Looking to do some stewardship and/or hospital epi? Join me, @wbranchelliman.bsky.social, and our crew at VA Greater Los Angeles!

Some great insights from Vlad Kogan about what happens when culture wars & politics get tangled up with education (starts around 10:30!) t.co/0xLFAUwa6o www.noadultleftbehind.org

get those applications in!

ID BugBowl@idbugbowl.bsky.social · last yr.

Test your ID knowledge at #IDWeek2025 and apply to participate in one of our most popular events! All student, resident and fellow participants on each team selected for #IDBugBowl will have their conference registration paid for by IDWeek. Apply: idweek.org/events/bugbowl/

I feel like I’ve been shouting this into a void. Very few people seem to care about free speech when their ideological enemies are speaking.

Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · 2y ago

New, from me: you were told that the threats to free speech came from wokeness. Some compared it to Maoist China. Now we are witnessing government power being used to silence dissent and censor ideas. Now we know what real society-wide chilling effects look like. 🧵 open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...

We’ve got a friend in Wisconsin who said she wasn’t worried about potential cuts to Medicaid because she and her 3 kids don’t need it - they’re on BadgerCare. She was stunned when I told her they were all on Medicaid. Protecting people from shame by renaming MA has definite downsides.

Jess Calarco@jessicacalarco.com · 2y ago

Why haven't we seen more backlash against the GOP's proposed cuts to Medicaid? One reason is that people may not know they're on Medicaid, because Medicaid has different names in different states (see 🧵). Another is that some people may not realize that they (or their kids) could qualify.

Thanks to everyone in the @ucla-id-fellowship.bsky.social diaspora that has reached out over the past few days. We are all safe but some have had significant losses. We will get through this together!

Priorities!

Anyone know why bezlo is being pulled from the market? Seems no reason given? www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Merck to discontinue drug for bacterial infection

Merck will discontinue its drug for a bacterial infection that can lead to fatal diarrhea, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's website showed on Monday.

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Great, pragmatic piece about #avianflu by Lauren Epstein & Shira Doron in @ichejournal.bsky.social Key points- be honest, stay calm, rapidly address testing capacity & vaccine distribution to support public health response. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

come for me being fired up about our match but stay for @wbranchelliman.bsky.social talking about her pivot from journalism to medicine!

UCLA Department of Medicine@domucla.bsky.social · 2y ago

From a hugely successful fellowship match to new leadership within our department, this week's newsletter from @intmedabel.bsky.social is packed with exciting DoM updates. Catch up on the latest news here: uclahs.fyi/3VuhreG

For those who are interested in strategies to improve evidence and advance innovation - highly recommend the “Rethinking Clinical Trials” series- lots of great speakers and fantastic discussions (yes, even about masks). rethinkingclinicaltrials.org/grand-rounds...

Looking for some examples of AI/ML use case successes- ideally in healthcare but anywhere will do. Please share links!

We’re going to hear lots of stories about which people, policies and rhetoric are to blame for the Democrats’ defeat. Some of those stories may even be true! But an underrated factor is that 2024 was an absolutely horrendous year for incumbents around the world 👇 

This place seems to be filling up fast?