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This is my life’s work so I’m biased - but I do think we should still invest in HIV vaccine research. True, it was probably time to reevaluate the amount of that investment, now that we also have long-acting PrEP. But under no circumstances should it be zero.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/h...
Trump Administration Ends Program Critical to Search for an H.I.V. Vaccine
www.nytimes.com
May 31, 2025 at 2:28 AM
This is my life’s work so I’m biased - but I do think we should still invest in HIV vaccine research. True, it was probably time to reevaluate the amount of that investment, now that we also have long-acting PrEP. But under no circumstances should it be zero.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/h...
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New preprint, as described by David below. There's been an increase in doxycycline use for prevention and treatment of bacterial STIs. What's happened to resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae? Here we track tetM, a tetracycline-resistance gene, looking at both proportion and phylogenetics.
March 31, 2025 at 11:13 AM
New preprint, as described by David below. There's been an increase in doxycycline use for prevention and treatment of bacterial STIs. What's happened to resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae? Here we track tetM, a tetracycline-resistance gene, looking at both proportion and phylogenetics.
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JUST IN: Another medical horror story in an affidavit from a USAID employee stationed overseas. Says his pregnant wife was not medevac-ed for emergency health care because of directives from DC. Took intervention of a U.S. senator to reverse — but was too late. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
February 18, 2025 at 1:40 AM
JUST IN: Another medical horror story in an affidavit from a USAID employee stationed overseas. Says his pregnant wife was not medevac-ed for emergency health care because of directives from DC. Took intervention of a U.S. senator to reverse — but was too late. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
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BREAKING NEWS: In a scoop to Inside Medicine, we've learned that Indian Health Services employees are exempt from the Trump admin "Deferred Resignation Program."
News implies jobs of many IHS employees serving >2m American Indian/Alaska Native benefices are safe.
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
News implies jobs of many IHS employees serving >2m American Indian/Alaska Native benefices are safe.
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
BREAKING NEWS: Indian Health Service employees protected from Trump administration threat of mass firings.
An email sent today informed workers that they are exempt from the "Deferred Resignation Program," implying their jobs are safe for now.
open.substack.com
February 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
BREAKING NEWS: In a scoop to Inside Medicine, we've learned that Indian Health Services employees are exempt from the Trump admin "Deferred Resignation Program."
News implies jobs of many IHS employees serving >2m American Indian/Alaska Native benefices are safe.
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
News implies jobs of many IHS employees serving >2m American Indian/Alaska Native benefices are safe.
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
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One way to reduce drug spend is to have the FDA do an analysis of how long medicine retains it's potency. It can do it one drug at a time.
No one should throw away medicine they shouldn't have to. Whether pharmacy or patient.
www.propublica.org/article/the-...
No one should throw away medicine they shouldn't have to. Whether pharmacy or patient.
www.propublica.org/article/the-...
The Myth of Drug Expiration Dates
Hospitals and pharmacies are required to toss expired drugs, no matter how expensive or vital. Meanwhile the FDA has long known that many remain safe and potent for years longer.
www.propublica.org
January 23, 2025 at 7:17 PM
One way to reduce drug spend is to have the FDA do an analysis of how long medicine retains it's potency. It can do it one drug at a time.
No one should throw away medicine they shouldn't have to. Whether pharmacy or patient.
www.propublica.org/article/the-...
No one should throw away medicine they shouldn't have to. Whether pharmacy or patient.
www.propublica.org/article/the-...
Nope! I would switch for 2 reasons.
1) empiric GN coverage imo is because we broadly cover enteric (and pulmonary) GN when we don't have a known source or cause
2) if mssa and not mrsa, targeted therapy (cefazolin or nafcillin/ oxacillin) > nontargeted therapy (cefepime, pip tazo, meropenem)
1) empiric GN coverage imo is because we broadly cover enteric (and pulmonary) GN when we don't have a known source or cause
2) if mssa and not mrsa, targeted therapy (cefazolin or nafcillin/ oxacillin) > nontargeted therapy (cefepime, pip tazo, meropenem)
January 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Nope! I would switch for 2 reasons.
1) empiric GN coverage imo is because we broadly cover enteric (and pulmonary) GN when we don't have a known source or cause
2) if mssa and not mrsa, targeted therapy (cefazolin or nafcillin/ oxacillin) > nontargeted therapy (cefepime, pip tazo, meropenem)
1) empiric GN coverage imo is because we broadly cover enteric (and pulmonary) GN when we don't have a known source or cause
2) if mssa and not mrsa, targeted therapy (cefazolin or nafcillin/ oxacillin) > nontargeted therapy (cefepime, pip tazo, meropenem)