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Carlos del Río, MD, FACP, FIDSA @docdelrio.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations Josh!

Carlos del Río, MD, FACP, FIDSA @docdelrio.bsky.social · 5d

"Our future lies in art, especially in music. In times when spiritual goods are rarer than material ones, and egotism, envy and hatred govern the world, music will do much to re-establish love among mankind" - Richard Strauss.

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Carlos del Río, MD, FACP, FIDSA @docdelrio.bsky.social · Sep 4

Whistle-Blower Complaints Detail Tension Over Vaccines at N.I.H. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/h....

Whistle-Blower Complaints Detail Tension Over Vaccines at N.I.H.

www.nytimes.com

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Carlos del Río, MD, FACP, FIDSA @docdelrio.bsky.social · Aug 31

That’s a lot of assumptions!

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Carlos del Río, MD, FACP, FIDSA @docdelrio.bsky.social · Aug 30

Will the C.D.C. Survive? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/h... I think it will survive but not thrive. CDC rapidly loosing its leadership and relevance nationally and globally. In the short term State and local health departments will be critical for public health.

Will the C.D.C. Survive?

www.nytimes.com

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Carlos del Río, MD, FACP, FIDSA @docdelrio.bsky.social · Jul 24

Healthcare provider stigma toward patients with substance use disorders - Parish - Addiction - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Congratulations Carrigan and CTN 104 team!

Healthcare provider stigma toward patients with substance use disorders

Background and aims The overdose epidemic accounts for more than 89 000 deaths across the United States annually. Despite the availability of medications and therapies to treat substance use disorde.....

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Carlos del Río, MD, FACP, FIDSA @docdelrio.bsky.social · Jul 23

Health Insurers Are Denying More Drug Claims, Data Shows www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/h... Prescription drug denials by private insurers in the US ⬆️25% from 2016 to 2023... a practice that has contributed to rising public outrage about the nation’s private health insurance system.

Health Insurers Are Denying More Drug Claims, Data Shows

www.nytimes.com

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Carlos del Río, MD, FACP, FIDSA @docdelrio.bsky.social · Jul 18

A New Era of Hunger Has Begun www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/o... How shameful and unnecessary this is.

Opinion | A New Era of Hunger Has Begun

www.nytimes.com

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Carlos del Río, MD, FACP, FIDSA @docdelrio.bsky.social · Jul 16

@ihmeuw.bsky.social report on the impact of funding cuts in DAH. www.healthdata.org/news-events/... "The potential ⬆️ in inf dis in LMICs poses a global health concern that could impact all nations, including those in HIC, due to the risk of triggering economic, political, and security crises."

Funding for lifesaving global health programs forecasted to reach 15-year low, threatening to reverse decades of progress

After 30 years of health improvements around the world, funding cuts to global health could put lifesaving health care at risk between now and 2030

www.healthdata.org

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Carlos del Río, MD, FACP, FIDSA @docdelrio.bsky.social · Jul 15

Yes, DO-IT results is a good reason not to DO-IT!

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Carlos del Río, MD, FACP, FIDSA @docdelrio.bsky.social · Jul 15

Enjoyed talking to my friend Mike Saag on this IAS-USA podcast where we discussed HIV care for foreign-born and hard-to-reach populations. youtu.be/BAZ6Lu6g1W8?...

Providing Care to Foreign-Born and Hard-to-Reach Individuals – Dr Carlos del Rio

YouTube video by IAS-USA

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Carlos del Río, MD, FACP, FIDSA @docdelrio.bsky.social · Jul 14

"The secret, Alice, is to surround yourself with people who make your heart smile.” Alice in Wonderland.

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Carlos del Río, MD, FACP, FIDSA @docdelrio.bsky.social · Jun 28

Excellent update on Measles in NEJM www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Measles 2025 | NEJM

In this article on measles, the authors review the epidemiology, clinical presentation, and associated illnesses as well as treatment and prevention strategies.

www.nejm.org

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Carlos del Río, MD, FACP, FIDSA @docdelrio.bsky.social · Jun 28

Risk and Distribution of Metastatic Infections by Primary Infection Focus in Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia url: academic.oup.com/ofid/article.... Almost 20% of patients with SAB have metastatic infections. Endocarditis is the most common primary infection.

Risk and Distribution of Metastatic Infections by Primary Infection Focus in Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia

AbstractBackground. Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, with a high risk of metastatic infections. Un

academic.oup.com

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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · Jun 18

Wondering if your grant will be reinstated from Monday's ruling? Check here.

Plaintiffs have uploaded a list of 848 (of the ~2400 total terminated) they say are covered because they're to institutions in the states aforementioned or a part of APHA/UAW.

The judge must approve the list first.

storage.courtlistener.com

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Carlos del Río, MD, FACP, FIDSA @docdelrio.bsky.social · Jun 19

www.al.com/politics/202... “Academic Health Centers are like tropical rainforests: They take decades to develop and weeks to destroy.”

Only you can save Birmingham’s medical rainforest: op-ed from UAB researcher

he fuel that propels Academic Health Centers like UAB comes, in large part, from NIH funding.

www.al.com

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Carlos del Río, MD, FACP, FIDSA @docdelrio.bsky.social · Jun 18

Delighted to publish this paper in Lancet Regional Health with @emorydeptofmed.bsky.social @emoryrollins.bsky.social and CDC colleagues about the need to dismantle silos in public health that have pitted infectious diseases against chronic conditions. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Infectious versus chronic conditions: time to dismantle silos in public health

www.sciencedirect.com

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Carlos del Río, MD, FACP, FIDSA @docdelrio.bsky.social · Jun 14

Tonight is the Emory ID fellows graduation. Great event at Dr. Steinberg’s home. Congratulations to the six graduating fellows!

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Carlos del Río, MD, FACP, FIDSA @docdelrio.bsky.social · Jun 13

This evening I am attending the Departmrnt of Pathology Resident Graduation event. A fantastic group of residents and fellows. Congratulations!

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Jen Kates @jenkatesdc.bsky.social · Jun 13

With federal changes to vaccine policy & recommendations underway, here's our overview of insurance coverage requirements for vaccines by payer, as linked to ACIP/CDC. As we show, federal changes mean consumers could lose access to free vaccines.
www.kff.org/other/issue-...

ACIP, CDC, and Insurance Coverage of Vaccines in the United States | KFF

This brief provides an overview of vaccine coverage requirements by payer or program, as they relate to ACIP and the CDC.

www.kff.org

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Carlos del Río, MD, FACP, FIDSA @docdelrio.bsky.social · Jun 13

ACIP was a group of unpaid vaccine experts who based their recommendations on clinical data, safety monitoring, disease surveillance, and cost-effectiveness. They were not shills for the pharmaceutical industry. They were not political actors. @paulsaxmd.bsky.social blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...

Why the Sudden Firing of ACIP Members Should Put Every Clinician on High Alert

There are certain irrefutable verities when, like me, you’re an infectious diseases specialist married to a pediatrician. Here are our top two, which are deeply interrelated: Infectious deaths in chil...

blogs.jwatch.org

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Carlos del Río, MD, FACP, FIDSA @docdelrio.bsky.social · Jun 12

Enjoy being at the ACP today with my @emorydeptofmed.bsky.social colleagues Dan Dressler & Joanna Bonsall working on the program for the 2027 ACP Meeting.

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Carlos del Río, MD, FACP, FIDSA @docdelrio.bsky.social · Jun 10

Today is the final morning report at EUH conducted by our @emorydeptofmed.bsky.social chief resident Jim Pennoyer. Congratulations Jim, great job!

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Carlos del Río, MD, FACP, FIDSA @docdelrio.bsky.social · Jun 9

Health secretary RFK Jr. abruptly fires CDC vaccine advisory panel www.statnews.com/2025/06/09/r... via @statnews.com

Health secretary RFK Jr. abruptly fires CDC vaccine advisory panel

Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has taken the extraordinary step of firing the expert panel that advises the CDC.

www.statnews.com

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Carlos del Río, MD, FACP, FIDSA @docdelrio.bsky.social · Jun 6

Mine too! 🤪

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