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So the same group that claims that more randomized trials are needed for vaccines (which have already been subjected to randomized trials) now wants to change the FDA label for leucovorin to include autism without a trial, or even much evidence at all, demonstrating its benefit. 🤔

Leg braces - $20-$30k, I’ve had at LEAST 6 leg braces. Wheelchairs - $5k for manual with no bells and whistles, I’ve had 2 Medications - anywhere between $100-$2000 /month pending health issues Surgeries - 19 surgeries $40k to - $1m inc. hospital stays I had polio. This is the cost.

Wow, it's been a while since I've had to prepare a powerpoint in 4:3 aspect ratio!

We Are Watching a Scientific Superpower Destroy Itself www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/o...

“Well I don’t like that study because it doesn't give me the result I want’

Reposting as had no idea about this effort. I checked. Yep am there (journal articles). My dad was as well!

A bizarre dogma has emerged among the anti-mRNA crowd that the only data we have on vaccines is from the original trial papers, rather than the HUGE volume of studies that came out subsequently...

Blood cultures - the next frontier in diagnostic stewardship? Anastasia Wasylyshyn from the Division contributing here. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

New review on genomic epidemiology of C diff from Evan Snitkin in the Division. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New data on RSV VE from the CDC sponsored IVY network. This sort of work could be in jeopardy given events of the last several weeks. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

He’s not a therapy dog but I’m willing to bring my dog Wilmont to our noon conference 😂 @martenhawkins.bsky.social @lcahuaymemd.bsky.social

🧵 I know it's ridiculous, but when he's talking mitochondrial challenges & inflammation, he's again referring to his idea of vaccine-induced autism. Let me explain.

Read the resignation letter. This is a leader and frankly a hero.

Enough is enough. The health of the country is in danger. Read our resignation letters: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...

Just terrible. Gunman fires hundreds of shots at CDC then weeks later agency is further undermined and dedicated scientific leadership forced out. Hard to see how this makes America healthier. White House Says New C.D.C. Director Is Fired, but She Refuses to Leave www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...

The federal government has decided to severely limit access to vaccines that have been shown to reduce illness, hospitalization, and death. Whereas we used to argue about whether government was forcing you to be vaccinated, now we government saying you can’t get vaccinated.

I'm on @npr.org 1A today with @pauloffit.bsky.social, talking about COVID vaccines, the impact of cuts to federal research funding, and navigating the current health information landscape. Join us!

Benefit of Early Oseltamivir Therapy for Adults Hospitalized With Influenza A: An Observational Study url: academic.oup.com/cid/article-...

open.substack.com/pub/clauswil... this is very true and highly under appreciated. Not just for a PhD but any high level accomplishment.

ID fellows: join IDSA Fellows Community of Practice & CPSolvers for a virtual Fellows Case Conference this Friday at 3PM ET! This session will include an interesting case presentation and small group discussion, featuring Daniel Minter, MD, and Varun Phadke, MD. Register: https://bit.ly/47bJczm

New from Marisa Miceli in the Division! Lack of Association Between Histoplasma Urine Antigen Values and Clinical Response in Persons Without HIV url: academic.oup.com/ofid/article...

Take 5 minutes and watch this. Destroying biomedical research is dangerous, quite literally. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...

Friday emails of funding opportunities from the NIH used to take a little time to digest. They've gotten a lot easier lately, today's especially.

Polio eradication efforts have been hit with a 40% funding cut—just as the world was close to eliminating the disease. Without renewed support, we can expect more frequent polio alerts. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

California’s Valley Fever cases have jumped 1,200% in 25 years - from 1k to over 12.5k a year. Climate change, construction, agriculture - and perhaps increased familiarity and testing - are driving the surge. www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...

There was a time when leaders listened to scientists Now scientists are getting shot at

one small consolation of being a 60+ year old investigator is the ability to submit to 𝘔𝘈𝘛𝘜𝘙𝘌 family journals — sure they’re low impact (for our knees) but they have an early bird special if you submit between 4:00 and 5:30 on weekdays

Novel oral polio vaccines, now in type 1 and type 3 “flavors”!

I share this in case you're very literal like me and wonder why people keep insisting it's because coronaviruses look like they have a crown, when they don't.

Apropos of nothing... www.nature.com/articles/220...

Not to mention what it would do to society journals.

On IDSA’s & HIVMA’s Science Speaks blog: Learn about JID’s latest monthly roundup of papers relevant to clinicians, including advancements in defining post-COVID conditions, therapeutic success of adjunctive carbapenems for MRSA and more. buff.ly/Qvbuhxj

Nice work from Marisa Miceli in the Division.

Med students and residents: Join us for the #IDBugCrawl at #IDWeek2025! This FREE program is a one stop shop to learn about the field of ID, with opportunities to meet directly with ID specialists who are shaping the future. Register today for IDWeek 2025: idweek.org/registration

Way to go MDHSS (Michigan Department of Health and Human Services! COVID-19 vaccine recommendations remain unchanged.

If you have been affected by the removal of federal public health data, @academyhealth.bsky.social wants to hear from you! They are suing to restore access to these data and need concrete examples for their case. Link to submit is at the bottom of this post: academyhealth.org/blog/2025-05...

My biggest, loudest job application advice: WHY do you want this job? This SPECIFIC job? What about it interests you? What do you think of it? What can you bring to it? I know this sounds obvious but a generic cover letter isn't doing you favours - really. *Show me you know the job!* 1/7

me, every work week battling with the cloud.

And if you like: - world-renowned pharmacists - field-leading microbiologists - top-notch, innovative stewardship (join my track! 🤗) - mind-blowing tx ID cases - brilliant IPE - fun colleagues - dedicated allergy service for PCN allergy!!! (🥇, the real draw) It’s not too late to apply at U-M :-)

Great to work with the always awesome Terry Dermody on this chapter in PPID 10th edition and retire my 5th edition from fellowship.

Super proud of our fellows. Three talks at IDweek this year. Marc Trubin on education work with Emily Abdoler, Matt Steinberger on stewardship work with with Tejal Gandhi and Lindsay Petty. Recent fellow and current faculty Louis Saravolatz on his recent paper in CID!

To be clear, people on Medicaid don’t receive “handouts”. The “benefit” they receive is that their healthcare providers and hospitals get reimbursed when they take care of them.

Excellent post on vaccine safety by @jakescottmd.bsky.social 👇👇

Robert F Kennedy Jr is not a vaccine skeptic. Reporters and editors who’ve decided it’s somehow more fair to call him one instead of the anti-vaccine activist and lawyer he is should stop mischaracterizing him so… in the pursuit of accuracy.

Fewer vaccines for kids in LMICs means more diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus and other entirely preventable diseases. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/h...