Joshua Thaden
@joshuathaden.bsky.social
Infectious Diseases physician-scientist. Research focus on bacterial bloodstream infections. Duke.
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Researchers can fight these attacks by spreading insights into how fed funded research works, and sharing how we serve the public with the fed dollars we work hard to earn.
Write an op-ed for your local hometown paper to be published June 16! #SciComm #McClintockLetters
tinyurl.com/McClintockLe...
Write an op-ed for your local hometown paper to be published June 16! #SciComm #McClintockLetters
tinyurl.com/McClintockLe...
April 24, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Researchers can fight these attacks by spreading insights into how fed funded research works, and sharing how we serve the public with the fed dollars we work hard to earn.
Write an op-ed for your local hometown paper to be published June 16! #SciComm #McClintockLetters
tinyurl.com/McClintockLe...
Write an op-ed for your local hometown paper to be published June 16! #SciComm #McClintockLetters
tinyurl.com/McClintockLe...
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NIH is ending billions of dollars in foreign subawards, jeopardizing thousands of projects on infectious diseases, cancer and more.
Unless foreign researchers secure funding directly from NIH by October — a tall order for any researcher — clinical trials abroad and other research will shut down.
Unless foreign researchers secure funding directly from NIH by October — a tall order for any researcher — clinical trials abroad and other research will shut down.
Exclusive: NIH to end billions of dollars in foreign research grants
Move by US biomedical agency jeopardizes thousands of projects on infectious diseases, cancer and more.
www.nature.com
May 2, 2025 at 1:05 AM
NIH is ending billions of dollars in foreign subawards, jeopardizing thousands of projects on infectious diseases, cancer and more.
Unless foreign researchers secure funding directly from NIH by October — a tall order for any researcher — clinical trials abroad and other research will shut down.
Unless foreign researchers secure funding directly from NIH by October — a tall order for any researcher — clinical trials abroad and other research will shut down.
Congratulations to all the young filmmakers at Jordan High School in Durham, NC who participated in the inaugural Running Bull Film Festival.
carolinatheatre.org/festival/run...
Beautiful films. And a shout-out to my wife Ann who co-founded the festival. Already looking forward to the 2nd edition.
carolinatheatre.org/festival/run...
Beautiful films. And a shout-out to my wife Ann who co-founded the festival. Already looking forward to the 2nd edition.
Running Bull Film Festival - Carolina Theatre of Durham
FILM AND SOUND EDITING WORKSHOP FACILITATOR
carolinatheatre.org
April 24, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Congratulations to all the young filmmakers at Jordan High School in Durham, NC who participated in the inaugural Running Bull Film Festival.
carolinatheatre.org/festival/run...
Beautiful films. And a shout-out to my wife Ann who co-founded the festival. Already looking forward to the 2nd edition.
carolinatheatre.org/festival/run...
Beautiful films. And a shout-out to my wife Ann who co-founded the festival. Already looking forward to the 2nd edition.
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This is yet another abuse of power by the administration — this time in response to Harvard not capitulating to the administration’s earlier unlawful demands.
We have to speak out and stand up for our universities.
We have to speak out and stand up for our universities.
The IRS is making plans to rescind the tax-exempt status of Harvard University, CNN reports
IRS making plans to rescind Harvard’s tax-exempt status | CNN Politics
The Internal Revenue Service is making plans to rescind the tax-exempt status of Harvard University, according to two sources familiar with the matter, which would be an extraordinary step of retaliat...
www.cnn.com
April 16, 2025 at 10:03 PM
This is yet another abuse of power by the administration — this time in response to Harvard not capitulating to the administration’s earlier unlawful demands.
We have to speak out and stand up for our universities.
We have to speak out and stand up for our universities.
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The real problem about science isn't about loss of trust. It's about not having a voice, a counter. @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Whai if the 300,000 scientists supported by NIH stood up? Or even half of them. Instead of <1%
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Whai if the 300,000 scientists supported by NIH stood up? Or even half of them. Instead of <1%
Science’s big problem is a loss of influence, not a loss of trust
Evidence shows that science and scientists remain highly trusted. But genuine scientific voices are not shouting loud enough over the noise to hold sway.
www.nature.com
April 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The real problem about science isn't about loss of trust. It's about not having a voice, a counter. @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Whai if the 300,000 scientists supported by NIH stood up? Or even half of them. Instead of <1%
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Whai if the 300,000 scientists supported by NIH stood up? Or even half of them. Instead of <1%
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biggest protest i’ve ever seen in downtown durham today
April 5, 2025 at 5:28 PM
biggest protest i’ve ever seen in downtown durham today
April 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
To change or not to change?
Clinicians please consider this quick (<2 min!!) survey regarding your catheter-associated UTI practice patterns.
My collaborators in 🇳🇱 are exploring practice variations across different countries and medical specialties worldwide.
forms.office.com/e/MRCMwUb2UK
Clinicians please consider this quick (<2 min!!) survey regarding your catheter-associated UTI practice patterns.
My collaborators in 🇳🇱 are exploring practice variations across different countries and medical specialties worldwide.
forms.office.com/e/MRCMwUb2UK
Microsoft Forms
forms.office.com
April 2, 2025 at 2:25 AM
To change or not to change?
Clinicians please consider this quick (<2 min!!) survey regarding your catheter-associated UTI practice patterns.
My collaborators in 🇳🇱 are exploring practice variations across different countries and medical specialties worldwide.
forms.office.com/e/MRCMwUb2UK
Clinicians please consider this quick (<2 min!!) survey regarding your catheter-associated UTI practice patterns.
My collaborators in 🇳🇱 are exploring practice variations across different countries and medical specialties worldwide.
forms.office.com/e/MRCMwUb2UK
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“It has become clear that truth and transparency are not desired by the secretary, but rather he wishes subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies," Marks said. "This man doesn’t care about the truth. He cares about what is making him followers.”
NEW: Noah Weiland spoke to Dr. Marks & we updated the article:
“I did everything I possibly could for this administration to work with them in an effort to restore confidence in vaccines,” Dr. Marks said in the interview.
“It became clear that’s not what they wanted.”
“I did everything I possibly could for this administration to work with them in an effort to restore confidence in vaccines,” Dr. Marks said in the interview.
“It became clear that’s not what they wanted.”
Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’ (Gift Article)
Dr. Peter Marks, a veteran of the agency, wrote that undermining confidence in vaccines is irresponsible and a danger to public health.
www.nytimes.com
March 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
“It has become clear that truth and transparency are not desired by the secretary, but rather he wishes subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies," Marks said. "This man doesn’t care about the truth. He cares about what is making him followers.”
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Our patients persecuted; colleagues and public health institutions under attack. Our field needs to rise up & fight back
Silence=Death Redux: Infectious Diseases, Public Health, and the Imperative to Resist
Viewpoint by @ericmeyerowitz.bsky.social & me
OpenAccess: academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
Silence=Death Redux: Infectious Diseases, Public Health, and the Imperative to Resist
Viewpoint by @ericmeyerowitz.bsky.social & me
OpenAccess: academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
Silence=Death Redux: Infectious Diseases, Public Health, and the Imperative to Resist
The second Trump administration has released a torrent of executive policies hostile to public health, science, and marginalized populations. We outline th
academic.oup.com
March 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Our patients persecuted; colleagues and public health institutions under attack. Our field needs to rise up & fight back
Silence=Death Redux: Infectious Diseases, Public Health, and the Imperative to Resist
Viewpoint by @ericmeyerowitz.bsky.social & me
OpenAccess: academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
Silence=Death Redux: Infectious Diseases, Public Health, and the Imperative to Resist
Viewpoint by @ericmeyerowitz.bsky.social & me
OpenAccess: academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
It was amazing to see so many people at the #standupforscience rally in Raleigh.
We will continue to fight!!
And a special thanks to my wife for the sign and my kids for their patience.
We will continue to fight!!
And a special thanks to my wife for the sign and my kids for their patience.
March 8, 2025 at 12:07 AM
It was amazing to see so many people at the #standupforscience rally in Raleigh.
We will continue to fight!!
And a special thanks to my wife for the sign and my kids for their patience.
We will continue to fight!!
And a special thanks to my wife for the sign and my kids for their patience.
👍for the UTI Wikiguidelines, especially for prevention of recurrent UTI.
Agree that topical estrogen and methenamine can be quite helpful. Need more data on methenamine safety in people with renal dysfunction, spectrum of activity, and need for urine acidification.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Agree that topical estrogen and methenamine can be quite helpful. Need more data on methenamine safety in people with renal dysfunction, spectrum of activity, and need for urine acidification.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Guidelines for the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Urinary Tract Infections
This consensus statement creates a clinical guideline for the diagnosis and management of urinary tract infections that addresses the gap between the evidence and recommendation strength.
jamanetwork.com
November 14, 2024 at 10:54 PM
👍for the UTI Wikiguidelines, especially for prevention of recurrent UTI.
Agree that topical estrogen and methenamine can be quite helpful. Need more data on methenamine safety in people with renal dysfunction, spectrum of activity, and need for urine acidification.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Agree that topical estrogen and methenamine can be quite helpful. Need more data on methenamine safety in people with renal dysfunction, spectrum of activity, and need for urine acidification.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Analysis of MERINO trial results using desirability of outcome ranking (#DOOR) & generalised pairwise comparisons (#GPC): both improve understanding of treatment effect in survivors beyond single endpoint of mortality. (Mero still wins.)
IDSky MedSky MicroSky AMR
www.cmi-comms.com/article/S295...
IDSky MedSky MicroSky AMR
www.cmi-comms.com/article/S295...
November 11, 2024 at 5:10 PM
I agree. And others …
@CIDJournal
@CMIJournal
@OFIDJournal
@LancetInfDis
@CIDJournal
@CMIJournal
@OFIDJournal
@LancetInfDis
Can colleagues amplify this appeal to journals and journal editors to open accounts on Bluesky, please? @MicrobioSoc @TrendsMicrobiol @CellCellPress @JBacteriology @jbiolchem @Nature @ScienceMagazine @PNASNews @MolMicroEditors @NAR_Open @NatureMicrobiol @NatureComms @ASMicrobiology 🙏
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November 10, 2024 at 3:03 PM
I agree. And others …
@CIDJournal
@CMIJournal
@OFIDJournal
@LancetInfDis
@CIDJournal
@CMIJournal
@OFIDJournal
@LancetInfDis