Aadia Rana MD
@aadiamd.bsky.social
Infectious Diseases & HIV Health Services Research@ UAB; Director of the Implementation and Community Sciences Core @uab-cfar.bluesky.social ;🇵🇰+🇺🇸+ Southerner, i.e give me all your okra
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🚨LAST CALL for IDWeek 2026 session suggestions! Submit your ideas before tomorrow, Oct. 31: www.abstractscorecard.com/cfp/submit/l...
October 30, 2025 at 7:07 PM
🚨LAST CALL for IDWeek 2026 session suggestions! Submit your ideas before tomorrow, Oct. 31: www.abstractscorecard.com/cfp/submit/l...
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There is more evidence that #shingles vaccination significantly decreases the risk for heart disease, dementia and death among people aged 50 years or older with herpes zoster infection, according to data presented at #IDWeek2025.
💉 #IDSky
🥼 #MedSky
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💉 #IDSky
🥼 #MedSky
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Shingles vaccination lowers risk for heart disease, dementia, death
ATLANTA — There is more evidence that shingles vaccination significantly decreases the risk for heart disease, dementia and death among people aged 50 years or older with herpes zoster infection...
www.healio.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
There is more evidence that #shingles vaccination significantly decreases the risk for heart disease, dementia and death among people aged 50 years or older with herpes zoster infection, according to data presented at #IDWeek2025.
💉 #IDSky
🥼 #MedSky
www.healio.com/news/infecti...
💉 #IDSky
🥼 #MedSky
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Currently available medications could be enough to end the #HIV epidemic in the US, provided people can access and afford for them.
But the country needs more HIV docs. A lot more.
From #IDWeek2025 👇🏻
With a perspective from @aadiamd.bsky.social.
#IDSky #HIVSky
www.healio.com/news/infecti...
But the country needs more HIV docs. A lot more.
From #IDWeek2025 👇🏻
With a perspective from @aadiamd.bsky.social.
#IDSky #HIVSky
www.healio.com/news/infecti...
HIV specialists in short supply, especially in the South
ATLANTA — Currently available medications could be enough to end the HIV epidemic in the United States, provided people can access and afford them, experts have said.
Taken as directed, modern medicat...
www.healio.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Currently available medications could be enough to end the #HIV epidemic in the US, provided people can access and afford for them.
But the country needs more HIV docs. A lot more.
From #IDWeek2025 👇🏻
With a perspective from @aadiamd.bsky.social.
#IDSky #HIVSky
www.healio.com/news/infecti...
But the country needs more HIV docs. A lot more.
From #IDWeek2025 👇🏻
With a perspective from @aadiamd.bsky.social.
#IDSky #HIVSky
www.healio.com/news/infecti...
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As uncertainty surrounds our field and new challenges emerge faster than solutions, we stand together. ✊Welcome to #IDWeek2025!
October 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
As uncertainty surrounds our field and new challenges emerge faster than solutions, we stand together. ✊Welcome to #IDWeek2025!
So excited to moderate this session - the mission and partnerships with public health to end the epidemic remain critical esp now and can’t wait to hear insights from @drdemetre.bsky.social, Clover Barnes DC Public Health, and Dazon Dixon Diallo Sister Love ATL. Join us on Wed at #IDWeek2025
In this IDWeek session expect discussions on ending the HIV epidemic, including ways to optimize HIV care in changing systems of law and public health and ways to engage key community populations in co-designing prevention and care strategies. Full IDWeek program here: https://bit.ly/48oDcnt
October 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
So excited to moderate this session - the mission and partnerships with public health to end the epidemic remain critical esp now and can’t wait to hear insights from @drdemetre.bsky.social, Clover Barnes DC Public Health, and Dazon Dixon Diallo Sister Love ATL. Join us on Wed at #IDWeek2025
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In this IDWeek session expect discussions on ending the HIV epidemic, including ways to optimize HIV care in changing systems of law and public health and ways to engage key community populations in co-designing prevention and care strategies. Full IDWeek program here: https://bit.ly/48oDcnt
October 17, 2025 at 8:10 PM
In this IDWeek session expect discussions on ending the HIV epidemic, including ways to optimize HIV care in changing systems of law and public health and ways to engage key community populations in co-designing prevention and care strategies. Full IDWeek program here: https://bit.ly/48oDcnt
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BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
October 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
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As national medical, scientific, public health and patient organizations, we call for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ensure the health of the American people.
Our statement: https://bit.ly/45LeJHi
Our statement: https://bit.ly/45LeJHi
September 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
As national medical, scientific, public health and patient organizations, we call for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ensure the health of the American people.
Our statement: https://bit.ly/45LeJHi
Our statement: https://bit.ly/45LeJHi
This weekend, we suddenly lost our dear Dr Latesha Elopre. She was a brilliant researcher & clinician, passionate advocate for health equity, the most considerate and kind-hearted friend, and a devoted wife to Chris, daughter to Glenda, and, above all, mother to Jacob and Gigi.
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Donate to Honor Dr. Elopre: Help Her Children's Educational Future, organized by Brittany Payne
Honoring the Life and Legacy of Dr. Latesha Elopre
On June… Brittany Payne needs your support for Honor Dr. Elopre: Help Her Children's Educational Future
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July 3, 2025 at 2:07 PM
This weekend, we suddenly lost our dear Dr Latesha Elopre. She was a brilliant researcher & clinician, passionate advocate for health equity, the most considerate and kind-hearted friend, and a devoted wife to Chris, daughter to Glenda, and, above all, mother to Jacob and Gigi.
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"It's a horror show. We're under attack in every way all the time," says Sarah Kobrin, who has worked at the National Cancer Institute for more than 21 years. "We're told we're worthless. We're told we're cheats.… They're breaking things that won't be repairable."
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
NIH scientists call on director to protect biomedical research
In a public letter, hundreds of scientists expressed their dissent to the Trump administration's policies affecting the National Institutes of Health and called on its director to support the agency.
www.npr.org
June 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
"It's a horror show. We're under attack in every way all the time," says Sarah Kobrin, who has worked at the National Cancer Institute for more than 21 years. "We're told we're worthless. We're told we're cheats.… They're breaking things that won't be repairable."
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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2.7Billion in NIH research funding cuts in the first three months of 2025.
This is not abstract
No NIH funding = fewer new treatments for cancer, fewer new vaccines, fewer discoveries for chronic diseases, lower retention of scientific talent, more brain drain.
www.cnn.com/2025/05/13/h...
This is not abstract
No NIH funding = fewer new treatments for cancer, fewer new vaccines, fewer discoveries for chronic diseases, lower retention of scientific talent, more brain drain.
www.cnn.com/2025/05/13/h...
First on CNN: Trump administration cut $2.7 billion in NIH research funding through March, Senate committee minority report says | CNN
A Senate committee report by minority staff, and obtained by CNN, slams the Trump administration for terminating some funding for research, firing thousands of federal workers and removing certain sci...
www.cnn.com
May 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
2.7Billion in NIH research funding cuts in the first three months of 2025.
This is not abstract
No NIH funding = fewer new treatments for cancer, fewer new vaccines, fewer discoveries for chronic diseases, lower retention of scientific talent, more brain drain.
www.cnn.com/2025/05/13/h...
This is not abstract
No NIH funding = fewer new treatments for cancer, fewer new vaccines, fewer discoveries for chronic diseases, lower retention of scientific talent, more brain drain.
www.cnn.com/2025/05/13/h...
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To switch or not to switch to long-acting injectable cabotegravir/rilpivirine in PLWH with past hepatitis B virus coinfection: which HBV markers to manage risk of HBV reactivation?
✅ Just Accepted
#IDSky
✅ Just Accepted
#IDSky
To switch or not to switch to long-acting injectable cabotegravir/rilpivirine in PLWH with past hepatitis B virus coinfection: which HBV markers to manage risk of HBV reactivation?
We report the occurrence of low-level HBV viremia in PLWH with controlled CD4 counts and isolated core antibody reactivity switched to long-acting injectable cabotegravir/rilpivirine.
doi.org
May 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM
To switch or not to switch to long-acting injectable cabotegravir/rilpivirine in PLWH with past hepatitis B virus coinfection: which HBV markers to manage risk of HBV reactivation?
✅ Just Accepted
#IDSky
✅ Just Accepted
#IDSky
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NEW: Researchers have sued the NIH and HHS, alleging that they have engaged in a "reckless and illegal purge to stamp out NIH-funded research that addresses topics and populations that they disfavor" by terminating hundreds of grants, violating the APA, Fifth Amendment and the Separation of Powers.
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April 2, 2025 at 6:59 PM
NEW: Researchers have sued the NIH and HHS, alleging that they have engaged in a "reckless and illegal purge to stamp out NIH-funded research that addresses topics and populations that they disfavor" by terminating hundreds of grants, violating the APA, Fifth Amendment and the Separation of Powers.
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This is a powerhouse team - Joe, @aadiamd.bsky.social, Julie Dombrowski of @uwdeptmedicine.bsky.social and Matthew Hickey of @ucsfhividgm.bsky.social - dishing practical info about issues that are central to providing HIV care in the U.S. today. Each video is 10-15 mins long, and all are fantastic!
Here’s a roundtable discussion from @thebodypro.bsky.social with some brilliant colleagues and me, discussing low barrier HIV care, long acting HIV meds, and creating a safe and welcoming HIV environment. Check it out! #HIVSky
www.thebodypro.com/collection/h...
www.thebodypro.com/collection/h...
www.thebodypro.com
February 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
This is a powerhouse team - Joe, @aadiamd.bsky.social, Julie Dombrowski of @uwdeptmedicine.bsky.social and Matthew Hickey of @ucsfhividgm.bsky.social - dishing practical info about issues that are central to providing HIV care in the U.S. today. Each video is 10-15 mins long, and all are fantastic!
https://www.al.com/news/2025/02/nih-cuts-threaten-uab-birmingham-and-beyond.html
t.co
February 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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“A sane government would never do this.” — the former dean of Harvard Medical School
Universities are reeling. Elon Musk’s allies are celebrating.
Looking at the major cut to federal research funding — which many scientists predict will be devastating
With @lenasun.bsky.social and Carolyn Johnson
Universities are reeling. Elon Musk’s allies are celebrating.
Looking at the major cut to federal research funding — which many scientists predict will be devastating
With @lenasun.bsky.social and Carolyn Johnson
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately
The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
“A sane government would never do this.” — the former dean of Harvard Medical School
Universities are reeling. Elon Musk’s allies are celebrating.
Looking at the major cut to federal research funding — which many scientists predict will be devastating
With @lenasun.bsky.social and Carolyn Johnson
Universities are reeling. Elon Musk’s allies are celebrating.
Looking at the major cut to federal research funding — which many scientists predict will be devastating
With @lenasun.bsky.social and Carolyn Johnson
Impact of NIH funding in ALABAMA:
NIH AWARDS FUNDING: $386 M
JOBS SUPPORTED: 4,769
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED: $909 M
Bio Industry Impact:
Jobs: 12,786
Businesses: 1,235
Cutting NIH indirects will end jobs & cause a recession.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
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NIH AWARDS FUNDING: $386 M
JOBS SUPPORTED: 4,769
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED: $909 M
Bio Industry Impact:
Jobs: 12,786
Businesses: 1,235
Cutting NIH indirects will end jobs & cause a recession.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
h/t@CarlosdelRio7
Alabama - United For Medical Research
economic impact of NIH research in Alabama
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org
February 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Impact of NIH funding in ALABAMA:
NIH AWARDS FUNDING: $386 M
JOBS SUPPORTED: 4,769
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED: $909 M
Bio Industry Impact:
Jobs: 12,786
Businesses: 1,235
Cutting NIH indirects will end jobs & cause a recession.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
h/t@CarlosdelRio7
NIH AWARDS FUNDING: $386 M
JOBS SUPPORTED: 4,769
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED: $909 M
Bio Industry Impact:
Jobs: 12,786
Businesses: 1,235
Cutting NIH indirects will end jobs & cause a recession.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
h/t@CarlosdelRio7
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Colleagues:
We have one unfilled position for July 2025 in our ID fellowship program at Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Interested candidates please DM me or email at id_info@mcw.edu.
#IDSky
#MedSky
Please amplify 🙏🙏
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We have one unfilled position for July 2025 in our ID fellowship program at Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Interested candidates please DM me or email at id_info@mcw.edu.
#IDSky
#MedSky
Please amplify 🙏🙏
www.mcw.edu/departments/...
Fellowship Program | Infectious Diseases | Medical College of Wisconsin
Information on the Medical College of Wisconsin Infectious Disease Fellowship program.
www.mcw.edu
December 4, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Colleagues:
We have one unfilled position for July 2025 in our ID fellowship program at Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Interested candidates please DM me or email at id_info@mcw.edu.
#IDSky
#MedSky
Please amplify 🙏🙏
www.mcw.edu/departments/...
We have one unfilled position for July 2025 in our ID fellowship program at Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Interested candidates please DM me or email at id_info@mcw.edu.
#IDSky
#MedSky
Please amplify 🙏🙏
www.mcw.edu/departments/...
On World AIDS Day we honor the memory of all those we have lost to HIV and stand in solidarity with all courageously confronting the inequalities that hinder our journey toward achieving the target of ending AIDS. @uab-cfar.bsky.social @katia-bruxvoort.bsky.social
December 2, 2024 at 10:10 PM
On World AIDS Day we honor the memory of all those we have lost to HIV and stand in solidarity with all courageously confronting the inequalities that hinder our journey toward achieving the target of ending AIDS. @uab-cfar.bsky.social @katia-bruxvoort.bsky.social