Half my career was spent doing lab research in support of this goal. To be privileged enough to see it reached is humbling. To be aware enough to know that this kind of success will be denied future researchers because of this administration is anguish.

I was so lucky to get to sing this song at #ASMicrobe2025 (courtesy of @asm.org), thanks to the generosity of Dr. Sheldon Campbell at @yalepathology.bsky.social. Learn about dengue, but don't contract it! #ClinMicro #PathSky #IDSky www.youtube.com/watch?app=de....

🔽 antibiotic sales for livestock 👉 🔽 antibiotic resistance in livestock. Livestock = an important, *modifiable* reservoir of #AMR #IDSky #ClinMicro @bsacandjac.bsky.social

Oh, I need to remember this one. Thanks for the chart!

This young patient's blood was loaded with reticulocytes and polychromatic RBCs. I think it's cool how it gets a blue tinge. #hematology #pathsky

“The infectivity of NB.1.8.1 was significantly higher (2·5-fold; p<0·0001) than that of LP.8.1. NB.1.8.1 binds more strongly to ACE2 than LP.8.1.5 … the increased fitness of NB.1.8.1 is due to its augmented infectivity rather than its increased immune evasion”.

DOGE is now reviewing every NIH grant that goes out, I reported last week. That review is AI-driven and is screening for DEI, trans health, China, vaccine hesitancy, and the institutions to whom Trump has blocked funding, @hannahnatanson.bsky.social reports. Gift link: wapo.st/3HhnPSt

I finished my #FlashFictionChallenge2025 story for @nycmidnight.bsky.social's Round 1! Just crossing my fingers from here on out.

May 31, 2025 - World No Tobacco Day! #TobaccoExposed #WNTD #WorldNoTobaccoDay

I think I spent two hours earlier writing seven pages of notes...my hand is tired!

“The number of cavities and decayed teeth in American children and teens (ages 0–19) will increase by an estimated 7.5 percentage points over the first five years. That means there will be 25.4 million more rotten teeth in the mouths of children and teenagers.”

Shout-out to the time one of my brothers called the gross room "the renal colony." #PathSky 🤣

#pathsky #pathology #pulmpath #pathbugs #crittersonbluesky Cryptococcosis

🔊How I Treat Transfusion Medicine (part 1) 🎧 buff.ly/fTDgAcL #hemesky @ericawood.bsky.social

Every time I see a case of severe malaria requiring IV artesunate I am reminded of how completely bonkers drug pricing in the US is. A treatment course anywhere else in the world is <100$ in the US it's $30,000. Pls take malaria prophylaxis if indicated for travel.🙏🏽 www.statnews.com/2021/06/11/u...

Another case from this past week. Lung biopsy for new lung nodule suspected to be cancer. Nearly thought I had to sign out medical lung but then I saw granulomas with asteroid bodies. And then the numerous yeast! Currently pending cultures and PCR. #PathSky

WHO alert on US measles outbreak adds new genetic details www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/who-...

Another joke for #PathSky: A GI pathologist comes home looking super upset. Her husband asks her what's wrong, and she says "I'm dealing with a complicated a**hole situation at work." "Wow. Did they hire someone horrible?" he asks. "No," the GI pathologist says, "I meant that literally."

A little indistinct - calcium pyrophosphate crystals in pseudogout #PathSky

www.google.com/imgres?imgur... When I started as trainee '86, I found Whartin-Finkeldeys in a measles tonsil. Now, 39 years later, I have to find them again. Pseudoscience sucks, go get vaccinations . #pathsky

Presentation photo from today at @fanexpocleveland.bsky.social! I had an amazing time teaching and am so happy to have been given the opportunity.

And from my Facebook, 2023. #PathSky

A blast from the past - my attempt at humor in the class group chat, first year of residency, before I switched to clinical pathology only. 😂 #PathSky

Having had a kid die of measles in my arms as a doctor in the DR Congo, I respectfully disagree that this would be better. Vaccines save lives. www.thedailybeast.com/rfk-jr-it-wo...

A quick post-cruise refresher from me before I do any serious delving into any particular current events: Fuck fascists Fuck -phobes Fuck wealthy sociopaths Fuck immigrant-haters Fuck sexists Fuck anyone who wants to invade Canada and/or Mexico Fuck vaccine deniers Fuck this administration Etc, etc

ASM staff joined the crowd of scientists & citizens who participated in the #standupforscience2025 rally in D.C. (one of many around the world)! While the rallies are over, the need to stand up for science continues. Check out our Action Center for ways to stay involved: asm.org/articles/pol...

#internationalwomensday 7/n Altered microbial bile acid metabolism exacerbates T cell-driven inflammation during GVHD @naturemicrobiol.bsky.social - led by @mskcancercenter.bsky.social Sarah Lindner pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38429422/

This is actually depressingly common. A lot of people arrested in the NY metro area get sent to Louisiana or other parts of the Deep South where there are many big detention centers.

Yes. If DHS can barge in, say your visa was revoked, be told you have a green card, say it's revoked too, and then disappear you so that neither your lawyer nor your family can find you, then all the guardrails are gone. There is no policy, practice, or law protecting anyone.

Pathology joke for #PathSky: What did the hematopathologist text his girlfriend? . . . . . "Send nodes." (When I told this one to our head of hematopathology, he thought the punchline would be "I'm having a blast." No, but I should have thought of that!)

Sick people can be contagious for up to FOUR days before showing symptoms. And particles from a contagious person can stay in the air for TWO HOURS after they leave. Amazing biologically. A nightmare for this #EpiMomma.

Paging MC Escher!

All too commonly seen. #pathsky#forensky www.smh.com.au/world/north-...

Coolest biopsy of the week! A coenurus from the brain of a cat. This tapeworm larvae has multiple invaginated scolices. The cat was doing well when discharged 7 days post op. #VetPath #PathSky #Parasites #Histopathology

If you see the ghost of a big primate, is it an ape-arition? *cricket sounds* Thank you; I'll be here all week.

We are likely gonna find out a lot of surprising things about Measles exposure in generational cohorts with mixed coverage and memory and I DO NOT WANT TO LEARN ANY OF THEM.

If this happens, expect: -a load of bad secondary, data dredge analyses by fringe ppl claiming 1 chance p<.05 finding that means zip; posted on paper servers to look legit -Sci community wasting hrs. debunking them -Antivax cries of "Sci is gatekeeping!" when bad work can't land in legit journals

CEO Worked Way Up From Son Of CEO theonion.com/ceo-wor...

Hey, all! #MedSky #PathSky I'm super excited to present a panel about medical/pathology explanations for sci-fi/fantasy at @fanexpocleveland.bsky.social, 3/22/25, 11:45 AM. Fandoms include: Star Trek, Star Wars, Tolkien, A Song of Ice and Fire, and my months-long hyperfixation, The Magicians (1/3).

Just published @science.org A basis—lung inflammation—for #LongCovid (PASC) in the experimental model, and a potential therapy [driven by alveolar macrophages and loss of their peroxisomes (Figure)] www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Well, I guess it’s good #Pepper is sharing “her” bed with our house guest. She’s a snuggler. #CatsofSky

#IDSky #Clinmicro #MedSky

The 10 Democrats who voted to censure Rep. Al Green: Ami Bera, Calif. Ed Case, Hawaii Jim Costa, Calif. Laura Gillen, N.Y. Jim Himes, Ct. Chrissy Houlahan, Pa. Marcy Kaptur, Ohio Jared Moskowitz, Fla. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Wash. Tom Suozzi, N.Y. clerk.house.gov/Votes/202562

New escalation of direct censorship of fully vetted research that is well underway, at significant cost, & employing many highly-skilled people who will face immediate layoffs without warning When you stop a research project in the middle, you don't get half of the information. You may waste it all

Never seen such a beautiful bone marrow core in all my days 😍 #hematology #pathsky #pathology #hematopathology

First thought is a popcorn cell in NLPHL or oddly-cut regular R-S cell in classic Hodgkin lymphoma, especially given the eosinophilic nuclei. CD15 and CD30 stains are essential. The surrounding cells could also use CD3 and CD20, especially if you want to rule out T-cell anything.

Is this an IPMN or something?