Spot on: “ I remain in this field because the work matters profoundly….But my love for this specialty does not blind me to its structural problems or to the reality that the next generation may not choose ID unless we fix these persistent issues.”
https://t.co/0tz0sYvpnd
Just to be clear, the measles outbreak is due to one thing and one thing only
Low vaccination rates
Poor diet and health is bad
It has nothing to do with what is happening with the measles in the US
@American_Girl please return to focusing on the *stories* (+ accompanying dolls, outfits, + accessories) of historic American girls. There are enough companies that make generic modern dolls + Disney princess dolls. Why can’t we even buy the books about the OG dolls now? #inspire
This @foxnews interview of @SecKennedy is beyond absurd
No, steroids don't treat measles
No Cod Liver Oil doesn't treat measles
Vitamin A helps in poor countries where kids have vitamin deficiency
Managing measles is about prevention (vaccines), not quack treatments
https://t.co/k0WqIuLE8r
If someone thinks the measles outbreak and childhood death in Texas are "not unusual" or that these things "happen all the time", they are deeply misinformed. Don't be fooled. https://t.co/HB1lRPW64W
Hey you! Yeah you, with the well run successful medical practice. You don’t need to sell to private equity! If you do…
Your staff will look for other jobs.
You and your senior partners (financial beneficiaries of PE transaction) will lose motivation forcing younger partners/associates to pick up the slack
Your younger partners/associates will resent you, but won’t be able to say anything due to power dynamics and fear of retribution from PE overlords
You’ll lose your recruiting edge
You will not practice medicine the way you want, you will practice medicine the way private equity wants
Patients will say things like “why is everybody so grumpy here?” and “what happened to this place?”
Instead, keep your practice, you’re doing great!
Truly *astonishing* research on marriage & cancer:
For “prostate, breast, colorectal, esophageal, and head/neck cancers, the survival benefit associated with marriage was larger than the published survival benefit of chemotherapy.”
https://t.co/4DHxEHfxwq
For the same underlying reason, would be interesting to see if lack of access to ID consultants was a barrier given that the uptake is most poor in small and rural hospitals - places that often have poor access to ID specialists
“The researchers could not confirm if the cost was a deterrent and so the new antibiotics were not placed on hospital formularies, the list of medicines covered by insurance. But Kadri indicated this was possible.” <- a core issue, not a side bar. https://t.co/DF0i4u54BC
Bravo @ClevelandClinic ID physician and @IDSAInfo President Steven Schmitt. I hope @ABIMcert takes this commentary and analysis seriously. https://t.co/WoDObKLKp2
Pretty much every day @jeffreymullinmd + my children ask us to get them a pet. I feel a little guilty that we don’t have one BUT then I am reminded of my favorite medical school lecture “10 reasons you shouldn’t own a cat” and read reports like this…….. https://t.co/Ost3gQXnE8
“They paged me what?”: A transplant infectious disease guide to donor calls
Proud of this paper, & some great co-authors who conceived it. Understanding and balancing donor risk is not something we frankly teach well. We try to tease it out here❤️
https://t.co/ftECVyumu9
👇🏻this is what our society needs to hear more. It’s normal (+ healthy) for kids to sometimes feel frustrated or unhappy-> leads to necessary emotional development + honing of healthy coping mechanisms. @LDamour 👏👏👏 - I recommend your books to all of my fellow moms of tweens!
Recently I have been reflecting on the wild ride in the ID/ infection control worlds over the last several years………..this advocacy remains some of my most meaningful work. https://t.co/iVJgamOvrr @LaurenKuwikMD