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Breaking WaPo: The recent death of a detainee at an immigrant detention camp in Texas has been officially deemed a homicide, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday by the El Paso County Office of the Medical Examiner.

So many emotions. Angry. Sad. Frustrated. Concerned. This is not ok 👎

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"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that." -MLK As always, Dr. King's message is right on time. Today calls on all of us to hear his wisdom and put it into action.

Those in #Durham #NorthCarolina next weekend should join me to watch RM Planet play at @shadowbox-studio.bsky.social Friday! maps.app.goo.gl/MS3zbefrinJz...

It not B ethical so it B cancelled. #FinallySomeGoodNews www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Honesty love this sooo much 🥹

Good riddance 2025… here’s hoping to more common sense, civility, kindness, and caring in the world of 2026

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Joyeux Noël à tous!

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Join IDSA guideline authors next Mon. Dec. 22 at 4pm ET to learn how to apply IDSA respiratory virus vaccination guidelines in practice: https://bit.ly/3MSmCnb

The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.

I feel targeted. #AIalgorithm : 1; me : 0

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www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u... Finally! A leader on the battle font for issues that matter most to Americans #ItsNotAnOnionHeadline?

Bad framing: ACIP voted to scrap the universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for newborns. Accurate framing: Anti-vax conspiracy theorists appointed to ACIP by Robert Kennedy Jr., who made a fortune as an anti-vax profiteer, voted to expose babies to a preventable, incurable, deadly illness.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... PSA: World AIDS day is more important than ever given the current threats to the progress in prevention, treatment, and care of persons with #HIV

🔥 off the press. Great work by Dr Brennan Collis @Austin_Health @dukehealth.bsky.social @thetxidjournal.bsky.social #TID #HSCT #CMV onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Autocorrect has become our worst enema.

Top 10 Rally Reminders for #NoKingsDayOct18th

Misguided. It’s obvious based on these studies that the leading cause of autism are circumcisions. In all seriousness, can the children in the room pls sit down and let the actual MDs and scientists go back to conducting scientifically sound research and show you how to *actually* interpret data

Make Politics Boring Again.

We need your help. Fed, state, local gov employees AND the citizens we serve: please sign in support. There are anonymous options if you feel that need. Help us help each other.

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The loss of highly experienced CDC leadership is the latest devastating result of the Administration’s sustained attacks on public health, and it absolutely must be the last. Our statement: https://bit.ly/41XOkU7

Vaccines don’t work unless you get them. Same way seatbelts don’t work unless you buckle up. #VaccinesSaveLives #JustGetYourFluShot #KidsShouldn'tBeDyingofFlu

Rising star ⭐️ TID physician, Dr Brennan Collis characterizing Mab abscessus infections in lung transplant recipients @dukehealth.bsky.social; Summary: increased mortality, treatment generally associated with ADEs, treatment regimens have evolved over time @aussiedocwolfe.bsky.social

🔥off the press- HBV NAT+ organ donors and quantifying VL to understand recipient risk and management to prevent DDI - 2025 - Clinical Transplantation - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @aussiedocwolfe.bsky.social @gonikatz.bsky.social @dukehealth.bsky.social Thx to my amazing colleagues

Children needing chemo are not showing up for their appointments! These ICE raids are costing lives in so many ways. They are such unnecessary cruelty and a far cry from “targeting criminals”.

Drs Kothadia and Heldman discussing Measles in immunocompromised hosts at Duke Transplant GR. Important and timely topic! @mady247.bsky.social @aussiedocwolfe.bsky.social @germhuntermd.bsky.social @dukehealth.bsky.social

BREAKING: HHS just killed a $600M Moderna contract for pandemic flu vaccines. The platform: mRNA—the fastest we have against threats like H5N1. The reason? RFK Jr.’s skepticism. The risk? Deadly delays when the next pandemic hits. www.statnews.com/2025/05/28/m... #BlueSky #MedSky #SciSky #IDSky

Love this visual abstract- perfect summary of the latest CMV 🦠 guidelines brought to you by @ttsorg.bsky.social - an honor to have been part of this effort on the immunology side ! @kottonnelson.bsky.social @ast-idcop.bsky.social #TIDSky #IDSky

🚨🚨 this kind of rhetoric is very damaging and serves only to fan the flames distrust and misinformation creeping into health care

Proud of you, Canada 🇨🇦 and Australia 🇦🇺 with love from your American allies.

Those who can, shld donate like crazy. It’s a very visible form of resistance. www.npr.org/2025/05/02/n...

True north, strong, and free 🇨🇦🍁🍁🍁

For those that missed the opportunity to come to #ISHLT2025 - here’s our study comparing the safety profile of inhaled Abelcet with inhaled Ambisome 💨🫁🩷 @binni-id.bsky.social @mady247.bsky.social @dukemedschool.bsky.social

HHS Eliminated Programs - Updated Here is an updated list of all programs eliminated in the 2026 HHS Budget. Reach out if you have information or clarity on the cuts. These cuts will impact Every Single American. Email [email protected] for PDF and xlsx.

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🚫Inhaled corticosteroids treat or cure measles. 🚫Clarithromycin (an antibiotic) can treat measles. With so much information out there, it can be hard to know what’s true. Learn the facts: www.idsociety.org/public-healt...

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When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king, the palace becomes a circus. -Turkish proverb

Australia vs US Medicine prices. The chart says it all… #BlueSky #MedSky #IDSky #SciSky #EMSky #NurseSky

Rip #publichealth 🪦