hovers and feeds just like its avian namesake. It is a vital native pollinator, drawn to nectar-rich plants.

The world’s priciest pizzas just became a billionaire’s meal. @bitcoin.bsky.social #btc #crypto Today marks 15 years since Laszlo Hanyecz purchased two pizzas for 10,000 bitcoins. Worth $1.12 billion today. #PizzaDay

So… this just happened with @bitcoin.bsky.social Where is this headed? #btc #crypto

So… this just happened with @bitcoin.bsky.social Where is this headed? #btc #crypto

1/ In what is bound to be one of the most widely read and discussed publications, the US FDA has announced a major shift in its COVID-19 vaccination policy. Vinay Prasad and Marty Makary’s words in @nejm.org: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40392534/

Yikes. Looks like @bitcoin.bsky.social just scaled its all time high levels! #crypto

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” While this rings true for Juliet, when it comes to global health crises, names matter. Warning: Long thread on #AMR coming up! (1)

Amazing event launching Issue 7 of Tendon @tendonmag.bsky.social @JHUmedhum - hopkinsmedicalhumanities.org/tendon-magaz... - the magazine of @johnshopkins Center for Medical Humanities and Social Medicine.

Day 2 of @JHU_India Hopkins India Conference continues with a host of engaging sessions. Speaking about Palliative Care today are Dr MR Rajagopal, Uma Mahadevan, @bhavnaseth.bsky.social, Dr. Caroline George, in a session moderated by Dr. Avani Prabhakar. #PalliativeCare #PallCare

“Plenary Keynote: What Kind of India do we Seek?” Yogendra Yadav takes the stage at @JHU_India Hopkins India Conference. @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social

“Geopolitics in Flux: India’s Expanding Role on the World Stage.” Intriguing session @JHU_India Hopkins India Conference in Washington DC. What a timely session! Moderated by @dhume and featuring @LisaCurtisDC and @tanvi_madan. @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social

Hi! I'm attending Hopkins India Conference #HopkinsIndiaConference. Let's start connecting with each other now. @JHU_India.

The 15th Vaccine Day is underway @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social. The amazing Dr. Mathu Santosham is the keynote speaker!

1/11 The 2024 @WHO GLASS report on global antibiotic use is out. 🌍💊 It highlights trends, gaps, and urgent priorities in antimicrobial consumption surveillance. 🔗 www.who.int/publications... A short 🧵 summarizing the key takeaways. #AMR #GlobalHealth #Antibiotics

I’m scared of asking this - but is there an OF porn problem on Bluesky? I recently had a large influx of followers, and an exceptionally large number seemed to mention “no porn or OF” in their bios. I don’t use Bluesky enough to have a good enough sense of what’s going on tho. Hence asking.

Shocking news. Totally unacceptable. #NotATarget

TOMORROW, April 29, join @NASEM Health and Medicine Division + Earth & Life Sciences for the first public webinar of a special series addressing bird flu, ft @bhadeliamd.bsky.social. Learn how the virus is changing, who’s most at risk, and more: events.nationalacademies.org/1045_04-2025...

Weekend thoughts. Woke up thinking about this: "ভোটটা আমরা যাকেই দিই না কেন বাংলা ভাষা আর মাটন কষা নিয়ে কোনো চ্যাংড়ামো নয়।"

🧠 Med student, resident, or recent grad interested in global health + research? Join Project TARDIS – a hands-on program in data, design & public health impact. 🔬 Work with real data. Build real skills. Make real impact. DM to join the journey 🌍 #GlobalHealth #Epi #MedTwitter #USMLE

This pair of Rotring Core fountain pens are my pride and joy. I’ve owned them for over a decade - and now they’re out of production. So I now need to reconsider my heavy usage of these pens. #PenPals #FountainPens

This is my workhorse LAMY fountain pen. See through body - feels a bit “plasticky” and cheap to hold. But the smoothness of the nib and flow of ink while writing more than makes up for everything else, all aesthetic and style shortcomings. Great pen for everyday use. #FountainPen #PenPals

Hey. Here’s a thing. Check this out: covid.gov.

Saddened to learn nine aid workers were killed in an RSF attack on Zamzam Camp. Relief International lost doctors and drivers—some of the last providing care. Health workers must never be targets. #Sudan #Zamzam #HumanitarianCrisis #NotATarget

Fantastic opportunity to hear Dr. Tahmeed Ahmed, Executive Director of #icddrb, speaking about his fascinating work searching for solutions to the complex problem of childhood malnutrition. @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social

Probably an unpopular opinion, but scientists should get trained and be interested in making their work accessible. We don’t exist in the bubble of academia only. What good is science if it doesn’t touch people’s lives? This is why when we lose funding the average person couldn’t be less bothered.

My @cred.blue score is 388! 🦋 I've been on Bluesky for 575 days, joined during the "invite-only" era, and have a social status of "Highly Engaging Explorer" Get your score: cred.blue.

India's first AMR guidelines aim to standardize and validate rapid, accurate, and affordable diagnostics for pathogen detection and antibiotic susceptibility, reducing misuse of antibiotics and combating AMR. This addresses a key gap in diagnostics for AMR in India. www.news18.com/amp/india/in...

I have been meaning to read @seyeabimbola.bsky.social’s new book, The Foreign Gaze. @DrSoumyadeepB’s short and succinct blog reviewing the book has just increased my interest in the book: soumyadeepbhaumik.com/2025/01/10/b....

A beautiful bright morning with stunning blue skies. #travel #nilgiris

Beautiful bright morning at the foothills of the Nilgiris. Waking up to serenity. #travel

WHO-certified Neglected Tropical Diseases Eliminated in 2024 🇨🇻 🇪🇬-Malaria 🇧🇷 🇹🇱 - Lymphatic filariasis 🇯🇴-Leprosy 🇹🇩-African Trypanosomiasis 🇵🇰 🇮🇳 🇻🇳- Trachoma www.npr.org/sections/goa... #IDSky

In a recent essay in PLOS NTDs, Bhaumik highlights the epistemic injustice in NTD knowledge ecosystem, criticizing colonial power structures and marginalization of experts from LMICs, advocating for equitable collaboration and recognition of local knowled

Linezolid gets into everywhere, including the pleural space! #clinmicro #IDSky #AMR @bsacandjac.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jac/advance-...

Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy. #dogs

Followed all. You should too!

Covid vaccines saved millions of lives Millions more could have been saved if the vaccines had been equitably shared with Global South countries

Welcome to the blue skies @parth-sharma.bsky.social. PS: check this out bsky.social/about/blog/4....

Final day of the #WAAW World Antimicrobial Awareness Week is almost upon us! Glad to be joining forces with MANT_NGO, an India-based nonprofit, to create radio programs talking about #AMR, #Zoonoses and #InfectiousDiseases!