Acquired amphotericin B resistance attributed to a mutated ERG3 in Candidozyma auris | Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy journals.asm.org/doi/full/10....

Hospital clinician training transformed care for PWUD w/ severe infections. Post-training: 95% applied harm reduction (vs 55%), 69% discussed safer use (vs 38%). journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

The @washingtonpost.com story on Tylenol & autism leaves out a MAJOR 2.5M sibling-controlled study of children in Denmark, which "found no evidence that acetaminophen use during pregnancy was associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

We are excited to celebrate the success of 24 Hours to Save AIDS Research by announcing that the entire program is now available on YouTube. 1/ www.youtube.com/@HIVAIDSarou...

Dismantling childhood vaccination programs is medical malpractice Just stating the obvious

🌍 TIMM 2025: Join the One Health Lunch Meeting on Sept 21, 2025 (12:30–2:00 PM, Room 3A)! Topic: AMR – Fungal One Health Coalition for global strategies to combat AntiMycotic Resistance. Hosts: Michaela Lackner & Paul Verweij. 🍴 Everyone welcome—bring your colleagues!

Here are the first vaccine recommendations issued by the West Coast Health Alliance, which includes California, Washington, Oregon, and Hawaii:

🦠 Ebola Outbreak — Kasai, DRC (Sitrep 15 Sept 2025) - 54 cases, 27 deaths, incl. 4 health workers - Epicenter: Bulape & Mweka zones - Vaccination with Ervebo underway for health workers & contacts - WHO risk: High (national), Moderate (regional), Low (global) iris.who.int/bitstream/ha...

UTIs drive huge antimicrobial use worldwide. This editorial highlights innovations—PCR, AMR surveillance, PROMs—to guide sustainable, patient-centred therapy. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Real-world fascioliasis data (174 pts, TriNetX 2021–24): common comorbidities, GI symptoms, biliary complications in ~10%, 90-day mortality <6%. Triclabendazole reported in just 6%—access or reporting gap? Prospective studies needed journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Rare case: concurrent Mycobacterium avium & M. kansasii infection in a patient w/ MDS & germline GATA2, on cobimetinib. Suggests profound susceptibility to NTM & therapeutic challenges in this setting. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

In CNS neuroimmunological disease, anti-CD20/S1PRM therapies blunt humoral responses even after 4th SARS-CoV-2 vaccine dose or breakthrough infection. Encouragingly, no evidence of intermediate-term neuroinflammation or neural injury post-COVID-19 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Despite free HIV care & PrEP in Peru, HIV incidence among youth remains high (13% at age 18; 25% in trans youth <18). Restricting PrEP to 18+ misses a critical window. Peru must expand PrEP to 15–17-year-olds. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

East Jerusalem hospital study (2019–2023): CRE in 20.6% of Enterobacterales isolates; blaNDM dominated (82%), blaOXA-48 (13%). Prevalence rising, Klebsiella most common. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Sad (but not surprised) to read the latest Global Health 50/50 report, amidst turmoil in global health, erosion of democracy, withdrawal from multi-lateralism, aid cuts, attacks on science, DEI, human rights @kentbuse.bsky.social @jocalynclark.bsky.social global5050.org/2025-report/

Very informative reporting on the resurgence of Typhus is Texas. All infectious diseases seem to have sensed the abandonment of science and public health measures and are seizing the moment. This is not the type of job secure I want 🫠 www.npr.org/2025/09/12/n...

Could #chikungunya be the next #DiseaseX? A recent publication identifies the unique characteristics of CHIKV—such as rapid mutation and global spread—that justify its inclusion among high-risk emerging diseases doi.org/10.1177/2049...

Report of the 2024 #marburg outbreak in #rwanda. The response successfully treated two patients in the icu, simultaneously ran vaccine and treatment trials and effectively contained the outbreak. 15/66 cases died. They gave the world a lesson in outbreak response. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

📊 #Ebola update (Kasai, #DRC) - 42 suspected (38 Bulape, 4 Mweka) - 5 confirmed (all Bulape) - 15 deaths (CFR 38%) - 9 patients in care, 0 recovered - 157 contacts, only 19% under follow-up ⚠️ Ongoing risks: - unsafe burials ⚰️ - weak contact tracing - population movement ➡️ spread

Important and timely study Pregnant women face higher risks from Ebola: maternal mortality up to 89%, and nearly all pregnancies lost. Until now, they’ve been excluded from Ebola vaccine trials. A landmark phase 3 RCT in Rwanda changes [email protected] www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🚨 Denmark is on the verge of eradicating the deadliest cancer-causing HPV strains (16 & 18) 💉 📉 Infections dropped from ~15% to <1% in vaccinated women. 💪 This means fewer cancers and lives saved. Vaccines aren’t just medicine—they’re miracles. 🌍❤️ #VaccinesWork www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...

My comments with @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

🚨 Now they are coming after the hepatitis B vaccine 🚨 💉 The first anti-cancer vaccine 👶 Protects newborns from deadly liver disease 📉 Cut childhood infections in the U.S. by 95% Attacking this lifesaving shot is reckless + dangerous. Science saves lives. 🧬❤️ #VaccinesWork #HepatitisB

"Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have declared an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Kasai Province where 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths, including four health workers, have been reported as of 4 September 2025." www.afro.who.int/countries/de...

Joint statement calling for Secretary Kennedy resignation @idsainfo.bsky.social @apha.org @hivma.bsky.social @stoptbusa.bsky.social @avac.org @treatmentactiongroup.org @asm.org & many other professional organizations www.idsociety.org/news--public...

As national medical, scientific, public health and patient organizations, we call for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ensure the health of the American people. Our statement: https://bit.ly/45LeJHi

🧪 Meta-analysis of 5,399 patients: RA patients show TNF-α levels comparable to those in sepsis. ⚠️ Anti-TNF therapy works in RA but not sepsis → TNF-α unlikely to be central in sepsis biology. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

#Chromoblastomycosis in #Peru: a retrospective review of 13 cases, Sanchez-Diaz, M., de Mayolo, N.A., Ramos, C. et al. bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Chikungunya: a strong contender for Disease X. ✔ Key mutations drive rapid spread ✔ Debilitating chronic disease + neonatal risk ✔ Vaccine inequity, no treatment ✔ Climate & travel accelerate reach Global vigilance is critical. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

I agree with @angierasmussen.bsky.social that the US is abdicating its role in the fight against HIV But I do hope African nations will become the new leaders in turning the tide against a disease that mostly impacts them foreignpolicy.com/2025/08/25/l...

Once upon a time I was also an IMG. Very proud to support our @cudeptofmedicine.bsky.social efforts to give talented IMG learners from the Global South a voice and an opportunity to learn among us. It’s a win win #GlobalHealth @cudivofid.bsky.social news.cuanschutz.edu/department-o...

Some great comments -- both pro and con -- have come in response to this post about screening for anal cancer in PWH. Would welcome further opinion, especially from clinicians seeing patients regularly and/or experts in cancer screening. blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...

Defining uncomplicated candidaemia in adults: controlled source, clinical response & bloodstream clearance within 5 days. Could this allow shorter antifungal therapy? 🧫💉 Read more: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #Candidaemia #Antifungals #InfectiousDiseases #ClinicalResearch

An important watch and listen from scientists whose work is being defunded. Research that could save millions of lives. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...

Towards shorter therapy for candidaemia: defining uncomplicated candidaemia in adults @ilanareinhold.bsky.social ... @olivercornely.bsky.social Thoughtful approach to selecting patients for whom shorter candidemia therapy MAY be safe www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

The famine in Gaza Governorate is entirely driven by Israel’s near-total blockade on food and vital aid, the horrifying consequence of Israel’s violence, and its use of starvation as a weapon of war. 1/4

Study of conflicts of interest (COIs) in federal vaccine advisory committees finds RFK Jr. was wrong yet again--this time, in claiming ACIP members he fired are compromised by numerous COIs. COIs are well-vetted and have been declining.

AAP has released updated immunization schedules today! publications.aap.org/redbook/reso... Great to have evidence based recommendations we can rely on!🙂 #PedsIDsky #RxSky #IDsky

A clinical practice guideline for tuberculous meningitis Tuberculous Meningitis International Research Consortium www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... 🔒

The entire annual budget of the Fogarty International Center is a merely 0.2% of the total NIH budget Despite this tiny investment, Fogarty has had a spectacular national & global footprint and impact... Trump administration wants to zero the Fogarty budget www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...

🇻🇳 Cross-sectional study of 876 pregnant women in Hanoi: GBS colonization prevalence 19.5%. Independent risk factors: higher education & yellow vaginal discharge. Predominant serotypes: III, V, VI. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Global health inequity looks like this 👇🏽 When one neurosurgeon is responsible for a whole nation’s neuro surgical problems, I see a hero but also injustice People deserve more, as does Dr Kamara www.npr.org/sections/goa...

💉 Bloodstream infections from carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in acute leukemia carry high mortality (~61%). In a Peruvian cohort, use of ceftazidime–avibactam cut 30-day mortality risk by 70% vs. other therapies (aHR 0.29, 95% CI 0.09–0.92). journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

💉 “Tranq” (xylazine) + fentanyl → rising overdoses, devastating necrotic wounds, & systemic infections. This vignette shows why new harm reduction tools like drug-checking are urgently needed. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Dr Paula Vivili, deputy director general of the Pacific Community (SPC), said historically dengue outbreaks were seasonal. “However, due to climate change, transmission seasons are lengthening, and some areas are experiencing year-round dengue risk,” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

The rich don’t spend the money they have, and the poor don’t have money to spend. This is a problem when 70% of the economy relies on consumer spending. Closing our nation's wealth gap isn’t just the right thing to do. It’s essential to save our economy. https://youtu.be/S6dCh48b4oI?feature=shared

WHO officially validated Kenya for eliminating human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) as a public health threat—making it the 10th country to reach this major milestone. Read more: bit.ly/45r3KkK

My attempt with Copilot. Now imagine doing this with sensitive data. Or making critical decisions.