Ashton D. Hall, MD, MSc

Resident physician @ClevelandClinic | Alumnus @UCincyMedicine, @LSHTM, @MiamiUniversity, & @KentState | Member @AOA_Society & @PhiBetaKappa | #TropMed 🪱🇻🇦

[Leading Report @LeadingReport]

Suspected Ebola cases rise to 600, with nearly 140 deceased, per WHO.

[Pandemic Center at Brown School of Public Health @pandemiccenter]

An American passenger from the ship exposed to #hantavirus has been issued a mandatory quarantine by the CDC.

@JenniferNuzzo highlights that it is a very high bar for such federal mandates, noting it's likely chosen to ensure immediate access to proper care should they et sick.

[Ashton D. Hall, MD, MSc @AshtonDrakeHall]

0% chance this occurred as written

they don't let med students near those da Vincis, much less lawyers

[Bob Herman @bobjherman]

RFK Jr. did what https://t.co/F2WvGUW04n

[Ashton D. Hall, MD, MSc @AshtonDrakeHall]

Curious if the US Govt has recently considered taking a minority stake in a top-tier airline, similar to Air France-KLM.

It may force Delta, United, and AA to compete with a subsidized airline, especially in coach seating.

Could name it “USA,” short for “U.S. Airways”

[Leading Report @LeadingReport]

Airlines for America President blames Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg for destroying lower air fares and thousands of jobs by annihilating Spirit Airlines.

[Ashish K. Jha @ashishkjha]

Gene Braunwald died at 96.

In a normal world, this would be front page of the NYT and WSJ.

The father of modern cardiology.

Fled the Holocaust as a boy

Went on to save millions of lives

The most important clinician-scholar of the last 50 years. We should all know his name

[Ashton D. Hall, MD, MSc @AshtonDrakeHall]

Seems like redecoration overspending is a bipartisan issue. I remember Dr Ben Carson having a similar scandal at HUD. Politicians on both sides need to reel in spending that could otherwise be much more judiciously used, especially in our current economy.

[Jake Zuckerman @jake_zuckerman]

Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb's line item spends, from the article:

-$65,000 on chairs for a conference room
-$2,200 on a mayor’s chair and $51,000 on drapes for mayor's office complex
-$50,000 on Martha's Vineyard trip with security, including $1,500 on limo service

[Jason R. Williams, MD, DABR @jasonwilliamsmd]

Daraxonrasib is the "nasty drug" Ben Sasse is describing, and it may be the most important thing to happen to pancreatic cancer in a generation.

RAS mutations drive more than 90% of pancreatic cancers. For decades the protein was considered undruggable. Daraxonrasib is the first in its class to directly target the active form of RAS, and in early trials second-line patients saw median progression-free survival of 8.8 months. The number most of these patients usually get is closer to two or three.

The FDA granted it Breakthrough Therapy and Orphan Drug designation for a reason. The field is finally moving because we stopped chasing one answer and started attacking the biology that actually drives the disease.

Ben is facing the most unforgiving diagnosis in oncology with extraordinary courage. Praying for him and his family.

[Ashton D. Hall, MD, MSc @AshtonDrakeHall]

@MarchMadnessMBB action tonight with my alma mater, @miamiuniversity

Nice to see fellow alumni--Ohio Governor @GovMikeDeWine and @Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol-- in the crowd

#LoveAndHonor

[Caleb Noe @CalebNoeTV]

Among the crowd in Dayton to support the Miami RedHawks tonight is @GovMikeDeWine.

@WCPO #MiamiOH

[Ashton D. Hall, MD, MSc @AshtonDrakeHall]

Match into #InternalMedicine @ClevelandClinic, where our PD plays Super Smash Bros with residents on #ResidentAppreciationDay!

[Ben Southwood @bswud]

- 9yo boy referred to A&E by GP with suspected appendicitis
- Never seen by a doctor. The hospital says it ‘couldn’t identify who saw the patient’
- Discharged
- Getting worse, his father calls 111 (non-emergency line)
- No answer for 2h, is triaged to get a call back from a clinician
- Gets even worse. Parents take him back to A&E.
- Diagnosed with a ruptured appendix and dies of septic shock.

https://t.co/WeiiXhxsz0

[Ashton D. Hall, MD, MSc @AshtonDrakeHall]

Well deserved all—but especially Dr. George G. Smulian, an exceptional ID doc and master educator.

[UC Health @uc_health]

We're sharing a huge congratulations to our 100+ doctors who have been honored as Top Doctors by @CincinnatiMag! Pictured here are just a few of the team who received this honor. Discover why our physicians are rated among the region's best: https://t.co/1oilDShDXI

[Brad Spellberg @BradSpellberg]

Fascinating that there has been little discussion of the ID match rate this year. Only 60% of programs filled. Continues to decline year after year. @IDSA continues to do nothing. The specialty burns while they fiddle. Tragic. It is truly a mystery to me why anyone pays dues.

[Keith Siau @drkeithsiau]

Electrohydraulic lithotripsy, a medical procedure that applies targeted shock waves to fragment renal stones and gallstones ⚡️

[Ashton D. Hall, MD, MSc @AshtonDrakeHall]

Saw my first case of coccidioidomycosis. Cocci IgM(+), IgG(-). Several peripheral lung nodules. Lived in SW-USA for many yrs, recently moved to OH. Experienced several haboobs across his life. On intestinal transplant list. Possible lifelong antifungal tx. Only @ClevelandClinic.

[Miami University @miamiuniversity]

Our official @Starbucks “Discovery Series” mug just dropped! Available in 56 locations across Cincinnati and Dayton, including right here at the Oxford campus. Grab yours before they’re gone! 🔴⚪ https://t.co/ahWTFqD9gR

#MiamiOH #LoveAndHonor #DiscoverySeries

[Ashton D. Hall, MD, MSc @AshtonDrakeHall]

@CCF_IMCHIEFS @ccf_idfellows

[Ashton D. Hall, MD, MSc @AshtonDrakeHall]

@goraleskik @ASTMH #legend

[Ashton D. Hall, MD, MSc @AshtonDrakeHall]

Just published in Am J Trop Med Hyg.

A horrific case of diss histoplasmosis with MAS/HLH in SW-Ohio. I will never forget this one.

Thanks to my friends in ID, path, and derm for letting me take part.

@AJTMH @ASTMH @CCF_IMCHIEFS

https://t.co/6IEsJzDdZy

[Ashton D. Hall, MD, MSc @AshtonDrakeHall]

Just published in Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy. Two brothers with mixed malaria infections diagnosed and treated @CincyChildrens. Many thanks to my coauthors for all of their help and mentorship.

@CCF_IMCHIEFS

https://t.co/IAV6Nreb0u

[Ashton D. Hall, MD, MSc @AshtonDrakeHall]

My mentor—Dr. Zachary Yetmar—lecturing on fungal infections today at noon conference.

@CCF_IMCHIEFS