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Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · Aug 27

I have a list of things we can do to change this tempo of tragedy

The proposals are based on real data
They have had signals of efficacy

It may feel hopeless today but:

I refuse to give up.

Because - Our babies & our communities deserve better than a rolling litany of horrors.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · Aug 27

BREAKING: Two children were killed and 17 people injured in a shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school, police said. The shooter is also dead.

Minnesota governor says a shooting has occurred at a Minneapolis school

Authorities say a shooting has erupted during the first week of classes at a Minneapolis Catholic school. There was no immediate information on any injuries. Gov.

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · Aug 27

The CDC has discontinued its surveillance program or food borne dz caused by
As you friendly infectious disease physician, I regret to inform you that this decision is bad news for your food safety.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

The CDC quietly scaled back a surveillance program for foodborne illnesses

As of July 1, a critical surveillance program is monitoring for only two pathogens instead of the usual eight.

www.nbcnews.com

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Kim Sue, MD, PhD @drkimsue.bsky.social · Aug 27

Check out our new article on why people who use fentanyl may be intentionally seeking out xylazine. Thanks Katie Hill for this important work! @yaleadm.bsky.social “Everybody’s Liking It”—Intentional Use of Xylazine in Fentanyl Among People Who Use Drugs www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

“Everybody’s Liking It”—Intentional Use of Xylazine in Fentanyl Among People Who Use Drugs

Background: Xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer, is increasingly found in the unregulated fentanyl supply. Researchers and public health officials have generally characterized this substance as an ...

www.tandfonline.com

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Natalie (prev “NanouTheNomad”) @drnataliestahl.bsky.social · Jul 25

I just.... can't express how disgusted and hopeless and exhausted I feel at the notion of my tax dollars going to criminalize and incarcerate my unhoused patients intead of
- supporting affordable housing
- services for people with mental illness and disabilities
- or even opening shelters

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Yale Program in Addiction Medicine @yaleadm.bsky.social · May 12

Per a recent study from Ontario, "prescribed safer opioid supply and methadone both lead to better health outcomes among patients who use opioids." Says @drkimsue.bsky.social in conversation with @medscape.com, "this is a very promising finding." Read more: www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Safer Opioid Supply, Methadone Effective Treatment Options

Patients who use opioids have better results but higher discontinuation rates with methadone than with safer opioid supply, according to a new study.

www.medscape.com

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Sarah Axelrath MD @drsarahaxelrath.bsky.social · May 11

I’ll be presenting with my @cocoalition.bsky.social colleagues at this year’s National Healthcare for the Homeless Conference in Baltimore!

If you’re attending the conference, come learn about no barrier buprenorphine dispensing on street medicine. 🔥

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Kim Sue, MD, PhD @drkimsue.bsky.social · Apr 7

yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/04...

How overdose prevention centers can change the game in the fight against the opioid epidemic

The Public Health Committee of the state legislature is advancing a bill proposal that could establish opioid overdose prevention centers by 2026.

yaledailynews.com

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Kim Sue, MD, PhD @drkimsue.bsky.social · Apr 7

A must-read. All of us in addiction medicine have seen the devastating consequences of staph aureus bacteremia. A reminder of the importance of educating our patients who use drugs on harm reduction (sterile equipment, not sharing works, cleaning skin every time w/alcohol swabs, washing hands).

BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · Apr 7

New review on step aureus bacteremia in @jama.com
Bookmarked for this weekend's read #IDSky #MedSky
Staph aureus bacteremia is still among the most feared ID consults. You learn early in fellowship training to develop a healthy respect for this pathogen and diagnosis
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: A Review

This narrative review summarizes current evidence on the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Mar 27

New @science.org
Hedonic eating (eating for pleasure, not need) is mediated by dopamine neurons (in the brain ventral segmental area, VTA) and they are antagonized by GLP-1 drugs, such as semaglutide, leading to weight loss
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Hedonic eating is controlled by dopamine neurons that oppose GLP-1R satiety

Hedonic eating is defined as food consumption driven by palatability without physiological need. However, neural control of palatable food intake is poorly understood. We discovered that hedonic eatin...

www.science.org

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Kim Sue, MD, PhD @drkimsue.bsky.social · Mar 26

Exciting to see the overdose prevention center pilot bill move out of the Public Health Committee in Connecticut, much more work to be done (!) Read more about @amersa.org position statement on overdose prevention centers here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · Mar 24

Medicaid is the largest source of insurance for addiction treatment.

Easily the single greatest policy change to actually make a difference in our overdose crisis has been Medicaid/Medicare guaranteeing coverage for medical treatment of addiction. Any reduction in coverage will lead to more deaths.

Cutting Medicaid could worsen overdose deaths — and erase recent progress in treating addiction

Reducing funding to the largest payer for addiction services could pose major setbacks for those battling drug use

www.salon.com

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Kim Sue, MD, PhD @drkimsue.bsky.social · Mar 25

Today! Pls join us @yaleadm.bsky.social. Especially relevant to hear Dr. Lasco's comments on the arrest of Rodrigo Duterte by the International Criminal Court for charges of murder as a crime against humanity.

Yale Program in Addiction Medicine @yaleadm.bsky.social · Mar 13

(2/2) On 3/25, we'll be joined for Addiction Med Grand Rounds by Dr. Gideon Lasco (University of the Philippines Diliman), who will speak on cultural and political context of drug use and drug policies in the Philippines. Details + link to register below: medicine.yale.edu/internal-med...

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Yale Program in Addiction Medicine @yaleadm.bsky.social · Mar 24

A new study suggests xylazine is spreading to the U.S.-Mexico border area. Says @drkimsue.bsky.social, harm reduction strategies to address xylazine exposure are urgently needed + research on prevalence, effects, use patterns, & characteristics of dependence + withdrawal.
www.upi.com/Health_News/...

Evidence of fentanyl cut with tranquilizer xylazine found near U.S.-Mexico border - UPI.com

The presence of xylazine, a horse tranquilizer that is increasingly found mixed with fentanyl in supplies of illegal drugs, is spreading to the U.S.-Mexico border area, according to a study released T...

www.upi.com

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Kim Sue, MD, PhD @drkimsue.bsky.social · Mar 19

If anyone is able to help out a leader of the National Survivors Union/national drug users union, please consider donating to assist our friend and leader in the harm reduction movement Robert. And pls share 🙏 www.gofundme.com/f/assist-rob...

Thank you for donating to Assist Robert: Fund Rebekah's Last Farewell

<div>Hello, my name is Robert and this has to be one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. Please allow me to introduce <strong>Rebekah Ann Dais</strong>, a young woman 39 years old, whose life h...

www.gofundme.com

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Pregnancy Justice @pregnancyjust.bsky.social · Mar 17

We’re hiring an experienced attorney to help further our work fighting pregnancy-related prosecutions! pregnancyjustice.bamboohr.com/careers/44?s...

Pregnancy Justice job posting for a senior staff attorney. Full-time, hybrid job based in NYC. Salary range $163,125 - $169,833. 12-15 years of experience in criminal or family defense.

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · Mar 8

I love this photo that @melissabender.bsky.social captured of me at the #standupforscience rally yesterday in NYC. I wonder if I could make this my official faculty photo lol @jackiantonovich.bsky.social @kimberlywheiman.bsky.social @archaeoscape.bsky.social @sarahruncie.bsky.social

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s. eek smith 👻 @sesmith.lol · Mar 5

A serious challenge to Grants Pass, a potential huge win for unhoused people, and a great example of leveraging ADA protections so I'm sure conservatives will get their knickers in a twist over it.

First-of-its kind court order halts sweep of California homeless camp

This appears to be the first such injunction since the U.S. Supreme Court let cities crack down on homeless camps in California and beyond.

calmatters.org

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Yale School of Public Health @yalesph.bsky.social · Feb 24

Texas is experiencing a measles outbreak. Here’s why measles is a disease you don’t want to mess with ⬇️

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Feb 15

The community note 🤌😘

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Tamara Oyola Santiago @flordepascua.bsky.social · Feb 15

Follow @bronxmovil.bsky.social and check out their website at www.bronxmovil.org (en español).

#harmreduction saves lives
#drugsky
#lareducciòndedaños salva vidas

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Mikki Kendall @karnythia.bsky.social · Feb 14

Got some time on your hands? Make this tipline useless. I used to work for CFPB. Do me a solid and make sure to give this man hell

Ben Wikler @benwikler.bsky.social · Feb 14

Vought just set up a “tipline” so Americans can report abuses—not by corporations, but by the CFPB itself. He claims it’s been “weaponized.”

Vought is targeting CFPB workers who are just doing their jobs of investigating companies breaking the law.
www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/202...

Russ Vought Sets Up ‘Tipline’ To Report ‘Weaponization’ of CFPB | RealClearPolitics

After the Trump administration issued a stop-work order, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau established a tipline for the public to report, not on corporate violations, but on any ongoing...

www.realclearpolitics.com

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Kim Sue, MD, PhD @drkimsue.bsky.social · Feb 14

Harm reduction is love in action. Shower love 💕 on your local harm reduction and syringe 💉 service programs. They’re out every day saving lives 😍

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Kim Sue, MD, PhD @drkimsue.bsky.social · Feb 13

It’s going to be a long and dangerous four years ahead + massive long-standing consequences for public health and medicine. I will be organizing and fighting for all, prioritizing the most structurally vulnerable groups.

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · Feb 13

Since RFK Jr just got confirmed today, I am taking this chance to share this wonderful @sciam.bsky.social piece on

The Staggering Success of Vaccines

www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-...

See How Many Lives Vaccines Have Saved around the World

Vaccines are the first step toward health equity in many parts of the world

www.scientificamerican.com

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · Feb 13

Abrupt PEPFAR cutbacks would have immediate and long-term detrimental effects on epidemiologic and clinical HIV outcomes in South Africa. www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...

Potential Clinical and Economic Impacts of Cutbacks in the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Program in South Africa: A Modeling Analysis: Annals of Internal Medicine: Vol 0, No 0

Background: Future U.S. congressional funding for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program is uncertain. Objective: To evaluate the clinical and economic impacts of abruptly sca...

www.acpjournals.org

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