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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 1d

Large study of COVID outcomes with US Veterans with updated mRNA vaccines

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Association of 2024–2025 Covid-19 Vaccine with Covid-19 Outcomes in U.S. Veterans | NEJM

Amid the declining clinical severity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and diminishing public uptake of annual coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines, ...

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JAMA @jama.com · 9d

Inhaler-related #greenhouse gas emissions in the VA health system dropped 68% from 2008 to 2023, primarily due to policy and formulary changes favoring lower-emission inhaler options.

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Greenhouse gas emissions from inhaled medications, 2008-2023. Emissions from SAMA & SABA-SAMA decreased, ICS-LABA increased, SABA stable. Key events: CFC inhaler phase-out, VA formulary changes favoring DPI over MDI.

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 12d

The world produces enough food, yet billions lack access to healthy & sustainable diets. A new EAT–Lancet report presents a science-based approach to improve health, safeguard our environment & provide for a projected 9.6 billion people by 2050.

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Cover of the 2025 EAT–Lancet report, featuring an image of a person scooping up green vegetables in their hands from a large plate. The report quote: “The targets of the EAT–Lancet Commission for healthy people on a healthy planet with just food systems can only be met through concerted global action and unprecedented levels of transformative change.”

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NEJM.org @nejm.org · Sep 15

A 42-year-old man presented with an expanding, asymptomatic rash on his trunk. Examination showed multiple papulosquamous plaques on the torso and a larger patch with central clearing and peripheral scaling on the left side. Read the full case details: nej.md/4m9mawS

#MedSky #DermSky

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Pityriasis Rosea

Panels A and B: Photos of the patient’s trunk and left side. An inset shows a close-up of the lesion on the left side.

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The JID Innovations @thejidinnovations.bsky.social · 29d

What treatments work for dermatologic immune-related adverse events (D-irAEs)? www.jidinnovations.org/article/S266... #medderm #dermsky

Assessing Treatment Efficacy for Dermatologic Immune-related Adverse Events: A Systematic Review

The management of dermatologic immune-related adverse events (D-irAEs) remains inconsistent due to variability in treatment responses and a lack of standardized guidelines. Establishing evidence-based...

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the JID Journal @thejidjournal.bsky.social · 26d

The latest issue of the JID is now live.
Dive into the October issue at www.jidonline.org/current
#DermatologyJournal #dermatology #dermsky #dermatologists #dermresearch #dermscience #dermatologyresearch

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NEJM.org @nejm.org · Sep 8

A 71-year-old man presented with a 2-year history of a darkening line on his left thumbnail. Also noted were a brown discoloration of the left thumbnail and hyperpigmentation of the proximal nail fold and tip of the thumb. Read the full case details: nej.md/4ngdaHb

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Hutchinson’s Sign in Subungual Melanoma In Situ

Panels A and B: Photos of the patient's thumbnail

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NEJM.org @nejm.org · Sep 12

A 44-year-old man presented with a 4-day history of an itchy rash and a 2-day history of fever and malaise. The rash had first appeared on the scalp and then spread across the body within 24 hours. What is the most likely diagnosis? nej.md/IC09112025

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Misha Rosenbach, MD @misharosenbach.bsky.social · Sep 5

I’m skeptical
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#Dermatology

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · Sep 5

South Korea has long been a mecca for skincare enthusiasts, and part of Rejuran’s success is due to a broader interest in Korea-born beauty products and rituals. But some American doctors remain skeptical.

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NEJM.org @nejm.org · Sep 4

A previously healthy 42-year-old man presented with a 20-day history of an expanding, asymptomatic rash on his trunk. The initial lesion had been a red spot on the patient’s left side. Ten days after that spot had first appeared, smaller lesions had developed elsewhere. 1/2

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Image Challenge
What is the diagnosis?

Photos of the patient’s trunk and left side. An inset shows a close-up of the lesion on the left side.

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AMA @ama-assn.org · Sep 3

The AMA strongly opposes Florida’s plan to end all vaccine mandates, and urges Florida to reconsider. This unprecedented rollback would undermine decades of public health progress and place children and communities at increased risk. spr.ly/63328ABvBq

AMA statement on Florida ending all vaccine mandates

AMA strongly opposes Florida’s plan to end all vaccine mandates, including those required for school attendance, and urges Florida to reconsider.

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Nature @nature.com · Sep 3

Nature research paper: Maternal stress triggers early-life eczema through fetal mast cell programming

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Maternal stress triggers early-life eczema through fetal mast cell programming - Nature

Prenatal stress triggers molecular dysregulations in fetal neuroimmune circuits, leading to altered mast cell and sensory neuron function, which predisposes offspring to develop eczema in response to otherwise harmless mechanical friction after birth.

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Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Indiana University @iuidfellowship.bsky.social · Sep 3

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Fatal Toxic Shock Syndrome Associated with Clostridium sordellii after Medical Abortion | NEJM

Endometritis and toxic shock syndrome associated with Clostridium sordellii have previously been reported after childbirth and, in one case, after medical abortion. We describe four deaths due to e...

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Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Indiana University @iuidfellowship.bsky.social · Sep 3

#idboardreview 25 F person who injects drugs, swam in gulf shore few wks ago, no trauma, no pets, no shellfish consumed. Sepsis, R exquisitely painful arm, MRI enhancement of chest wall, shoulder, arm, & forearm. Surgical cultures shown. Dx? #medEd #idmedEd #idsky

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Atul Gawande @agawande.bsky.social · Sep 1

9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American."

It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health

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Yale School of Public Health @yalesph.bsky.social · Aug 29

What are the symptoms of measles? Can measles be prevented?

Our experts answer your top measles questions. Read, print, and share our new measles by the numbers information sheet. ⬇️

Measles by the Numbers | Yale School of Public Health

Measles is an extremely contagious viral illness that spreads through the air when an infected person breathes, coughs, or sneezes. The best way to protect

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JAMA @jama.com · Aug 29

County-level data indicate a widespread decline in MMR vaccination rates across the US, particularly since the #COVID19 pandemic. ja.ma/425YKBc

JAMA's research letter shows trends in US county-level MMR vaccination coverage. A graph illustrates measles cases (bars) & MMR rates (lines) from 2011-2025. Cases peaked in 2019, while MMR rates fluctuated, showing 'US mean' & 'US median'.

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · Aug 28

Harrisburg can't find $$$ to run your bus yet the state is giving up to $1.6 billion (!) to Shell's polluting, climate-crushing plastics plant that's a jobs bust and may even be for sale after less than 3 years

Inside Pa.'s biggest boondoggle, ever. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/shel...

The state that canceled your bus is wasting $1.6B on a polluting boondoggle | Will Bunch

Pa. officials promised a Shell plastics plant was the future, awarding a $1.6B tax break to an economic dud and pollution nightmare.

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Misha Rosenbach, MD @misharosenbach.bsky.social · Aug 29

Absolutely classic image in @nejm.org for #DermSky

NEJM.org @nejm.org · Aug 28

A 71-year-old man presented with a 2-year history of a gradually darkening line on his left thumbnail. What is the most likely diagnosis? nej.md/IC08282025

#MedSky #DermSky

Image Challenge
What is the diagnosis?

Photos of the patient’s thumbnail

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Misha Rosenbach, MD @misharosenbach.bsky.social · Aug 29

#PennDerm Residency Application Season virtual open house is on 9/3 8p EST:

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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · Aug 28

20 years since Hurricane Katrina, climate change has made hurricanes even more dangerous in many ways. These graphs show some of those ways. @climatecentral.org

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The ocean is much hotter than it was in 2005 when Hurricane Katrina made landfall. A graph showing that sea surface temperatures in 2025 are running about one degree Fahrenheit higher than they were in 2005.

The sea level in coastal Louisiana has risen dramatically since 2005. A graph showing sea level rise is increasing in Grand Isle, Louisiana.

Rainfall from tropical cyclones is getting more intense. A graph showing that rainfall from hurricanes in the Northern Atlantic has gotten heavier since 2005.

Hurricanes are getting stronger more quickly, leaving less time for communities to evacuate. A bar chart showing that more and more hurricanes are intensifying at least 58 mph in 24 hours.

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Misha Rosenbach, MD @misharosenbach.bsky.social · Aug 27

New JCI paper from our group @pennmedicine.bsky.social on neutrophils in Sweet Syndrome:

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John Ross @johnrossmd.bsky.social · Aug 27

Disseminated Lyme is more common in black patients than white patients, even though Lyme is more common in white patients overall. This suggests that early Lyme disease is more likely to be missed in black patients #IDSky