Allison Bond
@allisonrbond.bsky.social
Infectious Diseases & Hospital Med MD @ UCSF; former journalist. MedEd, clinical reasoning, #infectiousdiseases for non-ID specialists — and puns. Puns are my favorite. #medsky #IDsky
So many great mentorship pearls at UCSF Department of Medicine Grand Rounds today! Congrats to the phenomenal @lekshmimd.bsky.social on a fantastic talk
May 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
So many great mentorship pearls at UCSF Department of Medicine Grand Rounds today! Congrats to the phenomenal @lekshmimd.bsky.social on a fantastic talk
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Hey out there -- if you have information about the job cuts at FDA, CDC, NIH or HHS at large, we'd love to hear from you. We're looking, in particular, for information about exactly what cuts were made.
You can reach me on Signal, the encrypted messaging system, at MattHerper.92. DMs are open.
You can reach me on Signal, the encrypted messaging system, at MattHerper.92. DMs are open.
February 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Hey out there -- if you have information about the job cuts at FDA, CDC, NIH or HHS at large, we'd love to hear from you. We're looking, in particular, for information about exactly what cuts were made.
You can reach me on Signal, the encrypted messaging system, at MattHerper.92. DMs are open.
You can reach me on Signal, the encrypted messaging system, at MattHerper.92. DMs are open.
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#1/ Starting NOW Hybrid on Zoom & In-Person - @ucsfhealth.bsky.social #UCSFMGR w/ Dr. @annieluet.bsky.social on HIV in 2025: What's New, What's Next? Moderated by Dr. @bobwachter.bsky.social. Stay tuned for Live-Sky-ing of the learning pearls.
January 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
#1/ Starting NOW Hybrid on Zoom & In-Person - @ucsfhealth.bsky.social #UCSFMGR w/ Dr. @annieluet.bsky.social on HIV in 2025: What's New, What's Next? Moderated by Dr. @bobwachter.bsky.social. Stay tuned for Live-Sky-ing of the learning pearls.
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Spontaneous pulmonary-twist secondary to Legionnaire’s disease
Apparently "pulmonary twist" is a thing. In this case, in the context of Legionella pneumonia, the L upper lobe became twisted & necrotic, apparently due to infiltration and increased weight of lingula
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Apparently "pulmonary twist" is a thing. In this case, in the context of Legionella pneumonia, the L upper lobe became twisted & necrotic, apparently due to infiltration and increased weight of lingula
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
January 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Spontaneous pulmonary-twist secondary to Legionnaire’s disease
Apparently "pulmonary twist" is a thing. In this case, in the context of Legionella pneumonia, the L upper lobe became twisted & necrotic, apparently due to infiltration and increased weight of lingula
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Apparently "pulmonary twist" is a thing. In this case, in the context of Legionella pneumonia, the L upper lobe became twisted & necrotic, apparently due to infiltration and increased weight of lingula
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A spine surgeon named Jack? Oh you mean a Lumbar Jack
January 9, 2025 at 5:20 AM
A spine surgeon named Jack? Oh you mean a Lumbar Jack
Guess I’m just feeling a bit sedimental
Wish I still got to spin urine sometimes
January 9, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Guess I’m just feeling a bit sedimental
Wish I still got to spin urine sometimes
January 9, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Wish I still got to spin urine sometimes
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I’ve heard of robots replacing physicians but this seems a bit of a stretch
January 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I’ve heard of robots replacing physicians but this seems a bit of a stretch
Got into a debate with nephrology about whether contrast-induced nephropathy is real, and I’ve never felt so alive
January 8, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Got into a debate with nephrology about whether contrast-induced nephropathy is real, and I’ve never felt so alive
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Children receive so many more vaccines these days. Is this ok?
Short answer: This is ok. Today’s vaccines target more diseases and do so more efficiently than older vaccines.
Longer answer: ⬇️
1/7 @kkjetelina.bsky.social @meganranney.bsky.social @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social @enirenberg.bsky.social
Short answer: This is ok. Today’s vaccines target more diseases and do so more efficiently than older vaccines.
Longer answer: ⬇️
1/7 @kkjetelina.bsky.social @meganranney.bsky.social @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social @enirenberg.bsky.social
January 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Children receive so many more vaccines these days. Is this ok?
Short answer: This is ok. Today’s vaccines target more diseases and do so more efficiently than older vaccines.
Longer answer: ⬇️
1/7 @kkjetelina.bsky.social @meganranney.bsky.social @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social @enirenberg.bsky.social
Short answer: This is ok. Today’s vaccines target more diseases and do so more efficiently than older vaccines.
Longer answer: ⬇️
1/7 @kkjetelina.bsky.social @meganranney.bsky.social @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social @enirenberg.bsky.social
We’ve decided to end the peer review process; instead, we will just be asking random people on the street what they think
January 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
We’ve decided to end the peer review process; instead, we will just be asking random people on the street what they think
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🚨📣🚨📣
We're hiring!
Open search for Associate Director of Infection Prevention at UW Medical Center
Work in amazing academic environment with a phenomenal team.
Fantastic quality of life.
Did I mention protected time for scholarly activities?
DM w q's
apply.interfolio.com/160509
#IDsky
We're hiring!
Open search for Associate Director of Infection Prevention at UW Medical Center
Work in amazing academic environment with a phenomenal team.
Fantastic quality of life.
Did I mention protected time for scholarly activities?
DM w q's
apply.interfolio.com/160509
#IDsky
December 17, 2024 at 12:08 AM
🚨📣🚨📣
We're hiring!
Open search for Associate Director of Infection Prevention at UW Medical Center
Work in amazing academic environment with a phenomenal team.
Fantastic quality of life.
Did I mention protected time for scholarly activities?
DM w q's
apply.interfolio.com/160509
#IDsky
We're hiring!
Open search for Associate Director of Infection Prevention at UW Medical Center
Work in amazing academic environment with a phenomenal team.
Fantastic quality of life.
Did I mention protected time for scholarly activities?
DM w q's
apply.interfolio.com/160509
#IDsky
Relatedly, I’m curious how many of us in healthcare are eldest daughters. Wish there was a poll function on BlueSky!
Pulled that eldest-daughter-who-also-works-in-healthcare move and sternly reminded my parents that there will be no shoveling snow or walking on pavement during the upcoming winter storm because dad is now on thinners. This has not dawned on them apparently.
January 7, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Relatedly, I’m curious how many of us in healthcare are eldest daughters. Wish there was a poll function on BlueSky!
This study (from 2015) entailed building a vomiting machine to show norovirus can be airborne. It still haunts my dreams, and now it can haunt you too!
You’re welcome
www.science.org/content/arti...
You’re welcome
www.science.org/content/arti...
January 6, 2025 at 11:44 PM
This study (from 2015) entailed building a vomiting machine to show norovirus can be airborne. It still haunts my dreams, and now it can haunt you too!
You’re welcome
www.science.org/content/arti...
You’re welcome
www.science.org/content/arti...
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If people continue to be infected with #H5N1 #birdflu, some will die. One has: the person in Louisiana who was infected by poultry and/or wild birds in a backyard flock.
Developing story.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/06/b...
Developing story.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/06/b...
U.S. records first fatal bird flu case amid growing concerns about virus
The U.S. has recorded its first fatal case of H5N1 bird flu, in a person from Louisiana who contracted the virus from infected chickens and wild birds in a backyard flock.
www.statnews.com
January 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
If people continue to be infected with #H5N1 #birdflu, some will die. One has: the person in Louisiana who was infected by poultry and/or wild birds in a backyard flock.
Developing story.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/06/b...
Developing story.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/06/b...
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So, you may ask, why do I get so angry about the new liberal spin on RFK Jr, as in, "he gets some things right, so let's collaborate on those" or "we have to work with him because he has a huge following we need to reach"? Because I've seen this movie before. 1/
January 2, 2025 at 10:55 AM
So, you may ask, why do I get so angry about the new liberal spin on RFK Jr, as in, "he gets some things right, so let's collaborate on those" or "we have to work with him because he has a huge following we need to reach"? Because I've seen this movie before. 1/
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Key point from the NEJM article on the #H5N1 case in Canada: The NP swab was (+) for Flu A but (-) for A(H1) and A(H3) on the BioFire Respiratory Panel.
Remember- Routine Flu A testing won’t confirm #H5N1. If the subtype is unidentifiable, important to test for H5N1.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Remember- Routine Flu A testing won’t confirm #H5N1. If the subtype is unidentifiable, important to test for H5N1.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Critical Illness in an Adolescent with Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Infection | NEJM
Influenza A(H5N1) viruses are an emerging zoonotic threat and have spread widely throughout
birds in North America. Recently, influenza A(H5N1) infection led to serious illness
in a teenager in Canada...
www.nejm.org
January 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Key point from the NEJM article on the #H5N1 case in Canada: The NP swab was (+) for Flu A but (-) for A(H1) and A(H3) on the BioFire Respiratory Panel.
Remember- Routine Flu A testing won’t confirm #H5N1. If the subtype is unidentifiable, important to test for H5N1.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Remember- Routine Flu A testing won’t confirm #H5N1. If the subtype is unidentifiable, important to test for H5N1.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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It’s a beautiful day to donate to @propublica.org
"...if they make progress, which would normally be celebrated, insurers have used that against patients to argue they no longer need the care being provided."
www.propublica.org/article/ment...
www.propublica.org/article/ment...
Her Mental Health Treatment Was Helping. That’s Why Insurance Cut Off Her Coverage.
Providers, patients and even some federal judges say progress-based insurance denials harm patients at key moments of mental health treatment.
www.propublica.org
January 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
It’s a beautiful day to donate to @propublica.org
Starting the new year with high hopes and even higher glucose
January 1, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Starting the new year with high hopes and even higher glucose
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Infectious disease MD & professionally trained journalist here!
🚨 The contents of this article & the fact that it was given space in The Atlantic is a dangerous display of both-sides-ism. 🚨
The “fear” of RFK flippantly mentioned? Actually a well-founded concern re: a resurgence of deadly diseases
🚨 The contents of this article & the fact that it was given space in The Atlantic is a dangerous display of both-sides-ism. 🚨
The “fear” of RFK flippantly mentioned? Actually a well-founded concern re: a resurgence of deadly diseases
December 31, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Infectious disease MD & professionally trained journalist here!
🚨 The contents of this article & the fact that it was given space in The Atlantic is a dangerous display of both-sides-ism. 🚨
The “fear” of RFK flippantly mentioned? Actually a well-founded concern re: a resurgence of deadly diseases
🚨 The contents of this article & the fact that it was given space in The Atlantic is a dangerous display of both-sides-ism. 🚨
The “fear” of RFK flippantly mentioned? Actually a well-founded concern re: a resurgence of deadly diseases
Update: Fried potatoes in biryani is a ✨love language✨
January 1, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Update: Fried potatoes in biryani is a ✨love language✨
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Report in NEJM describing the first critically ill adolescent with #H5N1 D1.1 (aka #BirdFlu) in North America.
A 13 yo rapidly progressed from mild symptoms to respiratory & renal failure. She survived thanks to IMV + ECMO + CRRT.
Scary stuff.
📄 www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
A 13 yo rapidly progressed from mild symptoms to respiratory & renal failure. She survived thanks to IMV + ECMO + CRRT.
Scary stuff.
📄 www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
January 1, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Report in NEJM describing the first critically ill adolescent with #H5N1 D1.1 (aka #BirdFlu) in North America.
A 13 yo rapidly progressed from mild symptoms to respiratory & renal failure. She survived thanks to IMV + ECMO + CRRT.
Scary stuff.
📄 www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
A 13 yo rapidly progressed from mild symptoms to respiratory & renal failure. She survived thanks to IMV + ECMO + CRRT.
Scary stuff.
📄 www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
My New Year’s resolution? 1920x1080
December 31, 2024 at 11:54 PM
My New Year’s resolution? 1920x1080
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In today’s MMWR, largest blastomycosis outbreak in 🇺🇸:
-162 cases in a single paper mill in Michigan (20% of all employees)
-Primarily 🫁 symptoms
-18 (12%) 🏥, 1 death
-0 environmental samples of mill were PCR pos for blasto
#IDSky
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
-162 cases in a single paper mill in Michigan (20% of all employees)
-Primarily 🫁 symptoms
-18 (12%) 🏥, 1 death
-0 environmental samples of mill were PCR pos for blasto
#IDSky
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
Outbreak of Blastomycosis Among Paper Mill Workers...
This report describes an outbreak of blastomycosis among workers at a paper mill in Michigan.
www.cdc.gov
December 31, 2024 at 2:09 AM
In today’s MMWR, largest blastomycosis outbreak in 🇺🇸:
-162 cases in a single paper mill in Michigan (20% of all employees)
-Primarily 🫁 symptoms
-18 (12%) 🏥, 1 death
-0 environmental samples of mill were PCR pos for blasto
#IDSky
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
-162 cases in a single paper mill in Michigan (20% of all employees)
-Primarily 🫁 symptoms
-18 (12%) 🏥, 1 death
-0 environmental samples of mill were PCR pos for blasto
#IDSky
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
It’s not raw water — it’s ✨ Sewage Lite™️✨
Untreated water enthusiasts swear by natural springs, or “raw water.” Many of them are part of the so-called health freedom movement, which opposes vaccine mandates, pasteurized milk and other government public health interventions.
‘Raw Water’ Devotees Swear by Natural Springs, Despite the Risks
Untreated water enthusiasts swear by natural springs. Their movement has parallels with raw milk drinkers and vaccine skeptics.
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2024 at 8:31 PM
It’s not raw water — it’s ✨ Sewage Lite™️✨