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Healio Infectious Diseases @healioid.bsky.social · May 14
🦠 The field of ID has never been more important. Tell us why you chose it by emailing [email protected], with the subject line “Hooked on ID." #IDSky #HIVSky #MedSky

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Hooked on ID
The field of ID has never been more important. Tell us why you chose it by emailing [email protected], with the subject line “Hooked on ID.”
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A recent WHO report outlined concerning changes in the antibacterial pipeline — namely, that it is shrinking and unlikely to meet global needs.

We checked in with some experts to get their feedback. 👇🏻

#IDSky #MedSky @drjrmarcelin.bsky.social @koutterson.bsky.social

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‘A time of urgency’: Crisis in the antibacterial pipeline
A recent WHO report outlined concerning changes in the antibacterial pipeline — namely, that the pipeline is shrinking and unlikely to meet global needs.“As a clinician and educator, the 2...
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November 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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💉 Pfizer’s RSV vaccine was highly effective at preventing acute respiratory illness-related hospitalizations and ED visits regardless of patient subgroup, including those with underlying risk conditions and those with severe disease or severe outcomes.

#IDSky #MedSky

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RSV vaccine more than 90% effective in real-world study
Pfizer’s respiratory syncytial virus vaccine was more than 90% effective among older adults during the first season it was available, including among those with underlying conditions or severe d...
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November 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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🦠 Ethiopia became the sixth country in the last 5 years to report an outbreak of Marburg virus.

💉 There are no licensed vaccines or treatments for Marburg virus disease, which is often fatal.

🚑 The country is folding its response into existing efforts against mpox.

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Ethiopia confirms deadly Marburg virus outbreak
Ethiopia has initiated an emergency response after confirming the first cases of Marburg virus in the country’s history. Health officials in the country said Monday that three people are confirmed to ...
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November 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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“While we do not have further updates to share on our regulatory plans in the US, keeping the investigational new drug application open allows us to continue conversations with FDA on potentially bringing Qdenga to the US market."

🦟 #IDSky #dengue @astmh.bsky.social

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Takeda says dengue vaccine provides yearslong protection
Takeda’s dengue vaccine demonstrated strong protection against infection and hospitalization for up to 7 years, findings shared by the company showed. The company reported data from the phase 3 TIDES ...
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November 14, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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📝 For the first time in 17 years, physicians and researchers have published updated guidance for infection prevention and control practices and programs in U.S. nursing homes.

#IDSky #MedSky @sheaepi.bsky.social @idsainfo.bsky.social @uofmcriisplab.bsky.social

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Infection prevention guidance for nursing homes gets fresh update
For the first time in 17 years, physicians and researchers have published updated guidance for infection prevention and control practices and programs in U.S. nursing homes.The new document serves as ...
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November 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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“This loss represents a setback, but it’s also reversible."

Endemic measles returns to the Americas ... again. 👇🏻

#IDSky #MedSky #PedSky #Measles

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Americas no longer considered measles-free
A commission in charge of monitoring efforts to eliminate measles from the Americas has decided that the region can no longer be considered free of the highly contagious disease.The decision not to re...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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🚨 PAHO: Americas can no longer be declared free of #measles based on a large outbreak in Canada that has lasted longer than a year, one of the ways a country and region can lose its measles elimination status.

Story soon, but here's the preview we wrote last week:

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Americas could lose measles-free status
A commission in charge of monitoring efforts to eliminate measles from the Americas is meeting this week and could vote to revoke the region’s measles-free status based on a large ongoing outbre...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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🍝 Six people have died and 25 have been hospitalized in a multistate Listeria outbreak linked to several pasta products, including frozen and refrigerated meals sold at popular grocery store chains.

Details of recall at link below 👇🏻

#IDSky #MedSky #GastroSky

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Death count doubles in Listeria outbreak linked to pasta meals
Six people have died in a multistate Listeria outbreak linked to several pasta products, including frozen and refrigerated meals sold at popular grocery store chains. The ongoing outbreak which was f...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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🐿️ An investigation of six cases of borealpox — previously called Alaskapox — revealed that the virus is likely being spread to people from small mammals in Alaska, including voles and shrews.

#IDSky #MedSky #VoleSky @gohealio.bsky.social

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Borealpox likely being spread by small mammals in Alaska
An investigation of borealpox cases in Alaska determined that the virus is likely being spread from small mammals like voles and shrews to people, researchers said. Borealpox virus — formerly called A...
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November 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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🌎 A commission in charge of monitoring efforts to eliminate measles from the Americas could vote this week to revoke the region’s measles-free status based on a large ongoing outbreak in Canada.

#IDSky #MedSky #PedSky @gohealio.bsky.social

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Americas could lose measles-free status
A commission in charge of monitoring efforts to eliminate measles from the Americas is meeting this week and could vote to revoke the region’s measles-free status based on a large ongoing outbre...
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November 4, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Have you heard the news? Healio just launched our own AI for physicians!📱✨

Healio AI is the next evolution of trusted medical intelligence. It delivers real-time, expert-verified clinical insights, designed specifically for health care professionals.🩺

Ask a question today! ➡️ www.healio.com/ai
November 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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📰 Site news: Healio launches generative AI assistant built on trusted medical sources.

#MedSky @idsainfo.bsky.social @ameracadpeds.bsky.social

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Healio launches Healio AI: Generative AI assistant built on trusted medical sources
More than 60% of health care professionals report having trust and organizational support for using AI in their practices, yet nearly 45% of them do not double-check AI-generated answers, results of a...
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November 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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🎧 NEW "PHYSICIANARY" EPISODE 🎧

🎙️ AAP President Susan Kressly, MD, joined our Hansa Bhargava, MD, for a discussion on tackling disinformation in medicine.

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#IDSky #MedSky #PedSky

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“Playing Telephone”: Strengthening Patient Communication and Trust Amid the Rise of Disinformation with Susan Kressly, MD
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November 3, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Currently available medications could be enough to end the #HIV epidemic in the US, provided people can access and afford for them.

But the country needs more HIV docs. A lot more.

From #IDWeek2025 👇🏻

With a perspective from @aadiamd.bsky.social.

#IDSky #HIVSky

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HIV specialists in short supply, especially in the South
ATLANTA — Currently available medications could be enough to end the HIV epidemic in the United States, provided people can access and afford them, experts have said. Taken as directed, modern medicat...
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October 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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🪝 We love a #HookedOnID with a dateline.

With a slight name change, here's the latest "Hooked on ID(Week)" with Pitt's Yohei Doi, MD, PhD, #IDWeek2025 chair for @idsainfo.bsky.social.

#IDSky

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Hooked on IDWeek with Yohei Doi, MD, PhD
I was always interested in microbiology. After medical school, I first became involved in basic research on antimicrobial resistance. It wasn’t as big an issue then as it is today, but the biology fas...
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October 21, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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“We thought our findings were reassuring for mothers and providers that either product — whether administered alone or in combination — is safe and provides high antibody levels to the babies."

👨🏻‍💻 #IDWeek2025

💉 #IDSky

👶🏻 #PedsSky

🥼 #MedSky

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‘Reassuring’ data show RSV immunization protects babies
ATLANTA — Maternal vaccination and immunization with nirsevimab both produce strong increases in infant neutralizing antibody levels against respiratory syncytial virus, according to phase 4 data pres...
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October 21, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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There is more evidence that #shingles vaccination significantly decreases the risk for heart disease, dementia and death among people aged 50 years or older with herpes zoster infection, according to data presented at #IDWeek2025.

💉 #IDSky

🥼 #MedSky

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Shingles vaccination lowers risk for heart disease, dementia, death
ATLANTA — There is more evidence that shingles vaccination significantly decreases the risk for heart disease, dementia and death among people aged 50 years or older with herpes zoster infection...
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October 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Mortality attributed to C. difficile infection has declined in the US but is more common among whites, females and people in metropolitan areas, according to data presented at #IDWeek2025. @idsainfo.bsky.social

🗣️ With a perspective from @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social 👇🏻

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Study: C. difficile more deadly among white patients, females
ATLANTA — Rates of deaths attributed to Clostridioides difficile infection are higher among white patients, females and patients in metropolitan areas, according to data presented at IDWeek.Data...
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October 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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🦟 A New York resident has tested positive for chikungunya in what health officials said is the first locally acquired case of the mosquito-borne disease in the state’s history — and first in the United States since 2019.
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New York reports rare case of chikungunya
A New York resident has tested positive for chikungunya in what health officials said is the first locally acquired case of the mosquito-borne disease in the state’s history — and first in the United ...
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October 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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The Trump administration reinstated hundreds of CDC staffers who were mistakenly laid off last week due to what an HHS official confirmed was a “glitch in the system.”

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CDC staffers fired due to ‘glitch’ are reinstated
The Trump administration has reinstated hundreds of CDC staffers who were mistakenly laid off last week due to what an HHS official confirmed to Healio was a “glitch in the system.” Among the reinstat...
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October 15, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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🏥 Shared washrooms “should prompt consideration for similar control measures that we already employ for exposures in shared rooms, to prevent the spread of respiratory viruses.”

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Shared washrooms increase risk for viral respiratory infections
Researchers assessed rates of viral respiratory infections among patients at a care facility by their room types and found that odds of infection were highest among patients in shared rooms or rooms w...
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October 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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“My termination, unfortunately, shows that the leaders of HHS and the National Institutes of Health do not share my commitment to scientific integrity and public health."

Details 👇🏻

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Kennedy fires NIH official weeks after whistleblower complaint
A top NIH official who filed a whistleblower complaint last month alleging she was removed from her job for political reasons has been fired by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to her at...
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October 3, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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🔐 More than 32,000 HHS staff will be furloughed during the #shutdown — or about 41% of the nation’s federal health care workforce.

#MedSky

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More than 40% of federal health workers furloughed during shutdown
The first government shutdown in almost 7 years began Wednesday after Congress was unable to come together on legislation to fund the federal government. The disagreement between Republicans and Democ...
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October 1, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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"What surprised the researchers was that videos containing misinformation averaged 2 1/2 times as many views as evidence-based videos."

From #AAP2025 in Denver 👇

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#MedSky #IDSky #PedsSky

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TikTok ‘eco-influencers’ promote misinformation about child health
DENVER — TikTok videos created by “eco-influencers” often contain misinformation about child health, and those videos receive more engagement than evidence-based content, according to a study presente...
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September 27, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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🧫 The CDC recently made major cuts to a program that for decades has monitored foodborne illnesses through a partnership between federal agencies and state health departments.

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Q&A: CDC makes major cuts to foodborne illness surveillance
The CDC recently made major cuts to a program that for decades has monitored foodborne illnesses through a partnership between federal agencies and state health departments, according to an expert who...
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September 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM