Protocol paper for our multicenter RCT testing an intervention for people hospitalized with injection drug use-related bacterial/fungal infections @docdelrio.bsky.social @drelleneaton.bsky.social @jessmeisner.bsky.social @iddoc.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Integrated infectious disease and substance use disorder treatment for severe injection-related infections: protocol for the randomized controlled HI-SIRI trial - Addiction Science & Clinical Practice

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice - Hospitalizations for acute bacterial and fungal infections related to injection drug use are increasing in the background of the United States drug...

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William H Foege - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

William H Foege

Public health leader and epidemiologist who led successful efforts to eradicate smallpox. Born on March 12, 1936, in Decorah, IA, USA, he died from congestive heart failure in Atlanta, GA, USA, on Jan...

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Another wonderful #RWCID, great speakers, amazing cases, wonderful camaraderie and even great skiing despite a terrible snow year @wintercourseid.bsky.social

Looking forward to participating in this ASM webinar tomorrow asm.org/webinars/dia...

Congratulations to Zirka Smith the @emorydeptofmed.bsky.social Executive Administrator for receiving the 2025 SOM Leadership Excellence Award. This recognition is a testament to her hard work, dedication, and excellence she consistently brings to our mission.

I'm an Infectious Diseases Doctor. Our Pipeline of Experts Is in Distress. www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco... "A world that sidelines ID now will inevitably find itself unprepared for the next microbial threats which, truthfully, are already here." Well stated @boghuma.bsky.social

Opinion | I'm an Infectious Diseases Doctor. Our Pipeline of Experts Is in Distress.

Sidelining our field will inevitably leave us all unprepared for the next threat

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The 2026 edition of the Remington Winter Course in Infectious Diseases will take place in Copper Mountain, CO Feb 8-11. Great meeting with superb speakers. www.wintercourse.org/page-18332

It’s the last day of #IDWeek2025, and @emoryuniversity.bsky.social is finishing strong. Check out these talks & posters from #EmoryCFAR Members, incl. Colleen Kelley, Eli Wilbur, Sam Opara, & Valeria Cantos. Find a full list of Emory presentations here: bit.ly/EmoryIDWeek2025.

Today at #IDWeek2025, don’t miss these talks & posters from #EmoryCFAR Members, incl. @gradydoctor, @carlos_saldana0, Sam Opara, Anandi Sheth, & Valeria Cantos. See a full list of @EmoryUniversity presentations here: bit.ly/EmoryIDWeek2025.

It’s a big day for @emoryuniversity.bsky.social at #IDWeek2025 – incl. HIV talks & posters from #EmoryCFAR Members @emorydeptofmed.bsky.social faculty Colleen Kelley & Carlos Saldana. To follow along, check out the full list of Emory presentations: bit.ly/EmoryIDWeek2025.

@emoryuniversity.bsky.social @nationalacademies.org of Medicine members at the Anniversary Celebration. Great to be with these wonderful colleagues!

#IDWeek2025 kicks off today, & @emorydeptofmed.bsky.social is well represented with a total of 96 Emory-affiliated presentation. Don't miss talks by @colleenkelly.bsky.social & @gradydoctor.bsky.social Full list of Emory sessions: bit.ly/EmoryIDWeek2025

"Our future lies in art, especially in music. In times when spiritual goods are rarer than material ones, and egotism, envy and hatred govern the world, music will do much to re-establish love among mankind" - Richard Strauss.

Whistle-Blower Complaints Detail Tension Over Vaccines at N.I.H. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/h....

Whistle-Blower Complaints Detail Tension Over Vaccines at N.I.H.

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Will the C.D.C. Survive? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/h... I think it will survive but not thrive. CDC rapidly loosing its leadership and relevance nationally and globally. In the short term State and local health departments will be critical for public health.

Will the C.D.C. Survive?

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Healthcare provider stigma toward patients with substance use disorders - Parish - Addiction - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Congratulations Carrigan and CTN 104 team!

Healthcare provider stigma toward patients with substance use disorders

Background and aims The overdose epidemic accounts for more than 89 000 deaths across the United States annually. Despite the availability of medications and therapies to treat substance use disorde.....

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Health Insurers Are Denying More Drug Claims, Data Shows www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/h... Prescription drug denials by private insurers in the US ⬆️25% from 2016 to 2023... a practice that has contributed to rising public outrage about the nation’s private health insurance system.

Health Insurers Are Denying More Drug Claims, Data Shows

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A New Era of Hunger Has Begun www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/o... How shameful and unnecessary this is.

Opinion | A New Era of Hunger Has Begun

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@ihmeuw.bsky.social report on the impact of funding cuts in DAH. www.healthdata.org/news-events/... "The potential ⬆️ in inf dis in LMICs poses a global health concern that could impact all nations, including those in HIC, due to the risk of triggering economic, political, and security crises."

Funding for lifesaving global health programs forecasted to reach 15-year low, threatening to reverse decades of progress

After 30 years of health improvements around the world, funding cuts to global health could put lifesaving health care at risk between now and 2030

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Enjoyed talking to my friend Mike Saag on this IAS-USA podcast where we discussed HIV care for foreign-born and hard-to-reach populations. youtu.be/BAZ6Lu6g1W8?...

Providing Care to Foreign-Born and Hard-to-Reach Individuals – Dr Carlos del Rio

YouTube video by IAS-USA

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"The secret, Alice, is to surround yourself with people who make your heart smile.” Alice in Wonderland.

Excellent update on Measles in NEJM www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Measles 2025 | NEJM

In this article on measles, the authors review the epidemiology, clinical presentation, and associated illnesses as well as treatment and prevention strategies.

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Risk and Distribution of Metastatic Infections by Primary Infection Focus in Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia url: academic.oup.com/ofid/article.... Almost 20% of patients with SAB have metastatic infections. Endocarditis is the most common primary infection.

Risk and Distribution of Metastatic Infections by Primary Infection Focus in Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia

AbstractBackground. Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, with a high risk of metastatic infections. Un

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Wondering if your grant will be reinstated from Monday's ruling? Check here. Plaintiffs have uploaded a list of 848 (of the ~2400 total terminated) they say are covered because they're to institutions in the states aforementioned or a part of APHA/UAW. The judge must approve the list first.

www.al.com/politics/202... “Academic Health Centers are like tropical rainforests: They take decades to develop and weeks to destroy.”

Only you can save Birmingham’s medical rainforest: op-ed from UAB researcher

he fuel that propels Academic Health Centers like UAB comes, in large part, from NIH funding.

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Delighted to publish this paper in Lancet Regional Health with @emorydeptofmed.bsky.social @emoryrollins.bsky.social and CDC colleagues about the need to dismantle silos in public health that have pitted infectious diseases against chronic conditions. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Infectious versus chronic conditions: time to dismantle silos in public health

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Tonight is the Emory ID fellows graduation. Great event at Dr. Steinberg’s home. Congratulations to the six graduating fellows!

This evening I am attending the Departmrnt of Pathology Resident Graduation event. A fantastic group of residents and fellows. Congratulations!

With federal changes to vaccine policy & recommendations underway, here's our overview of insurance coverage requirements for vaccines by payer, as linked to ACIP/CDC. As we show, federal changes mean consumers could lose access to free vaccines. www.kff.org/other/issue-...

ACIP, CDC, and Insurance Coverage of Vaccines in the United States | KFF

This brief provides an overview of vaccine coverage requirements by payer or program, as they relate to ACIP and the CDC.

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ACIP was a group of unpaid vaccine experts who based their recommendations on clinical data, safety monitoring, disease surveillance, and cost-effectiveness. They were not shills for the pharmaceutical industry. They were not political actors. @paulsaxmd.bsky.social blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...

Why the Sudden Firing of ACIP Members Should Put Every Clinician on High Alert

There are certain irrefutable verities when, like me, you’re an infectious diseases specialist married to a pediatrician. Here are our top two, which are deeply interrelated: Infectious deaths in chil...

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