ID Chief @ UMich
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Account of Adam Lauring, MD, PhD. Professor and Chief of Infectious Diseases at the University of Michigan. News and tidbits from the Division and about ID. Opinions my own.
The ID Division at UM is growing! Opening up a search for two Clinical Track positions in the Division of Infectious Diseases (open rank). This is a supportive and collegial environment and a community dedicated to excellence in clinical care, education, and research. And Ann Arbor is awesome.
Can I change your mind about DNA? My first book, BEYOND INHERITANCE, descries a sea change in how we talk about our genes. It comes out in a couple weeks—preorder your copy or audiobook version (narrated by me) today: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/711682...
I just got my advance copy today. Can't wait to read it. Especially the parts of about viral mutabillity and the problem of the poliovirus endgame.
Roxanne Khamsi@roxannekhamsi.bsky.social · 4mo agoThe @newyorker.com has a wonderful review of my new book, Beyond Inheritance: "Khamsi’s emphasis on the beneficial aspects of somatic mutations is one of the most striking elements of her book.” Intrigued? Order a copy of the book (or audiobook) here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/711682...
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
We're hiring! Clinical Assistant Professor in Infectious Diseases. Great group of physicians and great community!
Wow, it's been a while since I've had to prepare a powerpoint in 4:3 aspect ratio!
A bizarre dogma has emerged among the anti-mRNA crowd that the only data we have on vaccines is from the original trial papers, rather than the HUGE volume of studies that came out subsequently...
Paul Mainwood@paulmainwood.bsky.social · 11mo ago... then an avalanche showing effectiveness vs hospitalisation, vs critical care, vs death, for subgroups, different variants, different vaccines, over time. These are UK only - knock yourself out. That first study was just designed to check it worked safely vs cases. www.gov.uk/guidance/mon...
Blood cultures - the next frontier in diagnostic stewardship? Anastasia Wasylyshyn from the Division contributing here. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Multicenter evaluation of blood culture contamination and blood cultures practices in US acute care hospitals: time for standardization | Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Blood culture contamination (BCC) is associated with patient harm and unnecessary use of healthcare resources. BCC thresholds have been established; however, multiple BCC definitions exist. There is l...
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New review on genomic epidemiology of C diff from Evan Snitkin in the Division. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Genomic Epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile
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New data on RSV VE from the CDC sponsored IVY network. This sort of work could be in jeopardy given events of the last several weeks. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
RSV Vaccine Effectiveness Against Hospitalization Among US Adults Aged 60 Years or Older During 2 Seasons
This study investigates respiratory syncytial virus vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization among US adults aged 60 years or older during 2 seasons.
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He’s not a therapy dog but I’m willing to bring my dog Wilmont to our noon conference 😂 @martenhawkins.bsky.social @lcahuaymemd.bsky.social
Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Indiana University@iuidfellowship.bsky.social · 11mo ago#idsky #wellness #idfellow #idfellowship #medwellness we have ‘Love on leash’ therapy dogs visit us after our noon conference (shout out to our fellowship coordinator, Elizabeth for arranging it!)
The federal government has decided to severely limit access to vaccines that have been shown to reduce illness, hospitalization, and death. Whereas we used to argue about whether government was forcing you to be vaccinated, now we government saying you can’t get vaccinated.
Carl Zimmer@carlzimmer.com · 11mo agoThe Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved updated Covid vaccines for the fall season that limit who can get the shots, the federal government’s most restrictive policy since the vaccines became available. Story by @by-cjewett.bsky.social and Jacey Fortin. Gift link: nyti.ms/3Hz1WhX
Benefit of Early Oseltamivir Therapy for Adults Hospitalized With Influenza A: An Observational Study url: academic.oup.com/cid/article-...
Benefit of Early Oseltamivir Therapy for Adults Hospitalized With Influenza A: An Observational Study
Among influenza patients hospitalized during the 2022–2023 influenza season, initiating treatment with oseltamivir on the day of admission (compared with l
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open.substack.com/pub/clauswil... this is very true and highly under appreciated. Not just for a PhD but any high level accomplishment.
ID fellows: join IDSA Fellows Community of Practice & CPSolvers for a virtual Fellows Case Conference this Friday at 3PM ET! This session will include an interesting case presentation and small group discussion, featuring Daniel Minter, MD, and Varun Phadke, MD. Register: https://bit.ly/47bJczm
New from Marisa Miceli in the Division! Lack of Association Between Histoplasma Urine Antigen Values and Clinical Response in Persons Without HIV url: academic.oup.com/ofid/article...
Lack of Association Between Histoplasma Urine Antigen Values and Clinical Response in Persons Without HIV
AbstractBackground. Histoplasma urine antigen detection, a valuable diagnostic tool, is often used to monitor response to antifungal therapy, but persisten
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Take 5 minutes and watch this. Destroying biomedical research is dangerous, quite literally. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...
Opinion | America First? Not When It Comes to Your Health.
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Friday emails of funding opportunities from the NIH used to take a little time to digest. They've gotten a lot easier lately, today's especially.
California’s Valley Fever cases have jumped 1,200% in 25 years - from 1k to over 12.5k a year. Climate change, construction, agriculture - and perhaps increased familiarity and testing - are driving the surge. www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...
'They're not going to live normally': A devastating disease has surged in Calif.
Cases are on pace to surpass last year's record-breaking levels.
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one small consolation of being a 60+ year old investigator is the ability to submit to 𝘔𝘈𝘛𝘜𝘙𝘌 family journals — sure they’re low impact (for our knees) but they have an early bird special if you submit between 4:00 and 5:30 on weekdays
Novel oral polio vaccines, now in type 1 and type 3 “flavors”!
The Lancet Infectious Diseases@thelancetinfdis.bsky.social · 12mo agoNew Research: Safety and immunogenicity of novel live attenuated type 1 and type 3 oral poliomyelitis vaccines in healthy adults in the USA: a first-in-human, observer-masked, multicentre, phase 1 randomised controlled trial www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
I share this in case you're very literal like me and wonder why people keep insisting it's because coronaviruses look like they have a crown, when they don't.
Not to mention what it would do to society journals.
Mark Peifer (He, him)@peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 12mo agoNIH is considering changes in supporting publication costs--some ideas are quite radical and would endanger our ability to publish at all. I don't love the cots from the big for-profits but it does cost$ to run a journal. Please repost. Comment at: osp.od.nih.gov/comment-form....
On IDSA’s & HIVMA’s Science Speaks blog: Learn about JID’s latest monthly roundup of papers relevant to clinicians, including advancements in defining post-COVID conditions, therapeutic success of adjunctive carbapenems for MRSA and more. buff.ly/Qvbuhxj
JID for Clinicians: Advancements in defining post-COVID conditions, therapeutic success of adjunctive carbapenems for MRSA and more
Learn about the impact of HPV vaccination programs in Sweden, ceftriaxone-resistant N. gonorrhoeae strains in Vietnam and other research ready to inform clinical practice.
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Med students and residents: Join us for the #IDBugCrawl at #IDWeek2025! This FREE program is a one stop shop to learn about the field of ID, with opportunities to meet directly with ID specialists who are shaping the future. Register today for IDWeek 2025: idweek.org/registration
My biggest, loudest job application advice: WHY do you want this job? This SPECIFIC job? What about it interests you? What do you think of it? What can you bring to it? I know this sounds obvious but a generic cover letter isn't doing you favours - really. *Show me you know the job!* 1/7
