It's always so funny to listen to a podcast from the end of 2018 wishing everyone a "peaceful, beautiful, and satisfying, and happy" (for example) 2019. If only they knew what awaited them 😂😂
Rachel Alter, MD MPH
@rachelalter007.bsky.social
@ColgateUniv @ColumbiaMSPH @TAUMedFaculty. Infectious disease nerd. I will fight your medical misinformation. Defender of Oxford commas. Supporter of vaccines 💉💉💪🏻 Sister of Charlie Dogwin. 🎗️
Marshmallow updates! She was spayed 2 weeks ago and is very mischievous, always trying to steal meat. Sounds like the dog I know 😂 eyes are still just as gorgeous as I remember too
Had a dream last night that I had an MRI and it showed my brain mass and IQ had declined by 20% 😭😭😭😭😭
What's with this random ecard spammy thing? Anyone else getting a ton of these?
Hahahahahahahaha Amid deadly Pennsylvania outbreak, Kennedy blames Biden for decline in measles vax rates - POLITICO www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
Amid deadly Pennsylvania outbreak, Kennedy blames Biden for decline in measles vax rates
Kennedy answered questions about the Pennsylvania outbreak after attending a roundtable discussion at a Tampa elementary school.
politico.com
Dolly is gone, but I'll always appreciate her funding and publicly receiving the Moderna vaccine, in addition to her advocacy to wipe out childhood illiteracy.
If only there were a safe and (nearly 100%) effective way to prevent measles :/ Two people in Pennsylvania have died from measles, marking the first reported US deaths from the disease in 2026 www.cnn.com/2026/08/25/h...
Two people in Pennsylvania have died from measles | CNN
Two people have died due to measles in Pennsylvania, the state Department of Health said Tuesday. Both individuals were unvaccinated.
cnn.com
It’s always the ones you expect the most
Sanho Tree@sanho.bsky.social · last wk.“The Maryland Dept of Health has declared a measles outbreak in St. Mary’s, Carroll and Cecil counties, health officials said Monday. The health department said it is investigating 14 confirmed cases among unvaccinated MD residents & that most of the case contacts occurred w/in specific households.”
A paper that was recently referenced in a **US Senate hearing** to try to link COVID vaccines to deaths has been retracted by the journal, after the paper’s author’s (and their entire institution) requested the retraction “due to concerns about misinterpretation … and subsequent public health risks”
BMJ Group retracts paper on COVID-19 vaccines and mortality featured in Senate hearing
BMJ Public Health has retracted a paper some — including a witness at a recent U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing — have used to link COVID-19 vaccines to deaths. The action comes more than two years…
retractionwatch.com
Lololol testing center right across the street from depression treatment center
Alright guys. I'm taking ABIM in 13 hours. Hit me with your highest yield pearls to remember.
What does one do when one's new primary care doctor misrepresents the purpose of an appointment and bills as anything other than preventative care?
Think I may bring my dumpster fire to work tomorrow as I introduce the ICU to my black cloud
Okay if I opened a bar I'd call it The Gym so then people would be like, let's go to The Gym again and they wouldn't feel bad
So my brand new primary care doctor billed my annual physical exam as an intro screening visit and now I'm stuck paying >$200 out of pocket for 10 minutes with him. And I did my own med rec and GAD7. You'd better believe I'm gonna call them and make a fuss about this. Wtf
Whew there goes a 14 day in a row stint of consult ID where I was sometimes called in the middle of the night and often understood 30% of words being spoken. I have this weekend off, which is good because I have my ABIM boards on Wednesday. On Monday I start 2 weeks in the ICU. For now I sleep.
Jon Snow: My Watch Has Ended
ALT: Jon Snow: My Watch Has Ended
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How does one ask her 91 year old grandfather if he has anything My Favoeit Murder worthy?
Just a casual reminder to ask your landlord for your security deposit back when you move! I know it's already your own money but it feels like free money!
Deciding vaccine schedules based on vibes is cool I guess Or really really really dumb Probably the latter
Who says you can't work and play at the same time?
Is it not a US citizen's right to involve the 5th as often as desired?
Lol to those saying ID never gets woken up at night ICU called me at 3am Not enough coffee in the world today
A new study shows that among people hospitalized with COVID19, other viruses such as EBV, HSV1, and CMV may be reactivated. This effect isn’t limited to those who are immunocompromised, either. So if you’re wondering why I’m still masking indoors in public, have a read.
COVID can wake up a slew of dormant viruses inside you
Reactivation of typically harmless anelloviruses, in particular, seems to be linked with developing long COVID, study finds.
nature.com
At 3pm today they asked if I was aware I have to present a case to our NIH/Georgetown joint conference on Friday. Guess who was unaware she had to make such a presentation and who just spent the last 2 hours digging through old documents and making a PowerPoint about her fav case from intern year? 🙃