My @glaucomflecken.bsky.social paediatrician stash has arrived so today it is a very good day! #adultsareterrible socks are going straight on. Signed portrait immediately behind my computer for all Teams calls too much?

GW4-CAT HP was delighted to officially welcome our fourth cohort of fellows—Olivia, Leila, Sam, @paedsdr.bsky.social, and @sachalmoore.bsky.social —at their induction training day last week.

This weekend I've been at New Scientist Live 2025 at the Excel Centre in London with colleagues from @mrccmm.bsky.social at the @universityofexeter.bsky.social. It's been such a great opportunity to meet with people of all ages who love science and share with them our passion for Mycology

No parent should have to choose between going to work and being at their sick newborn baby’s side. This weekend, new rules came into force, giving parents of ill newborns up to 12 weeks of paid leave. A compassionate, long-overdue step.

We only rate dogs. This is clearly a Christmas tree. Yes there is another Christmas tree behind it, that's called having friends. Please only send dogs. Thank you… 14/10

Linzer Cookies, in all their festive beauty and buttery tenderness, are #RecipeOfTheDay! I wouldn’t want to attempt them in the Southern Hemisphere (sorry over there) but in our cold, Northern Hemisphere kitchens, the soft, rich dough is helpfully biddable www.nigella.com/recipes/linz...

“My attending wants to talk to you”

Opt-opt #HIV & #Hepatitis Emergency Department testing identifies an older cohort , more woman, more Black African, & more socially deprived people than classic testing routes Most importantly 80% of people diagnosed had NO other contact with services where testing occurs #HIVSky #IDSky

Never give up hope that, one day, you will pull a book from a bookshelf and that secret door will finally open for you.

#paedsky #pedsky #idsky #medsky off the back of infection control tearing down most of the NICU Christmas decorations & suggesting we keep our Elf On The Shelf suffocated in a plastic bag (sounds fun for the visiting siblings) hit me with your infection control-friendly Xmas day accessories to wear

This was waiting for me outside my hospital accommodation pre-night shift. Irresistible to my inner paediatrician #stormdarragh 🍁 #teamnightshift

Two stages of writing: 1) This shouldn't take too long 2) Oh no

#londonsky locals. What’s your favourite cinema? I’ve got some spare hours in the city coming up and want to watch Wicked somewhere nice anywhere north/central or south (I’ll be travelling between Bloomsbury and South London) so pretty flexible.

Bravo to Paul Bollyky @pbollyky.bsky.social at Stanford for his lab's paper showing that complementary groups of phage can be mixed to provide broad and effective antimicrobial therapy against Pseudomonas and Staph infections. Brilliant work! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Christmas tree update It’s too big. Around 8 foot in fact 😂 It’s getting a hair cut

A very warm welcome to @bashhuk.bsky.social and @hivta.bsky.social who've joined BlueSky. Collaboration 🤝 Education

Red-ALERT CDT #PhDPosition to work on bacterial dormancy in the environment with me at University of Exeter. Suitable for National & International candidates with Microbiology backgrounds Deadline: 7th January 2025 More details 👇 www.findaphd.com/phds/project... Please repost. #microsky

The tree I ordered might be a little bit on the large side. Can’t wait to not help my husband get it into the living room 😅

Every year, >200K newborns die from sepsis. Our team used machine learning to develop a set of genes that can predict neonatal sepsis risk using at birth blood samples. www.thelancet.com/journals/ebi...

Call me an old traditionalist, but it just isn’t Christmas until you can buy Churros in a German market in Birmingham.

We are recruiting an associate or full Professor of Infection and/or Immunity to the school biological sciences in Cambridge. Full details here: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49381/ #immunology #virology

☀️ 96 solar panels are now powering Kaffin Madaki paediatric hospital in #Nigeria. These solar panels cover the energy demands for the entire hospital, replacing generators that used around 200 litres of fuel per day. #ClimateSolutions

Did you know? Black Friday is named in honor of Rebecca Black, who invented Friday in 2011.

📣 Last chance! Calling all early-career investigator working on #paediatric &/or adolescent #HIV! 🗓️ Today at 18:00 CET is the deadline to apply to our CIPHER Growing the Leaders of Tomorrow Fellowship Programme! ✅ Apply now: www.iasociety.org/fellowships/...

We're excited to share our fungal artworks, commissioned for the Hidden World of Killer Fungi exhibit! These captivating visuals bring ground-breaking research to life. Now available online shorturl.at/N090i Thanks to @darrenthomson.bsky.social #MedicalMycology #Fungi #MycoSky #FungalFriday

Fantastic update on the UK Emergency Department Opt-out Blood Borne Virus Testing Program 46 EDs now live! 7.3M ED attendances 3.9M Blood Tests 2.6M HIV tests New Diagnoses #HIV 961 #HepatitisB 4104 #HepatitisC 1545 Amazing work by all involved 🫡👏🙌🏽 #WorldAIDSDay

Our hybdid meeting on indirects effects of CMV infection is ONLY 1 WEEK AWAY Not too late to snap up FREE TICKETS Sessions on paediatrics, immunocompromised host, CMV-TB and critical illness/immunosenescence Keynote from STANLEY PLOTKIN! royalsociety.org/science-even... #IDsky #virology #episky

Huge NEWS coming out of number 10 tonight #WorldAIDSday The UK Government is committing £27M to extend the Emergency Department #HIV opt out testing program. This will definitely Save Lives & help to end HIV transmission by 2030 @bhiva.bsky.social @thtorguk.bsky.social @savinglives.bsky.social

I’m on the 5.50am train to London for a great day of paeds ID updates and connecting with colleagues at the British Paediatric Allergy Immunology and Infection Group @bpaiig.bsky.social Can’t wait, also send coffee

What do bacteriophage and James Bond have in common? Answer: LYSINS TO KILL

Today I'm delighted to share #mucormycosis #bioimaging work from Doctors Alyssa Hudson and Dora Corzo León (aka @forestcita.bsky.social), published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases and funded by Noah's Pink Balloon Leukaemia Fund https://bit.ly/4eG3lyz

Speaking of commercial determinants of poor health, Nestle should win the top prize 🏆 Nestlé adds sugar to infant milk sold in poorer countries, but not in western countries www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

A two-month-old has died from pertussis in Queensland, Australia. Like many countries including the US, Australia is in the midst of a pertussis epidemic. In Queensland, uptake of maternal pertussis vaccination & infant vaccinations have declined. Lower rates of both put the youngest at risk.

I’m having a day with the fabulous SoNAR neonatal transport team and I’m overly excited that I get to ride up front in the ambulance. I’m definitely in the right job!

The problem with a lot of ocean "exploitation" is that it's like mining a human for calcium. Yes, a human body contains ~1kg of calcium, and you could take it out, but it's already *doing* quite a lot of useful things, and the human has far more potential to help you if you leave the calcium alone.

Missed this? Catch up on demand to hear Dr Anu Goenka, Senior Lecturer in Paediatric ID and immunology at Bristol University/Children’s Hospital, talk about the many paths for resident doctors into paediatric research. #paedsky #rcpch app.medall.org/events/a15fc...

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Last year, more and more women and girls living through war or armed conflicts experienced sexual violence, incl. rape as a weapon of war. Sexual violence is used as a tactic to 🙅🏻‍♀️ Terrorize 🙅🏻‍♀️ Humiliate 🙅🏻‍♀️ Dominate Violence against women and girls is never inevitable. #EndViolence #NoExcuse #16Days

📢 Paediatric resident doctors and others interested in child health research careers: There’s still time to register for tomorrow’s free Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Trainee Research Network Seminar (TREES) 🌳 26 November 1-1.45pm Register: ow.ly/ON9W50U8Y57 #paedsky #rcpch

🌟 ABX Pearl of the Day: AmpC or ESBL? 📋 Q: How can I quickly spot the difference in AmpC and ESBL resistance patterns? 🤔 🩺 A: Step 1: Look at the organism. Step 2: Check ceftriaxone susceptibility. Here’s a quick & handy decision tree to inform ABX Rx 👇 #IDsky #MedSky #PharmSky 🔗 IDSA AMR Guidance

#Measles is one of the leading causes of death among young children globally. In 2023, an estimated 107 500 people died from measles, mostly children under age 5. bit.ly/48SAtkf

Antimicrobial resistance #AMR is a global health crisis, causing millions of deaths, especially in low-income countries. We see the impact daily in areas with limited diagnostics and treatments. #WorldAntimicrobialAwarenessWeek #MedSky Learn More: msf-access.medium.com/bridging-the...

Great to see the updated RCPCH Statement of Support for LGBTQ+ children and young people - strongly setting out the vital role paediatricians have to play in understanding how to both support and advocate for LGBTQ+ CYP 🏳️‍🌈 www.rcpch.ac.uk/resources/su...

Exploring why nitrofurantoin has remained remarkably resilient to AMR for over 70 years, this study highlights key biological and pharmacological factors that could inspire future antibiotic design. www.nature.com/articles/s44...

As AMR Awareness week continues, we're looking at how a growing number of infections are becoming harder to treat as antibiotics fail to work, resulting in higher death rates, longer hospital stays & higher costs. Discover how our research is exploring alternative treatments tinyurl.com/2tn9k66t

The obsession with going back to simpler times, pre-pasteurisation/pre-vaccination etc is simply baffling. Have we learnt nothing?

Happy #FungalFriday everyone. We are exploring the Bluesky landscape and keen to engage with other #mycosky people and organisations. We'll be posting interesting images and research in #medicalmycology. This pic shows fungal hyphae and yeasts with cell wall, immune antigen, and organelle dyes.

If you or your children haven’t received your flu vaccines this year yet, it’s not too late! Signed, A pediatrician who cared for an unvaccinated child who died from the flu and would like to never experience that avoidable tragedy again.