Nathan Jacobs

[NEJM @NEJM]

This year's edition of our annual Notable Articles collection, selected by NEJM editors, showcases the most significant contributions to clinical medicine and patient care. Download the collection: https://t.co/KRBkBXCL5J

[Shaun Lintern @ShaunLintern]

Mandatory face masks for all staff in patient-facing areas at Humber Health Partnership group of hospitals.

Dedicated wards at Hull Royal. #flu #nhswinter24

[Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran]

New modeling study finds that if everyone in the United Kingdom had worn N95 or FFP2 masks from the start of the pandemic, the rate of COVID-19 transmission would have been 9 times lower.

[Professor Chris Whitty @CMO_England]

Influenza is now rising rapidly. Antiviral 'flu medicines can now be used in primary care.

If you are eligible please get vaccinated.

For healthcare workers, being vaccinated helps protect you, your patients and colleagues.

https://t.co/eo5MFz6Hvs

[The Lancet Infectious Diseases @TheLancetInfDis]

New research: Safety, pharmacokinetics, and early bactericidal activity of quabodepistat in combination with delamanid, bedaquiline, or both in adults with pulmonary tuberculosis: a randomised, active-controlled, open-label trial

https://t.co/YYoZ8kLOjw

[Nathan Jacobs @NWJacobs]

@DrNeilStone It was dire, and we shouldn't have let it spread then, but we knew about the benefits of steroids since around June 2020.
https://t.co/Px5s0WcQHt.

[Danielle Beckman @DaniBeckman]

The preliminary sequence from the #H5N1 human case in British Columbia has been posted, and it is not good news. The virus potentially has mutations that increase binding to human receptors. Analysis by a viral immunologist:

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

The new @WHO report on #tuberculosis (TB) shows:
- 8.2 million people were newly diagnosed with TB in 2023 – the highest number recorded since 1995;
- TB-related deaths declined for a second consecutive year, as access to services continues to improve;
- multidrug-resistant TB remains a serious challenge.

The fact that TB still kills and sickens so many people is an outrage, when we have the tools to prevent, detect, treat, and #EndTB.

[CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil @CBSEveningNews]

Massachusetts health officials are advising residents to stay indoors and imposing a 6 p.m. curfew on outdoor activities until at least October after detecting a human case of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) spread by mosquitoes.

[Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @KrutikaKuppalli]

The #mpox situation in #Burundi is really concerning - update from Aug 19th
Confirmed cases :
- 160 (a few days ago was 103)
- 46.9% female
-younger persons most affected

New suspect cases:
- 33, across 10 health districts

Deaths:
- None to date

Test positivity 160/403 (39.7%)

Few comments 👇

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

Report of the first meeting of the Emergency Committee on the upsurge of #mpox in 2024, convened by @DrTedros under the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005): https://t.co/wJhzM8NYZe

[Clinical Infectious Diseases @CIDJournal]

Executive Summary: State-of-the-Art Review: Evaluation and Management of Delusional Infestation

https://t.co/kS9xjxXcfD

[geopsychiatry @geopsychiatry]

#Mpox outbreaks in #Africa-we must avert another failure of global solidarity
https://t.co/FjiFuHtqfz

[BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking]

Sweden confirms first case of more contagious variant of mpox disease outside Africa https://t.co/dhoXtVxLbO

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

WHO declares Mpox global health emergency https://t.co/qTFSfO2LSU

[BBC World Service @bbcworldservice]

Mpox has been declared a public health emergency in Africa by the continent’s top health body after cases surged 160% this year.

What is behind the spread and what can be done to stop it?

Health Check has more 🎧 https://t.co/26eEbeCMm2

[allAfrica.com @allafrica]

60% of Mpox Cases in DR Congo are Children Under 15 - Africa CDC https://t.co/Re2WqzlWzi #Africa

[Neena Jha @DrNeenaJha]

Why is this so damn accurate?! 😂

Kudos to whoever created this…

[M @MHLondon22]

My husband is HIV negative.

For over 20 years, I’ve been HIV+.

Effective 1 pill a day medication means I can’t pass on HIV during sex.

Undetectable=Untransmittable (U=U)

Living with HIV isn’t a death sentence.But you need to know your status.

Get tested💙

@THTorguk #HIV