Andrea Conroy, PhD
@andrealconroy.bsky.social
Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Acute Kidney Injury. Severe Malaria. Blackwater Fever. #TranslationalScience #PublicHealth 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 🇺🇬
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Our latest on hyperkalemia in severe malaria-- it's more common than you think and is associated with acute kidney injury and mortality. We discuss the epidemiology, risk factors, and management strategies. Link to access ⏬
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Reposted by Andrea Conroy, PhD
𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬: Grand Rounds in Pediatric Nephrology - An ISN-IPNA Sister Centers initiative: "PD in children with AKI in less well resourced settings – Experience from Ibadan, Nigeria."
🗓️ December 11
🕑 2 pm CET
🔗 Free registration: http://lite.spr.ly/6...
🗓️ December 11
🕑 2 pm CET
🔗 Free registration: http://lite.spr.ly/6...
December 11, 2025 at 6:00 AM
𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬: Grand Rounds in Pediatric Nephrology - An ISN-IPNA Sister Centers initiative: "PD in children with AKI in less well resourced settings – Experience from Ibadan, Nigeria."
🗓️ December 11
🕑 2 pm CET
🔗 Free registration: http://lite.spr.ly/6...
🗓️ December 11
🕑 2 pm CET
🔗 Free registration: http://lite.spr.ly/6...
Reposted by Andrea Conroy, PhD
As 2026 begins, over 239 million people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance and protection amidst entrenched conflicts that are more violent against civilians and lasting longer than at any time since WW2, and a climate crisis that is escalating
humanitarianaction.info/document/glo...
humanitarianaction.info/document/glo...
Trends in crises and needs: a world at breaking point
humanitarianaction.info
December 9, 2025 at 4:25 AM
As 2026 begins, over 239 million people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance and protection amidst entrenched conflicts that are more violent against civilians and lasting longer than at any time since WW2, and a climate crisis that is escalating
humanitarianaction.info/document/glo...
humanitarianaction.info/document/glo...
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global health cuts aren’t numbers on a page — they’re missed hiv treatments, clinics under strain, and lives pushed closer to the edge.
in Toronto, @zackieachmat.bsky.social named the moment clearly: solidarity has to cross borders. ✊🏽🌍
in Toronto, @zackieachmat.bsky.social named the moment clearly: solidarity has to cross borders. ✊🏽🌍
December 9, 2025 at 1:19 AM
global health cuts aren’t numbers on a page — they’re missed hiv treatments, clinics under strain, and lives pushed closer to the edge.
in Toronto, @zackieachmat.bsky.social named the moment clearly: solidarity has to cross borders. ✊🏽🌍
in Toronto, @zackieachmat.bsky.social named the moment clearly: solidarity has to cross borders. ✊🏽🌍
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France is reporting two cases of MERS in two individuals who recently returned from the middle east. Both remain i hospital. MERS is caused by another coronavirus with spillover events occurring from usually from contact with camels.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/mers-cov/fra...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/mers-cov/fra...
France reports MERS in 2 travelers who had been to Middle East
No secondary transmission chains have been identified in France.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
France is reporting two cases of MERS in two individuals who recently returned from the middle east. Both remain i hospital. MERS is caused by another coronavirus with spillover events occurring from usually from contact with camels.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/mers-cov/fra...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/mers-cov/fra...
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A shingles vaccination program that began in 2013 has led to twi discoveries that give hope to efforts to treat dementia: The vaccine reduces the risk of mild cognitive impairment, as well as slowing progression of dementia in those already diagnosed.
www.sciencealert.com/an-existing-...
www.sciencealert.com/an-existing-...
An Existing Vaccine Could Slow Dementia And Cut Death Risk by 30%
A shingles vaccination program that began in Wales in 2013 has led to two discoveries that give fresh hope to efforts to treat dementia: The vaccine appears to reduce the risk of mild cognitive impair...
www.sciencealert.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:58 AM
A shingles vaccination program that began in 2013 has led to twi discoveries that give hope to efforts to treat dementia: The vaccine reduces the risk of mild cognitive impairment, as well as slowing progression of dementia in those already diagnosed.
www.sciencealert.com/an-existing-...
www.sciencealert.com/an-existing-...
Reposted by Andrea Conroy, PhD
Reposted by Andrea Conroy, PhD
Canada, and the whole world, rely on U.S. flu data, which is used to produce effective vaccines
As US data begins to go dark, we will see more vaccine mismatches and worse flu outbreaks
macleans.ca/society/heal...
As US data begins to go dark, we will see more vaccine mismatches and worse flu outbreaks
macleans.ca/society/heal...
Canada’s Flu Seasons Are About to Get a Lot Worse - Macleans.ca
Our flu shots rely on U.S. health data. Without it, the whole health system will suffer.
macleans.ca
December 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Canada, and the whole world, rely on U.S. flu data, which is used to produce effective vaccines
As US data begins to go dark, we will see more vaccine mismatches and worse flu outbreaks
macleans.ca/society/heal...
As US data begins to go dark, we will see more vaccine mismatches and worse flu outbreaks
macleans.ca/society/heal...
Reposted by Andrea Conroy, PhD
𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 for the next Grand Rounds in Pediatric Nephrology - An ISN-IPNA Sister Centers initiative: "PD in children with AKI in less well resourced settings – Experience from Ibadan, Nigeria."
🗓️ December 11
🕑 2 pm CET
🔗 Free registration: http://lite.spr.ly/6...
🗓️ December 11
🕑 2 pm CET
🔗 Free registration: http://lite.spr.ly/6...
December 4, 2025 at 6:00 AM
𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 for the next Grand Rounds in Pediatric Nephrology - An ISN-IPNA Sister Centers initiative: "PD in children with AKI in less well resourced settings – Experience from Ibadan, Nigeria."
🗓️ December 11
🕑 2 pm CET
🔗 Free registration: http://lite.spr.ly/6...
🗓️ December 11
🕑 2 pm CET
🔗 Free registration: http://lite.spr.ly/6...
Reposted by Andrea Conroy, PhD
The DRC has officially cleared the 42 day mark without new cases of Ebola in its latest outbreak which is now officially declared ended. Kudos to local authorities who made this possible and foreign partners and international organizations that supported the response.
africacdc.org/news-item/eb...
africacdc.org/news-item/eb...
Ebola Outbreak in the DRC Declared Over – Africa CDC
Kinshasa, 1 December 2025 – The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been declared over after 42 days without any new cases and following the recovery of the last confirmed pat...
africacdc.org
December 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The DRC has officially cleared the 42 day mark without new cases of Ebola in its latest outbreak which is now officially declared ended. Kudos to local authorities who made this possible and foreign partners and international organizations that supported the response.
africacdc.org/news-item/eb...
africacdc.org/news-item/eb...
Preprint online looking at burden of AKI in African children hospitalized with malaria. Not sure how to implement KDIGO?
We provide a simple bedside tool to help. Let us know what you think. @theisn.org @ipna.bsky.social @hswapnil.medsky.social
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www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8...
We provide a simple bedside tool to help. Let us know what you think. @theisn.org @ipna.bsky.social @hswapnil.medsky.social
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www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8...
Identification of acute kidney injury in African children with severe malaria: a multinational individual participant data meta-analysis
Background.Historically, acute kidney injury (AKI) has been an underappreciated complication in children with severe malaria. We conducted an individual patient data meta-analysis to model the impact ...
www.researchsquare.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Preprint online looking at burden of AKI in African children hospitalized with malaria. Not sure how to implement KDIGO?
We provide a simple bedside tool to help. Let us know what you think. @theisn.org @ipna.bsky.social @hswapnil.medsky.social
🇺🇬🇰🇪🇹🇿🇨🇩🇿🇲🇲🇼🇲🇿🇳🇬
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8...
We provide a simple bedside tool to help. Let us know what you think. @theisn.org @ipna.bsky.social @hswapnil.medsky.social
🇺🇬🇰🇪🇹🇿🇨🇩🇿🇲🇲🇼🇲🇿🇳🇬
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8...
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#WorldAIDSDay this year is a grim one
Stories of the devastating impact of US, British and wider European aid cuts on the fight against HIV – particularly in sub-Saharan Africa – continue to mount as 2025 comes to an end…
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Stories of the devastating impact of US, British and wider European aid cuts on the fight against HIV – particularly in sub-Saharan Africa – continue to mount as 2025 comes to an end…
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Aid cuts have shaken HIV/Aids care to its core – and will mean millions more infections ahead
Reports highlight devastating impact of slashed funding, especially in parts of Africa, that could lead to 3.3m new HIV infections by 2030
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:15 AM
#WorldAIDSDay this year is a grim one
Stories of the devastating impact of US, British and wider European aid cuts on the fight against HIV – particularly in sub-Saharan Africa – continue to mount as 2025 comes to an end…
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Stories of the devastating impact of US, British and wider European aid cuts on the fight against HIV – particularly in sub-Saharan Africa – continue to mount as 2025 comes to an end…
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Reposted by Andrea Conroy, PhD
The “Why, why, why” of tuberculosis – Why storytelling is integral to the fight against TB
@leslieenane.bsky.social on why, in dark times, "there is real light, humanity, and community in sharing powerful stories"
speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/12/01/t... via @plosglobalpublichealth.org
@leslieenane.bsky.social on why, in dark times, "there is real light, humanity, and community in sharing powerful stories"
speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/12/01/t... via @plosglobalpublichealth.org
The “Why, why, why” of tuberculosis – Why storytelling is integral to the fight against TB
In this disorienting situation, stories and narratives are essential. We need to tell the story about our collective human fight against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, one that centers the survivors, nur...
speakingofmedicine.plos.org
December 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The “Why, why, why” of tuberculosis – Why storytelling is integral to the fight against TB
@leslieenane.bsky.social on why, in dark times, "there is real light, humanity, and community in sharing powerful stories"
speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/12/01/t... via @plosglobalpublichealth.org
@leslieenane.bsky.social on why, in dark times, "there is real light, humanity, and community in sharing powerful stories"
speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/12/01/t... via @plosglobalpublichealth.org
Reposted by Andrea Conroy, PhD
🔔 Reminder: Covid-19 was a leading case of death among US children and young people during the pandemic with 821 deaths in the year from August 1, 2021, to July 31, 2022 @jamanetworkopen.com jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
COVID-19 as the Underlying Cause of Death Among Individuals Aged 0 to 19 Years in the US
This cross-sectional study evaluates whether COVID-19 is among the top 10 causes of death in children and young people aged 0 to 19 years in the US.
jamanetwork.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:30 AM
🔔 Reminder: Covid-19 was a leading case of death among US children and young people during the pandemic with 821 deaths in the year from August 1, 2021, to July 31, 2022 @jamanetworkopen.com jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Amazing! 👏🏽👏🏽
In Australia, “no cervical cancer cases diagnosed in women aged <25 years in 2021 – the first time that this has occurred in data going back to 1982. This remarkable achievement is almost certainly due to the impact of HPV vaccination”
report.cervicalcancercontrol.org.au
In Australia, “no cervical cancer cases diagnosed in women aged <25 years in 2021 – the first time that this has occurred in data going back to 1982. This remarkable achievement is almost certainly due to the impact of HPV vaccination”
report.cervicalcancercontrol.org.au
November 29, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Amazing! 👏🏽👏🏽
In Australia, “no cervical cancer cases diagnosed in women aged <25 years in 2021 – the first time that this has occurred in data going back to 1982. This remarkable achievement is almost certainly due to the impact of HPV vaccination”
report.cervicalcancercontrol.org.au
In Australia, “no cervical cancer cases diagnosed in women aged <25 years in 2021 – the first time that this has occurred in data going back to 1982. This remarkable achievement is almost certainly due to the impact of HPV vaccination”
report.cervicalcancercontrol.org.au
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This is disappointing
Canada’s cuts to the Global Fund will fuel reversal of progress on HIV, TB, and Malaria
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/canadas-cuts...
Canada’s cuts to the Global Fund will fuel reversal of progress on HIV, TB, and Malaria
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/canadas-cuts...
Canada's cuts to the Global Fund will fuel reversal of progress on HIV, TB, and Malaria | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Canada's reduced pledge to The Global Fund reflects recent aid cuts, a shift from its previous leading role in fighting AIDS, TB, and malaria.
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca
November 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is disappointing
Canada’s cuts to the Global Fund will fuel reversal of progress on HIV, TB, and Malaria
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/canadas-cuts...
Canada’s cuts to the Global Fund will fuel reversal of progress on HIV, TB, and Malaria
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/canadas-cuts...
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In #SouthSudan’s remote villages, children with #diabetes face deadly obstacles to insulin, from cost to limited care.
Aher and Ajou have type 1 diabetes. Without insulin, their bodies can shut down and cause a life-threatening emergency.
Here are their stories:
Aher and Ajou have type 1 diabetes. Without insulin, their bodies can shut down and cause a life-threatening emergency.
Here are their stories:
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
In #SouthSudan’s remote villages, children with #diabetes face deadly obstacles to insulin, from cost to limited care.
Aher and Ajou have type 1 diabetes. Without insulin, their bodies can shut down and cause a life-threatening emergency.
Here are their stories:
Aher and Ajou have type 1 diabetes. Without insulin, their bodies can shut down and cause a life-threatening emergency.
Here are their stories:
Reposted by Andrea Conroy, PhD
🚨 Call to action!
The universal Hep B birth-dose vax recommendation is under threat at the upcoming ACIP meeting (Dec 4–5, 2025).
🗣️ Public comment ENDS TODAY! Only a handful of comments have been submitted so far. Your voice truly matters.
💬 How to submit written or oral comments:
The universal Hep B birth-dose vax recommendation is under threat at the upcoming ACIP meeting (Dec 4–5, 2025).
🗣️ Public comment ENDS TODAY! Only a handful of comments have been submitted so far. Your voice truly matters.
💬 How to submit written or oral comments:
ACIP Meeting Information
ACIP holds three regular meetings each year. Learn about upcoming meetings and view materials.
www.cdc.gov
November 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🚨 Call to action!
The universal Hep B birth-dose vax recommendation is under threat at the upcoming ACIP meeting (Dec 4–5, 2025).
🗣️ Public comment ENDS TODAY! Only a handful of comments have been submitted so far. Your voice truly matters.
💬 How to submit written or oral comments:
The universal Hep B birth-dose vax recommendation is under threat at the upcoming ACIP meeting (Dec 4–5, 2025).
🗣️ Public comment ENDS TODAY! Only a handful of comments have been submitted so far. Your voice truly matters.
💬 How to submit written or oral comments:
Reposted by Andrea Conroy, PhD
The world once chose to fight deadly childhood infections with miraculous tools called vaccines
As measles, whooping cough and diphtheria stage a comeback, we need to urgently protect kids!
www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/c...
As measles, whooping cough and diphtheria stage a comeback, we need to urgently protect kids!
www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/c...
Kids have a right to vaccinations. Let's bring in the lawyers
Children suffering from diseases that should have been consigned to history is a moral failure. Access to vaccines is a human right.
www.statnews.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The world once chose to fight deadly childhood infections with miraculous tools called vaccines
As measles, whooping cough and diphtheria stage a comeback, we need to urgently protect kids!
www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/c...
As measles, whooping cough and diphtheria stage a comeback, we need to urgently protect kids!
www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/c...
Reposted by Andrea Conroy, PhD
Control of HIV, TB and malaria at risk after global fund donations fall
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Control of HIV, TB and malaria at risk after global health fund donations fall
World leaders pledge just over $11bn, short of the $18bn experts say is needed to stay on track to tackle challenges
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Control of HIV, TB and malaria at risk after global fund donations fall
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Reposted by Andrea Conroy, PhD
Decades of rigorous and scientifically sound research have proven that vaccines do not cause autism. CDC’s decision to change language on its website reversing that finding is reckless & harmful.
Our statement w/ @hivma.bsky.social, APIC, @sheaepi.bsky.social & @sidpharm.bsky.social: bit.ly/3XEc0KH
Our statement w/ @hivma.bsky.social, APIC, @sheaepi.bsky.social & @sidpharm.bsky.social: bit.ly/3XEc0KH
November 21, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Decades of rigorous and scientifically sound research have proven that vaccines do not cause autism. CDC’s decision to change language on its website reversing that finding is reckless & harmful.
Our statement w/ @hivma.bsky.social, APIC, @sheaepi.bsky.social & @sidpharm.bsky.social: bit.ly/3XEc0KH
Our statement w/ @hivma.bsky.social, APIC, @sheaepi.bsky.social & @sidpharm.bsky.social: bit.ly/3XEc0KH
The latest from our collaborative efforts with the Schmidt Lab at IU. Work led by Dr. Olivia Bednarski as part of her PhD work and an @astmh.bsky.social Ben Kean fellowship using samples from both Uganda and Malawi. Collaborative research in action! medicine.iu.edu/news/2025/11...
Gut bacteria associated with life-threatening complications in African children with severe malaria
Indiana University School of Medicine scientists have discovered a gut bacteria that, if treated, could lower risk of deadly complications in children with malaria.
medicine.iu.edu
November 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The latest from our collaborative efforts with the Schmidt Lab at IU. Work led by Dr. Olivia Bednarski as part of her PhD work and an @astmh.bsky.social Ben Kean fellowship using samples from both Uganda and Malawi. Collaborative research in action! medicine.iu.edu/news/2025/11...
Reposted by Andrea Conroy, PhD
Is there anywhere in the US that does dual lipidomics analysis? 🦠🔬
November 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Is there anywhere in the US that does dual lipidomics analysis? 🦠🔬
Reposted by Andrea Conroy, PhD
#CDC 's latest FluView reports that the number of pediatric #flu deaths in 2024-25 reached 287. That brings last season's total to 1 shy of the toll in the 2009 H1N1 #pandemic.
Flu can be hard on kids. Fortunately, there are vaccines that can mitigate severity. www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...
Flu can be hard on kids. Fortunately, there are vaccines that can mitigate severity. www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...
November 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
#CDC 's latest FluView reports that the number of pediatric #flu deaths in 2024-25 reached 287. That brings last season's total to 1 shy of the toll in the 2009 H1N1 #pandemic.
Flu can be hard on kids. Fortunately, there are vaccines that can mitigate severity. www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...
Flu can be hard on kids. Fortunately, there are vaccines that can mitigate severity. www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...
Reposted by Andrea Conroy, PhD
The outbreak in Ethiopia is #Marburg virus, the first such outbreak for this country. 9 cases so far, including some health workers. x.com/drtedros/sta...
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on X: "#Ethiopia has confirmed the outbreak that has infected at least 9 people in the south of the country is of #Marburg virus disease. I commend Ethiopia’s @FMoHealth for its rapid and transparent response to the outbreak, and the work of the Ethiopia Public Health Institute and" / X
#Ethiopia has confirmed the outbreak that has infected at least 9 people in the south of the country is of #Marburg virus disease. I commend Ethiopia’s @FMoHealth for its rapid and transparent response to the outbreak, and the work of the Ethiopia Public Health Institute and
x.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The outbreak in Ethiopia is #Marburg virus, the first such outbreak for this country. 9 cases so far, including some health workers. x.com/drtedros/sta...