For lab friends: 99 lab hacks that may make work easier! #MedSky #IDSky www.nature.com/articles/d41...

New World #screwworm Cochliomyia hominivorax cases continue to rise and move north #IDSky #MedSky www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Visual Guide to Opportunistic Infections in People With #HIV Great resource from IAS USA. Pictures w vignettes #MedSky #IDSky #MedEd iasusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/33-4-605.pdf

I couldn’t be prouder to have worked on this JAMA Insights article with @angiefagerlin.bsky.social and @bzikmund.bsky.social—five key strategies for communicating medical numbers clearly and meaningfully, so patients can make informed decisions!

Thrilled to be part of JAMA Network Peer Review Academy 2025-26

Sexually transmitted enteric infections among MSM journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/cmr.00075-23 #IDSky #MedSky

Tinea nigra #IDSky #DermSky #MedSky

#IDSky #MedSky #VaccinesWork

PAIN FLEX contains dexamethasone and methocarbamol NOT listed on the product label www.fda.gov/drugs/medica...

More #measles infections have been reported this year in the US than in any year in more than three decades #VaccinesWork #IDSky #MedSky jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2839096

Algorithm, risk factors, treatment for superficial vein thrombosis #MedSky @jama.com jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2838995

⬆️odds of #HIV resistance when DTG is coadministered w 3TC + AZT, d4T, or ABC vs 3TC + TDF #IDSky #MedSky

Prevention of healthcare-acquired #Legionnaires’ disease is based upon the principles of water management requiring a multidisciplinary approach #IDSky #MedSky link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Sharing our article on RIME amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(25)00537-6/abstract #IDSky #MedSky #DermSky ✅RIME = umbrella term used to describe mucocutaneous eruptions resulting from infxns ✅MIRM = form of RIME ✅Comprehensive supportive care is essential: fluids, pain mx, care of skin, mouth, eyes

Chagas disease is endemic in the United States. Full stop. "Labeling the US as non–Chagas disease–endemic perpetuates low awareness and underreporting" #IDSky #MedSky #Chagas wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...

Routine H pylori screening did NOT significantly reduce the risk of upper GI bleeding #IDSky #HPylori #GastroSky #MedSky jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2838493

When bacteria were exposed to ciprofloxacin alongside ibuprofen & acetaminophen, they developed more genetic mutations than w the antibiotic alone, helping them grow faster & become highly resistant #IDSky #MedSky nature.com/articles/s44259-025-00144-w

How do you interpret a positive test that has 99.98% specificity? With caution if you screen lots of low risk individuals. 49 of 89k military 🩸 donors screened ➕ for T cruzi antibodies. 0 met diagnostic criteria for Chagas’ disease #IDSky academic.oup.com/ofid/advance...

A microscopic tardigrade going for a stroll through some algae. Credit: Sinclair Stammers

#7-OH 7-hydroxymitragynine is a psychoactive component of kratom. ⬆️number of products w unnaturally ⬆️amounts of 7-OH are available in vape shops: attractive packaging/may appear like candy. Potential for dependence/withdrawal ~same as opioids. Overdose➡️ CNS/respiratory depression etc #MedSky #IDSky

#IDSky #MedSky www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/13...

#IDSky #MedSky

Vaccine Integrity Project expert presentation on safety & efficacy of #COVID19, #influenza, #RSV vaccines Was not able to watch earlier today but glad it was recorded! #IDSky #MedSky #VaccinesWork

#TB #meningitis guidelines #IDSky #MedSky

2025 IDSA Guideline Update on #COVID19 Management ✅ #pemivibart for PrEP in moderately/severely immunocompromised ✅abatacept OR infliximab when barcitinib & tocilizumab are not available for hospitalized pts with severe COVID on systemic steroids #IDSky #MedSky @cidjournal.bsky.social

Nonavalent #HPV vaccine shows robust immunogenicity and encouraging viral clearance rates in MSM living with HIV up to 35 years #vaccineswork #IDSky #MedSky

Orf with lymphangitis #IDSky #MedSky #DermSky #orf jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

In this meta-analysis, #haloperidol was NOT found to be arrhythmogenic and was NOT associated with increased mortality (no difference in MACE) journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... #MedSky

JC virus-related retinopathy Interesting case #JCV #IDSky #MedSky #ophthalmology jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaophthalmology/fullarticle/2836505

Lupus vulgaris is a cutaneous form of #tuberculosis, NOT a variant of lupus erythematosus #IDSky #MedSky #DermSky #LupusVulgaris #TB

Although much remains uncertain, it’s clear that immigrants are—and have always been—a vital part of the US & its health care system. Immigration policy must therefore protect the dignity of people who dedicate their lives to caring for others #MedSky nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2504949

#Topiramate #zonisamide use was associated with excess risk for #kidneystones www.ajkd.org/article/S027... #MedSky #NephroSky

Identifying toxin exposure from harmful algal blooms is based on diagnosis by exclusion, without clear identification criteria. Therefore, identifying disease due to algal blooms requires a high index of suspicion @jama.com #ClimateChange #MedSky #IDSky

Egg allergy is NOT a reason to withhold #YellowFever #vaccine (or any other vaccine including #MMR, #influenza, rabies) #MedSky #IDSky #vaccineswork karger.com/iaa/article-...

Recall of TMP-SMX #MedSky #IDSky www.fda.gov/safety/recal...

Chaos at the CDC’s vaccine meeting. One member resigned. Some scientific materials weren’t vetted. The American Academy of Pediatrics is boycotting. So yeah, it’s going great! Here's a bunch of information and analysis, including some breaking news 🧵 1/

#IDSky #MedSky parasiteswithoutborders.com/books/

Short good read on improving patients' treatment expectations jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... If you don't want to read, there's the podcast 😁https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/pages/jama-clinical-reviews #MedSky #IDSky #ArtofMedicine

Schrier to RFK Jr: You gave Cassidy the answer he needed to hear in order to get his confirmation vote, then as soon as you were secretary you turned around & fired all 17 members. You lied. I also want to be clear that I will lay all responsibility for every vaccine-preventable death at your feet.

In-depth surveys that set priorities in the HIV response have been halted. And collected data is censored. Researchers have to alter data on populations hit hard by HIV: trans people & MSM. “To erase people from our data harms them” a CDC researcher told me. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

How State Antiabortion Lawsuits and Increased Surveillance Empower Domestic Abusers #MedSky #WomensHealth jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Excellent resource for digital photography applicable not just to dermatologists but to any clinician #MedSky #IDSky jamanetwork.com/journals/jamadermatology/fullarticle/2832862

US FDA approves twice-yearly lenacapavir shots for #HIV #PrEP www.usatoday.com/story/news/h... #IDSky #MedSky

In the latest video in our partnership with @glaucomflecken.bsky.social, the BALANCE trial comparing 7 days of antibiotic treatment with 14 days of treatment in patients with bloodstream infection is explained. Access the article for free: nej.md/DrG19

A goodbye, I've come to see, is not just the end of one life. It's also the beginning of another. #MedSky nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMp2416194

Attended the ACP webinar on alcohol consumption & found these useful infographics/tools knowalcohol.ca has calculators for standard drink & how alcohol impacts health, costs & calories #MedSky @acpimphysicians.bsky.social

Devastating NIH cuts to infectious disease research, eviscerating our nation’s capacity to fight emerging infections and pandemic threats. From @sanders.senate.gov report out yesterday www.sanders.senate.gov/wp-content/u...

Got my copy today! 📘😊 Grateful to be a contributor to this issue on management of severe infections #IDSky #MedSky www.sciencedirect.com/journal/medical-clinics-of-north-america/vol/109/issue/3

2025 CDC HIV postexposure prophylaxis regimens ✅BIC/TAF/FTC ✅DTG + TAF (or TDF) + FTC (or 3TC) www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes... #IDSky #MedSky #HIVSky

My latest in @annalsofim.bsky.social www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...