Carly Hughes
@carlyhughes.bsky.social
Infectious Diseases Physician and Microbiologist. Working in tropical paradise in Townsville, North Queensland, Australia. Interests in tropical ID, immunocomp hosts. Mum and wife. Keen cook, beginner gardener.
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The head of HHS said he’d preserve ACIP. Then he fired the entire committee.
Now a new panel -- with mostly unclear expertise in clinical trials, vaccines, and ID -- is in place. Time for high alert for changes that could seriously affect public health. #IDSky blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...
Now a new panel -- with mostly unclear expertise in clinical trials, vaccines, and ID -- is in place. Time for high alert for changes that could seriously affect public health. #IDSky 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...
blogs.jwatch.org
June 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The head of HHS said he’d preserve ACIP. Then he fired the entire committee.
Now a new panel -- with mostly unclear expertise in clinical trials, vaccines, and ID -- is in place. Time for high alert for changes that could seriously affect public health. #IDSky blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...
Now a new panel -- with mostly unclear expertise in clinical trials, vaccines, and ID -- is in place. Time for high alert for changes that could seriously affect public health. #IDSky blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...
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After hearing from two of my colleagues in Africa who work with USAID/PEPFAR, and the consequences already of recent events, I had to write this.
So sad. And so pointless! #IDSky
blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...
So sad. And so pointless! #IDSky
blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...
Could This Be the End of PEPFAR?
Short email from a longtime colleague, working in Africa at a PEPFAR site: Without USAID, PEPFAR is essentially dead. I got chills reading this. PEPFAR, the abbreviation for the President’s Emergency ...
blogs.jwatch.org
February 6, 2025 at 7:48 PM
After hearing from two of my colleagues in Africa who work with USAID/PEPFAR, and the consequences already of recent events, I had to write this.
So sad. And so pointless! #IDSky
blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...
So sad. And so pointless! #IDSky
blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...
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The removal of #HIV- and #LGBTQ-related resources from the websites of CDC and other health agencies is deeply concerning.
Access to this information is crucial for ID and HIV health care professionals.
Our full statement: https://buff.ly/42AO8LI
Access to this information is crucial for ID and HIV health care professionals.
Our full statement: https://buff.ly/42AO8LI
January 31, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The removal of #HIV- and #LGBTQ-related resources from the websites of CDC and other health agencies is deeply concerning.
Access to this information is crucial for ID and HIV health care professionals.
Our full statement: https://buff.ly/42AO8LI
Access to this information is crucial for ID and HIV health care professionals.
Our full statement: https://buff.ly/42AO8LI
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🚨 Antibiotic Treatment for 7 versus 14 Days in Patients with Bloodstream Infections
BALANCE trial publication is here !
#IDsky #Medsky
@idjclub.bsky.social
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
BALANCE trial publication is here !
#IDsky #Medsky
@idjclub.bsky.social
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Antibiotic Treatment for 7 versus 14 Days in Patients with Bloodstream Infections | NEJM
Bloodstream infections are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Early, appropriate antibiotic therapy is important, but the duration of treatment is uncertain. In a multicenter, non...
www.nejm.org
November 20, 2024 at 1:10 PM
🚨 Antibiotic Treatment for 7 versus 14 Days in Patients with Bloodstream Infections
BALANCE trial publication is here !
#IDsky #Medsky
@idjclub.bsky.social
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
BALANCE trial publication is here !
#IDsky #Medsky
@idjclub.bsky.social
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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Allen Yung's Golden Rules of ID. Copied over from the Other Place for @kottonnelson.bsky.social #IDSky
November 16, 2024 at 12:03 AM
Allen Yung's Golden Rules of ID. Copied over from the Other Place for @kottonnelson.bsky.social #IDSky
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#IDSky Starter Packs (Updated 11/11/24)
IDSky 1 go.bsky.app/LnAQjdq
IDSky 2 go.bsky.app/JNfSvQT
IDSky 3 go.bsky.app/FeogT7o
IDSky 4 go.bsky.app/D1zxj4E
TxID go.bsky.app/95rzmLi
MedMycology go.bsky.app/8XGywEx
Let me know if I missed you! cc #MedSky
IDSky 1 go.bsky.app/LnAQjdq
IDSky 2 go.bsky.app/JNfSvQT
IDSky 3 go.bsky.app/FeogT7o
IDSky 4 go.bsky.app/D1zxj4E
TxID go.bsky.app/95rzmLi
MedMycology go.bsky.app/8XGywEx
Let me know if I missed you! cc #MedSky
a man in a suit and tie stands in front of a group of people and says there are dozens of us
Alt: Tobias Fünke standing if front of a crowd in a brown suit, yelling "There are dozens of us. DOZENS!" while pointing to the sky
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2024 at 9:55 PM
#IDSky Starter Packs (Updated 11/11/24)
IDSky 1 go.bsky.app/LnAQjdq
IDSky 2 go.bsky.app/JNfSvQT
IDSky 3 go.bsky.app/FeogT7o
IDSky 4 go.bsky.app/D1zxj4E
TxID go.bsky.app/95rzmLi
MedMycology go.bsky.app/8XGywEx
Let me know if I missed you! cc #MedSky
IDSky 1 go.bsky.app/LnAQjdq
IDSky 2 go.bsky.app/JNfSvQT
IDSky 3 go.bsky.app/FeogT7o
IDSky 4 go.bsky.app/D1zxj4E
TxID go.bsky.app/95rzmLi
MedMycology go.bsky.app/8XGywEx
Let me know if I missed you! cc #MedSky