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Kinna Thakarar @kinnathakarar.bsky.social · 9d

Awesome work by @mmadaio.bsky.social & team including @drelleneaton.bsky.social @monsikka.bsky.social. ✨

Michael Madaio @mmadaio.bsky.social · 9d

This is a study I worked on over the last few years with @kinnathakarar.bsky.social and others that shows the power of education on changing mindsets regarding stigmatized conditions!

Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease @tainfdis.bsky.social · 15d

Hospital clinician training transformed care for PWUD w/ severe infections. Post-training: 95% applied harm reduction (vs 55%), 69% discussed safer use (vs 38%).
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Kinna Thakarar @kinnathakarar.bsky.social · 15d

Calling implementation scientists! Job alert: www.careersatmainehealth.org/jobs/1676915...

Faculty Scientist II or III - MaineHealth Institute for Research in Westbrook, ME, ...

www.careersatmainehealth.org

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IDSA @idsainfo.bsky.social · Sep 3

As national medical, scientific, public health and patient organizations, we call for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ensure the health of the American people.

Our statement: https://bit.ly/45LeJHi

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · Sep 1

When 9 former CDC directors are ringing alarm bells about RFK and his dangerous policies, all of America must listen and act

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Ellen Eaton, MD, MSPH, FIDSA @drelleneaton.bsky.social · Aug 12

Thanks to IAS-USA and Dr Mike Saag for a chance to talk about what’s new in substance use treatment- CDC funding cuts, bad batch alerts, & how to improve care in the hospital setting. Plus @kinnathakarar.bsky.social & CTN-0121 shoutouts!

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Treating Substance Use Disorder in an Inpatient Setting

Podcast Episode · Going anti-Viral · 08/12/2025 · 31m

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IDSA @idsainfo.bsky.social · Jul 8

We’re fighting to protect public health and vaccine access, and we need your voice. 🗣️

Tell Congress to fully fund federal ID programs for the upcoming fiscal year: idsociety.quorum.us/campaign/132...

Join the Member Advocacy Program to help advance ID priorities: www.idsociety.org/map

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IDSA @idsainfo.bsky.social · Jul 7

🚨BREAKING: IDSA, along with AAP, APHA, ACP and others, has filed a lawsuit against HHS/Secretary Kennedy to stop unlawful changes to vaccine policy and defend public health.

We refuse to stand by while America’s public health safeguards are torn apart. bit.ly/4lm7UkW

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · Jul 6

Western countries that are cutting humanitarian aid to the poorest nations should be so ashamed

Staggering loss of compassion and solidarity

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · Jun 28

I think Paul Farmer’s key contribution was to consistently highlight that poverty is the most important comorbidity

And that preferential option for the poor is how we tackle this deadly comorbidity

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · Jun 27

This is unprecedented. The AMA and other medical professional societies speak as one on respiratory virus vaccines and in their own way, say the Trump Administration cannot be trusted with your health. www.ama-assn.org/delivering-c...

An open letter to the American public on respiratory virus vaccines

Read an open letter to the general public from the AMA and medical societies reaffirming support for vaccination to protect against flu, COVID-19, and RSV.

www.ama-assn.org

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IDSA @idsainfo.bsky.social · Jun 26

"We will not stay silent."

IDSA President Tina Tan, MD, FIDSA, FPIDS, FAAP, joins @ameracadpeds.bsky.social, @acpimphysicians.bsky.social,
@acog.org, and @aafp.org in urging evidence-based vaccine recommendations. bit.ly/443ptQw

We will not stay silent on vaccines, say leaders of five major U.S. medical associations

“We cannot and will not gamble with our patients’ health or the health of our communities,” write the presidents of the AAFP, AAP, ACP, ACOG, and IDSA.

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Atul Gawande @agawande.bsky.social · Jun 25

This is a travesty & a nightmare. The US was a founder of @gavi.org. It lowers global vaccine costs, has vaccinated 1B children, & averted 19M deaths. This pull out will cost 100s of thousands of children's lives a year - and RFK Jr will be personally responsible.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

RFK Jr. says US won’t donate to global vaccine effort

Kennedy ripped into Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in a video address at its pledging summit.

www.politico.com

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Kinna Thakarar @kinnathakarar.bsky.social · Jun 25

Come join our team! MHIR is hiring for a project coordinator position : www.careersatmainehealth.org/jobs/1633010...

Program Coordinator - MaineHealth Institute for Research in Westbrook, ME, ...

www.careersatmainehealth.org

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Camille A. Clare MD MPH @cclaremdmph.bsky.social · Jun 19

Happy Juneteenth #Blacksky #bluesky

a poster says no one is free until we are all free

Alt: a poster says no one is free until we are all free

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Kinna Thakarar @kinnathakarar.bsky.social · Jun 10

“Unilaterally removing an entire panel of experts is reckless, shortsighted and severely harmful.” -Dr. Tina Tan

www.idsociety.org/news--public...

Statement on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

www.idsociety.org

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · Jun 9

Please speak up. Call your elected officials. Protest.

Demand that the ACIP be reinstated. Demand access to vaccines. Demand his resignation.

Demand that they actually follow the science.

Protect the vulnerable /end

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Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · Jun 6

This is the article:

Why and how academic medicine must champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility

US President Donald Trump has launched a series of Executive Actions1 to dismantle diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility efforts; defund scientific research; and freeze federal funds and pro...

www.thelancet.com

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IDSA @idsainfo.bsky.social · May 22

International medical students - join us on June 5 at 11am ET for a webinar on visas, green cards, and immigration challenges. Get practical advice from experts. Learn more via the link below ⬇️

Navigating Immigration: A Guide for International Medical Students in a Dynamic Landscape

The path to medical education and training in the U.S. is a dream for many international medical students and graduates — but shifting immigration policies and growing challenges have made the…

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IDSA @idsainfo.bsky.social · May 27

Secretary Kennedy's announcement that COVID-19 vaccines will no longer be recommended for healthy children and pregnant women could reduce vaccine access for millions of Americans.

IDSA urges insurers to maintain coverage for COVID-19 vaccines: bit.ly/4jjmwPV

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · May 19

If you ever wonder how indiscriminate cuts affect your life, here's today's example. I consulted on a case of disseminated gonococcal infection. These isolates used to get automatically sent to cdc for testing and nationwide tracking. The lab was shut last month.
www.healio.com/news/infecti...

HHS closes CDC lab that tracks STIs, alarming experts

The Trump administration has shut down a CDC laboratory dedicated to tracking STIs, which experts said could weaken the country’s ability to keep an eye on drug-resistant infections, including g...

www.healio.com

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Kinna Thakarar @kinnathakarar.bsky.social · May 18

Lucky to have @nabarund.bsky.social return to Maine & discuss overdose death rates. This is a fragile time & we need to double down on public health efforts.

Kinna Thakarar @kinnathakarar.bsky.social · May 16

@stephen-murray.com you’re here in spirit 😊

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Kinna Thakarar @kinnathakarar.bsky.social · May 16

Look who’s in Maine! #SafeSpot

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Kinna Thakarar @kinnathakarar.bsky.social · May 2

Congrats to TUSM/Maine track student Eva Farkas for her research award re: examining the impact of inpatient addiction care in Maine. Another spoiler alert: MOUD prescribing and vaccination rates improved! Another reason why institutions should support addiction med clinicians. ✨

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Kinna Thakarar @kinnathakarar.bsky.social · May 2

Congrats to TUSM students Melissa Calica, Amanda Cahn, and Erin Mootz (+ team!) on their hard work on examining clinician comfort & practices re: harm reduction kit distribution at hospitals in Maine. Spoiler alert: clinicians are ready & willing. Next step- continue to implement system-wide. ✨

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