Michael Madaio
@mmadaio.bsky.social
Infectious disease physician and hobbyist photographer living in Maine 📸🦠🇺🇸
It's prime lighthouse season in Maine 🛟🌊⚓
October 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
It's prime lighthouse season in Maine 🛟🌊⚓
This is a study I worked on over the last few years with @kinnathakarar.bsky.social and others that shows the power of education on changing mindsets regarding stigmatized conditions!
Hospital clinician training transformed care for PWUD w/ severe infections. Post-training: 95% applied harm reduction (vs 55%), 69% discussed safer use (vs 38%).
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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A descriptive survey evaluating the implementation and outcomes of a training session highlighting concepts in antimicrobial management and harm reduction for hospital-based clinicians treating person...
Background: People who use drugs (PWUD) are at increased risk for severe infections and face many barriers when completing conventional, typically parenteral an...
journals.sagepub.com
September 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This is a study I worked on over the last few years with @kinnathakarar.bsky.social and others that shows the power of education on changing mindsets regarding stigmatized conditions!
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Breaking: Harvard's response to the government's threat of withholding research grants to exert control over universities 👇
Research grants are not political weapons. The stakes are not abstract: Every $ withheld is a delayed cure, a patient or family left behind.
www.harvard.edu/research-fun...
Research grants are not political weapons. The stakes are not abstract: Every $ withheld is a delayed cure, a patient or family left behind.
www.harvard.edu/research-fun...
www.harvard.edu
April 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Breaking: Harvard's response to the government's threat of withholding research grants to exert control over universities 👇
Research grants are not political weapons. The stakes are not abstract: Every $ withheld is a delayed cure, a patient or family left behind.
www.harvard.edu/research-fun...
Research grants are not political weapons. The stakes are not abstract: Every $ withheld is a delayed cure, a patient or family left behind.
www.harvard.edu/research-fun...
Digital 🌃 / Film 🌇
February 19, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Digital 🌃 / Film 🌇
"None of this is to say that Mr. Trump shouldn’t have the opportunity to govern. Seventy-seven million Americans cast ballots to put Mr. Trump back in the White House... But is this unconstitutional overhaul of the American government... really what those voters signed up for?"
Opinion | Now Is Not the Time to Tune Out
Trump’s presidency demands your attention.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 10:33 PM
"None of this is to say that Mr. Trump shouldn’t have the opportunity to govern. Seventy-seven million Americans cast ballots to put Mr. Trump back in the White House... But is this unconstitutional overhaul of the American government... really what those voters signed up for?"
Enough politics for now; here's a picture of my dog.
February 4, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Enough politics for now; here's a picture of my dog.
Tariffs will not solve the opioid epidemic, instead they will raise the cost of living for millions of Americans driving more to financial insecurity, which incidentally is one of the key causes of addiction. #tariffs #opioids #addiction #publichealth #politics
February 4, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Tariffs will not solve the opioid epidemic, instead they will raise the cost of living for millions of Americans driving more to financial insecurity, which incidentally is one of the key causes of addiction. #tariffs #opioids #addiction #publichealth #politics
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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
🎞️: LomoChrome Metropolis
📸: Mamiya 645 Pro
📸: Mamiya 645 Pro
January 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
🎞️: LomoChrome Metropolis
📸: Mamiya 645 Pro
📸: Mamiya 645 Pro
This is a very informative article for anyone who wants to learn more about the various statuses of immigrants living in the USA.
Who Are the Millions of Immigrants Trump Wants to Deport?
Trump wants to end several programs that offered new arrivals temporary relief. Millions of others without legal status may also be vulnerable to deportation.
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This is a very informative article for anyone who wants to learn more about the various statuses of immigrants living in the USA.
Time to jump off Meta (Facebook and Instagram/Threads)!
Instagram and Facebook Blocked and Hid Abortion Pill Providers’ Posts
Some posts related to obtaining abortion pills were recently hidden on Instagram and Facebook and some accounts were suspended, before being later restored.
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Time to jump off Meta (Facebook and Instagram/Threads)!
There should be no debate among rational people that a sitting president editing the constitution by executive order is entirely unconstitutional.
Judge Blocks Trump’s Plan to End Birthright Citizenship
A federal judge in Seattle has issued a temporary order halting the president’s plan.
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
There should be no debate among rational people that a sitting president editing the constitution by executive order is entirely unconstitutional.
One of my favorite photos I've taken of the Portland, ME head light, back in 2022, better times.
January 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
One of my favorite photos I've taken of the Portland, ME head light, back in 2022, better times.
Reposted by Michael Madaio
If your Christianity causes you to be offended by someone asking the most powerful person in the country to be merciful towards the powerless, then you have profoundly misunderstood the teachings of Jesus Christ.
January 22, 2025 at 1:20 AM
If your Christianity causes you to be offended by someone asking the most powerful person in the country to be merciful towards the powerless, then you have profoundly misunderstood the teachings of Jesus Christ.
Nothing like making healthcare affordable again!!
Trump just rescinded an Executive Order issued by President Biden to lower prescription drug costs for people in Medicare and Medicaid.
Initial Rescissions Of Harmful Executive Orders And Actions – The White House
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as
www.whitehouse.gov
January 21, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Nothing like making healthcare affordable again!!
Trump gets inaugurated and he'll literally freezes over.
Blizzard warnings were issued for the first time in some parts of Texas and Louisiana, and officials warned that snow could remain for days, because they don’t have plows. Follow for updates on the rare winter storm. nyti.ms/40GMMOl
January 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Trump gets inaugurated and he'll literally freezes over.
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Attorneys general from 18 states sued to block an executive order by President Trump that seeks to deny citizenship to babies born to unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. The states view Trump’s attempt to limit birthright citizenship as “extraordinary and extreme.” nyti.ms/3E2qr53
January 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Attorneys general from 18 states sued to block an executive order by President Trump that seeks to deny citizenship to babies born to unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. The states view Trump’s attempt to limit birthright citizenship as “extraordinary and extreme.” nyti.ms/3E2qr53
Trump "thinks" that he "might" or "may" impose tariffs on "some" imports; is it just me or is it dawning on him that tariffs aren't the silver bullet to save all economic woes and he is trying to soften expectations?
Trump Promises Tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and Paves Way for Further Trade Action
The president said he planned to put tariffs on America’s neighbors on Feb. 1, as he signed an executive order mandating a sweeping review of U.S. trade policy.
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Trump "thinks" that he "might" or "may" impose tariffs on "some" imports; is it just me or is it dawning on him that tariffs aren't the silver bullet to save all economic woes and he is trying to soften expectations?
It's insane to me that in today's Washington Marco Rubio is a moderate who was unanimously confirmed as secretary of state.
I'm not even upset; I'm actually somewhat relieved as Rubio is not floridly insane and unqualified, unlike some other cabinet appointees.
I'm not even upset; I'm actually somewhat relieved as Rubio is not floridly insane and unqualified, unlike some other cabinet appointees.
Marco Rubio Is Confirmed by Senate as Secretary of State
The Florida senator becomes the United States’ 72nd chief diplomat, and the first Latino to hold the job.
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2025 at 1:08 AM
It's insane to me that in today's Washington Marco Rubio is a moderate who was unanimously confirmed as secretary of state.
I'm not even upset; I'm actually somewhat relieved as Rubio is not floridly insane and unqualified, unlike some other cabinet appointees.
I'm not even upset; I'm actually somewhat relieved as Rubio is not floridly insane and unqualified, unlike some other cabinet appointees.
"That's a big one," Trump says as he signs an executive order defining birthright citizenship. The president cannot change the Constitution on his own, but Trump has made it clear he wants to deny birthright citizenship, which is guaranteed by the 14th Amendment, to the children of noncitizens.
Update from Zolan Kanno-Youngs
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2025 at 1:03 AM
"That's a big one," Trump says as he signs an executive order defining birthright citizenship. The president cannot change the Constitution on his own, but Trump has made it clear he wants to deny birthright citizenship, which is guaranteed by the 14th Amendment, to the children of noncitizens.
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After 80 years the nazis finally have taken the White House.
January 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
After 80 years the nazis finally have taken the White House.
Sometimes when I get spam calls, I like to practice my Spanish. I just got one from the Maine Republican Party and said "Lo siento, yo no hablo Ingles. ¿Estás llamando por mi cheque de bienestar?" The caller seemed frustrated and hung up quickly!
January 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Sometimes when I get spam calls, I like to practice my Spanish. I just got one from the Maine Republican Party and said "Lo siento, yo no hablo Ingles. ¿Estás llamando por mi cheque de bienestar?" The caller seemed frustrated and hung up quickly!
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Really fun weekend of football (sorry if your team lost).
But tomorrow America dies, oh well. It chose not to fix its heart.
But tomorrow America dies, oh well. It chose not to fix its heart.
January 20, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Really fun weekend of football (sorry if your team lost).
But tomorrow America dies, oh well. It chose not to fix its heart.
But tomorrow America dies, oh well. It chose not to fix its heart.
Photo dump from the past 2 weeks, went exploring with a Kodak H35N film camera.
January 20, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Photo dump from the past 2 weeks, went exploring with a Kodak H35N film camera.