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🦠 The field of ID has never been more important. Tell us why you chose it by emailing
[email protected]
, with the subject line “Hooked on ID."
#IDSky
#HIVSky
#MedSky
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Hooked on ID
The field of ID has never been more important. Tell us why you chose it by emailing
[email protected]
, with the subject line “Hooked on ID.”
https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/resources/hooked-on-id
6 months ago
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“While we do not have further updates to share on our regulatory plans in the US, keeping the investigational new drug application open allows us to continue conversations with FDA on potentially bringing Qdenga to the US market." 🦟
#IDSky
#dengue
@astmh.bsky.social
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Takeda says dengue vaccine provides yearslong protection
Takeda’s dengue vaccine demonstrated strong protection against infection and hospitalization for up to 7 years, findings shared by the company showed. The company reported data from the phase 3 TIDES ...
https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20251113/takeda-says-dengue-vaccine-provides-yearslong-protection
1 day ago
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📝 For the first time in 17 years, physicians and researchers have published updated guidance for infection prevention and control practices and programs in U.S. nursing homes.
#IDSky
#MedSky
@sheaepi.bsky.social
@idsainfo.bsky.social
@uofmcriisplab.bsky.social
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Infection prevention guidance for nursing homes gets fresh update
For the first time in 17 years, physicians and researchers have published updated guidance for infection prevention and control practices and programs in U.S. nursing homes.The new document serves as ...
https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20251111/infection-prevention-guidance-for-nursing-homes-gets-fresh-update
5 days ago
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“This loss represents a setback, but it’s also reversible." Endemic measles returns to the Americas ... again. 👇🏻
#IDSky
#MedSky
#PedSky
#Measles
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Americas no longer considered measles-free
A commission in charge of monitoring efforts to eliminate measles from the Americas has decided that the region can no longer be considered free of the highly contagious disease.The decision not to re...
https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20251110/americas-no-longer-considered-measlesfree
6 days ago
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Healio Infectious Diseases
Gerard Gallagher
6 days ago
🚨 PAHO: Americas can no longer be declared free of
#measles
based on a large outbreak in Canada that has lasted longer than a year, one of the ways a country and region can lose its measles elimination status. Story soon, but here's the preview we wrote last week:
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Americas could lose measles-free status
A commission in charge of monitoring efforts to eliminate measles from the Americas is meeting this week and could vote to revoke the region’s measles-free status based on a large ongoing outbre...
https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20251104/americas-could-lose-measlesfree-status
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🍝 Six people have died and 25 have been hospitalized in a multistate Listeria outbreak linked to several pasta products, including frozen and refrigerated meals sold at popular grocery store chains. Details of recall at link below 👇🏻
#IDSky
#MedSky
#GastroSky
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Death count doubles in Listeria outbreak linked to pasta meals
Six people have died in a multistate Listeria outbreak linked to several pasta products, including frozen and refrigerated meals sold at popular grocery store chains. The ongoing outbreak which was f...
https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20251106/death-count-doubles-in-listeria-outbreak-linked-to-pasta-meals
10 days ago
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🐿️ An investigation of six cases of borealpox — previously called Alaskapox — revealed that the virus is likely being spread to people from small mammals in Alaska, including voles and shrews.
#IDSky
#MedSky
#VoleSky
@gohealio.bsky.social
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Borealpox likely being spread by small mammals in Alaska
An investigation of borealpox cases in Alaska determined that the virus is likely being spread from small mammals like voles and shrews to people, researchers said. Borealpox virus — formerly called A...
https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20251105/borealpox-likely-being-spread-by-small-mammals-in-alaska
11 days ago
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🌎 A commission in charge of monitoring efforts to eliminate measles from the Americas could vote this week to revoke the region’s measles-free status based on a large ongoing outbreak in Canada.
#IDSky
#MedSky
#PedSky
@gohealio.bsky.social
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Americas could lose measles-free status
A commission in charge of monitoring efforts to eliminate measles from the Americas is meeting this week and could vote to revoke the region’s measles-free status based on a large ongoing outbre...
https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20251104/americas-could-lose-measlesfree-status
12 days ago
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Healio Infectious Diseases
Healio
12 days ago
Have you heard the news? Healio just launched our own AI for physicians!📱✨ Healio AI is the next evolution of trusted medical intelligence. It delivers real-time, expert-verified clinical insights, designed specifically for health care professionals.🩺 Ask a question today! ➡️
www.healio.com/ai
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📰 Site news: Healio launches generative AI assistant built on trusted medical sources.
#MedSky
@idsainfo.bsky.social
@ameracadpeds.bsky.social
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Healio launches Healio AI: Generative AI assistant built on trusted medical sources
More than 60% of health care professionals report having trust and organizational support for using AI in their practices, yet nearly 45% of them do not double-check AI-generated answers, results of a...
https://www.healio.com/news/nephrology/20251104/healio-launches-healio-ai-generative-ai-assistant-built-on-trusted-medical-sources
12 days ago
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🎧 NEW "PHYSICIANARY" EPISODE 🎧 🎙️ AAP President Susan Kressly, MD, joined our Hansa Bhargava, MD, for a discussion on tackling disinformation in medicine.
@ameracadpeds.bsky.social
@gohealio.bsky.social
#IDSky
#MedSky
#PedSky
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“Playing Telephone”: Strengthening Patient Communication and Trust Amid the Rise of Disinformation with Susan Kressly, MD
https://www.healio.com/news/primary-care/podcasts/physicianary/episode-24
13 days ago
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Currently available medications could be enough to end the
#HIV
epidemic in the US, provided people can access and afford for them. But the country needs more HIV docs. A lot more. From
#IDWeek2025
👇🏻 With a perspective from
@aadiamd.bsky.social
.
#IDSky
#HIVSky
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HIV specialists in short supply, especially in the South
ATLANTA — Currently available medications could be enough to end the HIV epidemic in the United States, provided people can access and afford them, experts have said. Taken as directed, modern medicat...
https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20251022/hiv-specialists-in-short-supply-especially-in-the-south
25 days ago
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🪝 We love a
#HookedOnID
with a dateline. With a slight name change, here's the latest "Hooked on ID(Week)" with Pitt's Yohei Doi, MD, PhD,
#IDWeek2025
chair for
@idsainfo.bsky.social
.
#IDSky
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Hooked on IDWeek with Yohei Doi, MD, PhD
I was always interested in microbiology. After medical school, I first became involved in basic research on antimicrobial resistance. It wasn’t as big an issue then as it is today, but the biology fas...
https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20251021/hooked-on-idweek-with-yohei-doi-md-phd
26 days ago
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“We thought our findings were reassuring for mothers and providers that either product — whether administered alone or in combination — is safe and provides high antibody levels to the babies." 👨🏻💻
#IDWeek2025
💉
#IDSky
👶🏻
#PedsSky
🥼
#MedSky
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‘Reassuring’ data show RSV immunization protects babies
ATLANTA — Maternal vaccination and immunization with nirsevimab both produce strong increases in infant neutralizing antibody levels against respiratory syncytial virus, according to phase 4 data pres...
https://www.healio.com/news/pediatrics/20251021/reassuring-data-show-rsv-immunization-protects-babies
26 days ago
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There is more evidence that
#shingles
vaccination significantly decreases the risk for heart disease, dementia and death among people aged 50 years or older with herpes zoster infection, according to data presented at
#IDWeek2025
. 💉
#IDSky
🥼
#MedSky
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Shingles vaccination lowers risk for heart disease, dementia, death
ATLANTA — There is more evidence that shingles vaccination significantly decreases the risk for heart disease, dementia and death among people aged 50 years or older with herpes zoster infection...
https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20251020/shingles-vaccination-lowers-risk-for-heart-disease-dementia-death
26 days ago
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Mortality attributed to C. difficile infection has declined in the US but is more common among whites, females and people in metropolitan areas, according to data presented at
#IDWeek2025
. @idsainfo.bsky.social 🗣️ With a perspective from
@dimitridrekonja.bsky.social
👇🏻
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Study: C. difficile more deadly among white patients, females
ATLANTA — Rates of deaths attributed to Clostridioides difficile infection are higher among white patients, females and patients in metropolitan areas, according to data presented at IDWeek.Data...
https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20251020/study-c-difficile-more-deadly-among-white-patients-females
27 days ago
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🦟 A New York resident has tested positive for chikungunya in what health officials said is the first locally acquired case of the mosquito-borne disease in the state’s history — and first in the United States since 2019.
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New York reports rare case of chikungunya
A New York resident has tested positive for chikungunya in what health officials said is the first locally acquired case of the mosquito-borne disease in the state’s history — and first in the United ...
https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20251016/new-york-reports-rare-case-of-chikungunya
30 days ago
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The Trump administration reinstated hundreds of CDC staffers who were mistakenly laid off last week due to what an HHS official confirmed was a “glitch in the system.”
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CDC staffers fired due to ‘glitch’ are reinstated
The Trump administration has reinstated hundreds of CDC staffers who were mistakenly laid off last week due to what an HHS official confirmed to Healio was a “glitch in the system.” Among the reinstat...
https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20251015/cdc-staffers-fired-due-to-glitch-are-reinstated
about 1 month ago
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🏥 Shared washrooms “should prompt consideration for similar control measures that we already employ for exposures in shared rooms, to prevent the spread of respiratory viruses.”
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Shared washrooms increase risk for viral respiratory infections
Researchers assessed rates of viral respiratory infections among patients at a care facility by their room types and found that odds of infection were highest among patients in shared rooms or rooms w...
https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20251014/shared-washrooms-increase-risk-for-viral-respiratory-infections
about 1 month ago
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“My termination, unfortunately, shows that the leaders of HHS and the National Institutes of Health do not share my commitment to scientific integrity and public health." Details 👇🏻
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Kennedy fires NIH official weeks after whistleblower complaint
A top NIH official who filed a whistleblower complaint last month alleging she was removed from her job for political reasons has been fired by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to her at...
https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20251003/kennedy-fires-nih-official-weeks-after-whistleblower-complaint
about 1 month ago
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🔐 More than 32,000 HHS staff will be furloughed during the
#shutdown
— or about 41% of the nation’s federal health care workforce.
#MedSky
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More than 40% of federal health workers furloughed during shutdown
The first government shutdown in almost 7 years began Wednesday after Congress was unable to come together on legislation to fund the federal government. The disagreement between Republicans and Democ...
https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20251001/more-than-40-of-federal-health-workers-furloughed-during-shutdown
about 2 months ago
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"What surprised the researchers was that videos containing misinformation averaged 2 1/2 times as many views as evidence-based videos." From
#AAP2025
in Denver 👇
@ameracadpeds.bsky.social
#MedSky
#IDSky
#PedsSky
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TikTok ‘eco-influencers’ promote misinformation about child health
DENVER — TikTok videos created by “eco-influencers” often contain misinformation about child health, and those videos receive more engagement than evidence-based content, according to a study presente...
https://www.healio.com/news/pediatrics/20250927/tiktok-ecoinfluencers-promote-misinformation-about-child-health
about 2 months ago
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🧫 The CDC recently made major cuts to a program that for decades has monitored foodborne illnesses through a partnership between federal agencies and state health departments.
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Q&A: CDC makes major cuts to foodborne illness surveillance
The CDC recently made major cuts to a program that for decades has monitored foodborne illnesses through a partnership between federal agencies and state health departments, according to an expert who...
https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20250926/qa-cdc-makes-major-cuts-to-foodborne-illness-surveillance
about 2 months ago
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"In a disorganized start to the second day of their meeting, members of the ACIP also reversed a vote they made the previous evening that preserved some children’s access to a vaccine that the panel had just voted not to recommend."
#IDSky
#MedSky
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CDC advisors table vote to delay hepatitis B vaccination in newborns
CDC vaccine advisors voted Thursday to remove a longstanding federal recommendation that allowed young children to get a vaccine that combines protection against measles, mumps, rubella and varicella.
https://www.healio.com/news/pediatrics/20250918/cdc-advisors-table-vote-to-delay-hepatitis-b-vaccination-in-newborns
about 2 months ago
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💉 CDC advisors say COVID shots should require talk with doctor. ❓ But also: Details of a strange vote (which failed) that would have recommended COVID-19 vaccines require a prescription, something the ACIP does not control. More coming soon:
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CDC advisors say COVID shots should require talk with doctor
CDC vaccine advisors voted Friday to weaken federal recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines, even among older adults, saying vaccination should be based on shared clinical decision-making.The Advisory C...
https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20250919/cdc-advisors-say-covid-shots-should-require-talk-with-doctor
about 2 months ago
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Healio Infectious Diseases
Gerard Gallagher
about 2 months ago
🏆 Emmy wins for ‘The Pitt’ feel personal for health care professionals "Our emergency medicine group chats lit up like we had just won the Super Bowl." 💻
@owaisdurrani.bsky.social
@rdglatter.bsky.social
#MedTwitter
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Emmy wins for ‘The Pitt’ feel personal for health care professionals
Although The Pitt is fictional, health care professionals praise actors Noah Wyle, Fiona Dourif and the rest of its cast and crew for accurately portraying the dynamic chaos of a shift in the ER as we...
https://www.healio.com/news/psychiatry/20250918/emmy-wins-for-the-pitt-feel-personal-for-health-care-professionals
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"Robust scientific evidence and safety data have unequivocally shown that universal birth dose HBV vaccination saves lives and is safe to administer in newborns." 🗣️ New editorial up on the site ahead of this week's
#ACIP
meeting.
#IDSky
#MedSky
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Universal hepatitis B vaccination at birth saves lives
Universal administration of a hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth is a safe, highly effective, evidence-based practice that has saved thousands of lives by preventing chronic hepatitis B infe...
https://www.healio.com/news/pediatrics/20250917/universal-hepatitis-b-vaccination-at-birth-saves-lives
about 2 months ago
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On the agenda for this week's 2-day ACIP meeting, which starts tomorrow: 💉 MMRV vaccination 💉 Hepatitis B birth dose 💉 COVID-19 vaccines “I’m hoping that they listen to the experts, but I guess we’ll just have to see what happens.”
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More vaccine changes could be in store for US
On Thursday, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will begin a 2-day meeting in Atlanta that could impact the availability of a few vaccines. It is the second ACIP meeting since Robe...
https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20250917/more-vaccine-changes-could-be-in-store-for-us
about 2 months ago
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💉 The US is losing its only dengue vaccine. What now?
#IDSky
#MedSky
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Q&A: The US is losing its only dengue vaccine
The only dengue vaccine ever approved in the United States is being discontinued, raising questions about control of the mosquito-borne virus amid a decades-long surge in cases. The vaccine, Dengvaxia...
https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20250916/qa-the-us-is-losing-its-only-dengue-vaccine
2 months ago
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🚨 An
#Ebola
virus
#outbreak
in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has doubled in size and spread in the province where it started, raising fears of cross-border spillover into neighboring
#Angola
, a health official said.
#DRC
#IDsky
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Congo’s Ebola outbreak spreads as cases double
An Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has doubled in size and spread in the province where it started, raising fears of cross-border spillover into neighboring Angola, a heal...
https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20250912/congos-ebola-outbreak-spreads-as-cases-double
2 months ago
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🙀 The identification of a rabid feral
#cat
, part of an unmanaged colony of approximately 20 cats, led to three people receiving
#rabies
postexposure prophylaxis after being attacked by the cat.
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Three people treated for exposure to rabid cat
Three people were treated for rabies exposure after being attacked by a rabid feral cat in Maryland last year, according to an MMWR report.
https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20250909/three-people-treated-for-exposure-to-rabid-cat
2 months ago
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☝️ A single-dose benzathine
#penicillin
G was just as effective as the standard three doses for treating patients with early
#syphilis
, regardless of the patient’s
#HIV
status.
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One antibiotic dose enough for early syphilis
A single dose of benzathine penicillin G successfully treated early syphilis just as well as three doses, a study showed.
https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20250908/one-antibiotic-dose-enough-for-early-syphilis
2 months ago
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💉 Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, MD, PhD, said Wednesday that the state will work to “end all vaccine mandates,” including for children.
@gohealio.bsky.social
spoke w/ J. Glenn Morris, MD, MPH, TM, and
@pauloffit.bsky.social
about the change.
www.healio.com/news/pediatr...
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Florida moves to end vaccine mandates
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, MD, PhD, announced Wednesday that the state will work to “end all vaccine mandates,” including for children.“Every last one of them is wrong an...
https://www.healio.com/news/pediatrics/20250903/florida-moves-to-end-vaccine-mandates
2 months ago
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🚨 Health officials in the DRC have declared an
#Ebola
outbreak in Kasai province. As of Thursday, 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths have been reported.
#IDsky
#MEDsky
#GlobalHealth
Here's the full story from
@caitstulpin.bsky.social
👇
www.healio.com/news/infecti...
2 months ago
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👍Over-the-counter
#PrEP
could help expand access to
#HIV
prevention outside of clinics, a survey suggests.
@caitstulpin.bsky.social
spoke to
@harvardmed.bsky.social
’s Lauren Violette, PhD, MPH, about the survey's results, which showed support for OTC PrEp.
www.healio.com/news/infecti...
2 months ago
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💊 The FDA accepted a new drug application from Shionogi to use ensitrelvir, a daily oral antiviral, as post-exposure prophylaxis for
#COVID19
. Data presented earlier this year showed it’s promise as
#PEP
.
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FDA will review ensitrelvir for COVID-19 prevention
The FDA on Tuesday accepted a new drug application from Shionogi to market ensitrelvir, an oral antiviral, as post-exposure prophylaxis for COVID-19, the company announced.
https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20250902/fda-will-review-ensitrelvir-for-covid19-prevention
2 months ago
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💉 The FDA has approved updated COVID-19 vaccines for the 2025-2026 respiratory disease season, but with limitations not seen in previous years.
@gohealio.bsky.social
spoke with
@ameshaa.bsky.social
and
@pauloffit.bsky.social
about the approvals could mean this fall.
www.healio.com/news/infecti...
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FDA approves new COVID shots, with restrictions
The FDA on Wednesday approved the updated COVID-19 vaccines for the 2025-2026 respiratory disease season, but with limitations not seen in previous years.
https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20250827/fda-approves-new-covid-shots-with-restrictions
3 months ago
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🐛 The first human case of New World screwworm infestation in the U.S. was confirmed by the CDC. New World screwworm flies lay eggs in mammals’ wounds and their larvae feed on live tissue. The scourge has been inching closer to the U.S. in recent years.
www.healio.com/news/infecti...
3 months ago
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🦠 Latest
#HookedOnID
went up this morning: Sara K. Schultz, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FCPP, from
@templeid.bsky.social
.
#IDSky
#MedSky
#PotatoSalad
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Hooked on ID with Sara K. Schultz, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FCPP
When I attended Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, I was pre-med mainly for the fun of getting to say, “I’m pre-med,” with little understanding of the actual...
https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20250822/hooked-on-id-with-sara-k-schultz-md-facp-fidsa-fcpp
3 months ago
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📖 A journal said it won't retract a study on aluminum-adsorbed vaccines & childhood chronic diseases, despite a call from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to do so.
@ameshaa.bsky.social
told
@gohealio.bsky.social
the study does not have "significant weaknesses."
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Annals of Internal Medicine ignores call from RFK Jr. to retract study
The Annals of Internal Medicine has no plans to retract a study on aluminum-adsorbed vaccinations and childhood chronic diseases, despite a call from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to do so, acco...
https://www.healio.com/news/primary-care/20250813/annals-of-internal-medicine-ignores-call-from-rfk-jr-to-retract-study
3 months ago
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🚨 Written documentation shows that the man accused of firing nearly 200 shots at the CDC campus last week expressed discontent with and was distrustful of COVID-19 vaccines, law enforcement officials said Tuesday. Here's
@gerardgallagher.bsky.social
's report 👇
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Documents show accused CDC shooter had vaccine grievances, officials say
Written documentation shows that the man accused of attacking the CDC last week was “discontent” with and distrustful of COVID-19 vaccines, law enforcement officials said Tuesday.
https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20250812/documents-show-accused-cdc-shooter-had-vaccine-grievances-officials-say
3 months ago
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🏢 CDC employees were given the option to work from home after a shooting that targeted the agency’s headquarters in Atlanta. The CDC workers' union said the tragedy “was not random” and “compounds months of ... vilification that CDC staff have endured.”
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In aftermath of shooting, CDC workers told they can stay home
CDC employees were given the option to work from home on Monday following the shooting that targeted the agency’s headquarters in Atlanta on Friday evening, HHS confirmed to Healio.
https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20250811/in-aftermath-of-shooting-cdc-workers-told-they-can-stay-home
3 months ago
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💉 HHS is winding down 22 mRNA vaccine development efforts under BARDA, which is responsible for medical countermeasures to address health emergencies, such as pandemics.
@gohealio.bsky.social
spoke to
@ameshaa.bsky.social
and Jeff Coller, PhD, about the decision.
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US abandons mRNA vaccine development despite triumphs
The decision to cancel almost $500 million dollars in U.S. funding for the development of messenger RNA vaccines is dangerous, shortsighted and tarnishes the legacy of a scientific advancement that sa...
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💉 Should the U.S. end dicennial diphtheria and tetanus boosters for adults? Experts say ending the
#vaccine
doses would align the U.S. with the French, U.K. and WHO vaccine schedules. We spoke with Mark K. Slifka, PhD, and William Schaffner, MD, about the idea.
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Study: Ending adult boosters for tetanus, diphtheria could save US billions
Ending adult booster shots for tetanus and diphtheria could save the United States $1 billion a year and eliminate vaccinations that may not be needed, researchers argued.
https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20250805/study-ending-adult-boosters-for-tetanus-diphtheria-could-save-us-billions
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😷 A cluster of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City has grown to 67 cases & 3 deaths, the city health department announced in an update that continued to focus on cooling towers as the likely source of the infections. Here's
@gerardgallagher.bsky.social
's update 👇
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Deadly Legionnaires’ disease cluster in NYC grows
A cluster of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City has grown to include 67 cases and three deaths, the city health department announced in an update that continued to focus on cooling towers as...
https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20250806/deadly-legionnaires-disease-cluster-in-nyc-grows
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💉 HHS has barred several professional medical organizations from participating as outside liaisons to the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee. The groups have generally weighed in on reviews & working group discussions. Here's
@flandmines.bsky.social
's report 👇
#IDsky
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HHS bars medical groups from CDC vaccine discussions
HHS has barred several professional medical organizations from participating as outside liaisons to the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee.
https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20250804/hhs-bars-medical-groups-from-cdc-vaccine-discussions
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🌆 A cluster of
#Legionnaires
’ disease in the
#Harlem
neighborhood of New York City has sickened at least 22 people since last week, killing one, city health officials announced. Here's
@gerardgallagher.bsky.social
's rundown 👇
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One dead in cluster of Legionnaires’ disease in NYC
A cluster of Legionnaires’ disease in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City has sickened at least 22 people since last week, killing one, city health officials announced.
https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20250801/one-dead-in-cluster-of-legionnaires-disease-in-nyc
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Betsy Hirsch, PharmD (TLOAS)
4 months ago
🌟Fabulous summary of the new
@idsainfo.bsky.social
cUTI guidelines from our co-chair
@bwtrautner.bsky.social
#UTIsky
#IDsky
#Pharmsky
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🦠 As medical device-associated infections increase, researchers propose
#implantID
as an ID subspecialty for experts with expertise on devices & infections to respond to the growing problem. We spoke with Alexander M. Tatara of UT Southwestern to learn more.
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Q&A: Could ‘implant ID’ be a promising ID subspecialty?
As implanted biomedical devices become more abundant, infections associated with them have also increased in incidence, leading experts to propose a new subspecialty for the ID field to address increa...
https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20250724/qa-could-implant-id-be-a-promising-id-subspecialty
4 months ago
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🚨 HHS adopted a recommendation to remove thimerosal from all influenza vaccines. Since 2001, in the U.S., only multi-dose vials of the flu shot still contained it. Here's our rundown, with comments from Lawrence O. Gostin, JD, of Georgtown University.
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HHS moves to remove thimerosal from influenza vaccines
HHS announced on Wednesday that it has adopted a recommendation from a CDC committee to remove thimerosal from all influenza vaccines.
https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20250723/hhs-moves-to-remove-thimerosal-from-influenza-vaccines
4 months ago
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🏥 IDSA updated
#UTI
guidelines that complement previous guidance on uUTIs, & address the treatment of complicated UTI in men & menopausal women. Here's
@caitstulpin.bsky.social
's chat with Barbara W. Trautner, MD, PhD, of Washington University in St. Louis.
#IDsky
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Q&A: What are new complicated UTI guidelines?
For the first time in more than a decade, the Infectious Diseases Society of America updated its guidelines for complicated urinary tract infections.
https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20250722/qa-what-are-new-complicated-uti-guidelines
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