Irv Nachamkin
@nachampion.bsky.social
Emeritus Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and past Director of Laboratory Medicine at University of Pennsylvania-views are my own #ClinicalMicrobiology #LabMedicine #clinmicro #IDsky
Congratulations to all the @asm.org 2026 Award Recipients and especially to our own @pennmedicine.bsky.social Pathology and Laboratory Medicine faculty member Kyle Rodino, PhD for the ASM Early Career Clinical Microbiology Research Award In Clinical Microbiology!
September 8, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Congratulations to all the @asm.org 2026 Award Recipients and especially to our own @pennmedicine.bsky.social Pathology and Laboratory Medicine faculty member Kyle Rodino, PhD for the ASM Early Career Clinical Microbiology Research Award In Clinical Microbiology!
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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
Great talk today by @pennpathlabmed.bsky.social @pennmedicine.bsky.social faculty member, Kyle Rodino PhD at our national meeting of the American Society of Microbiology in Los Angeles #ASMicrobe @asm.org
June 22, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Great talk today by @pennpathlabmed.bsky.social @pennmedicine.bsky.social faculty member, Kyle Rodino PhD at our national meeting of the American Society of Microbiology in Los Angeles #ASMicrobe @asm.org
Congratulations to our 2025 ASM Award and Prize Recipients including our own @upenn.bsky.social Professor Susan Weiss, recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award #ASMicrobe @asm.org
June 20, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Congratulations to our 2025 ASM Award and Prize Recipients including our own @upenn.bsky.social Professor Susan Weiss, recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award #ASMicrobe @asm.org
We still need to teach pathology in medical schools www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Pathobiology — Can We Do Without It? | NEJM
With changes to preclinical curricula, some medical schools have eliminated certain
freestanding subject-based courses, such as histology and pathobiology.
www.nejm.org
June 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We still need to teach pathology in medical schools www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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Meteorologist from Florida does a 3 minute report on the administrative cuts to NOAA.
Please watch and share with those that are less informed.
Please watch and share with those that are less informed.
Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
June 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Meteorologist from Florida does a 3 minute report on the administrative cuts to NOAA.
Please watch and share with those that are less informed.
Please watch and share with those that are less informed.
Metagenomics and diagnosis of infectious diseases in the news reported by the @BBCWorld today. A debilitating eye infection caused by Leptospira solved #Metagenomics #ClinicalMicrobiology
bbc.com/news/article...
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Metagenomics test saves woman's sight after mystery infection
After years of suffering, a cutting-edge test diagnosed Ellie Irwin with a rare bacterial infection.
bbc.com
April 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Metagenomics and diagnosis of infectious diseases in the news reported by the @BBCWorld today. A debilitating eye infection caused by Leptospira solved #Metagenomics #ClinicalMicrobiology
bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com/news/article...
I volunteer my time delivering meals for #MealsOnWheels. I know first hand how the elderly and infirm in need rely on these important services. Call your representatives and tell them to stop the cruelty by Trump and RFKJr and maintain MOW funding. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/h...
Trump Cuts Threaten Agency Running Meals on Wheels
A tiny division responsible for overseeing services for people with disabilities and older Americans is being dismantled as part of an overhaul by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary.
www.nytimes.com
April 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I volunteer my time delivering meals for #MealsOnWheels. I know first hand how the elderly and infirm in need rely on these important services. Call your representatives and tell them to stop the cruelty by Trump and RFKJr and maintain MOW funding. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/h...
The continuing destruction of our public health infrastructure by the authoritarian regime in charge of our government #StandUpForPublicHealth
www.healio.com/news/infecti...
www.healio.com/news/infecti...
HHS closes CDC lab that tracks STIs, alarming experts
The Trump administration has shut down a CDC laboratory dedicated to tracking STIs, which experts said could weaken the country’s ability to keep an eye on drug-resistant infections, including g...
www.healio.com
April 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The continuing destruction of our public health infrastructure by the authoritarian regime in charge of our government #StandUpForPublicHealth
www.healio.com/news/infecti...
www.healio.com/news/infecti...
Thank you Representative Scanlon @scanlon.house.gov for attending the #HandsOff Rally in Media, PA and for everything you are doing in Congress to protect our democracy. @indivisible.org
April 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Thank you Representative Scanlon @scanlon.house.gov for attending the #HandsOff Rally in Media, PA and for everything you are doing in Congress to protect our democracy. @indivisible.org
@asm.org called out (not in a good way) in this opinion piece in Nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
March 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
@asm.org called out (not in a good way) in this opinion piece in Nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
At first I thought this couldn’t be a real bill in Iowa but here it is. Unbelievable! #ProudBlue #DemVoice1
www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/...
#BanRepublicansNotVaccines
www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/...
#BanRepublicansNotVaccines
March 5, 2025 at 1:31 AM
At first I thought this couldn’t be a real bill in Iowa but here it is. Unbelievable! #ProudBlue #DemVoice1
www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/...
#BanRepublicansNotVaccines
www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/...
#BanRepublicansNotVaccines
I know so many people over the years who started their careers training in the EIS, this is a travesty for public health in this country. Trump is breaking this country. It was right out there in the open with #Project2025. #SilenceIsNotAnOption #YourVoiceIsYourPower USE IT!
February 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I know so many people over the years who started their careers training in the EIS, this is a travesty for public health in this country. Trump is breaking this country. It was right out there in the open with #Project2025. #SilenceIsNotAnOption #YourVoiceIsYourPower USE IT!
The courts are out last guardrail but the administration doesn’t believe in the rule of law. Whether they comply with court orders is a major concern. Don’t be complacent and call your representatives every day to pressure them to stop the president. Use the 5calls app #SilenceIsNotAnOption
February 12, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The courts are out last guardrail but the administration doesn’t believe in the rule of law. Whether they comply with court orders is a major concern. Don’t be complacent and call your representatives every day to pressure them to stop the president. Use the 5calls app #SilenceIsNotAnOption
I donated to the World Health Organization Foundation to support their critical mission of protecting global health, particularly in times of uncertainty and reduced funding, please consider, whofoundation.donorsupport.com #1Dollar1World #HeathForAll
whofoundation.donorsupport.com
February 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I donated to the World Health Organization Foundation to support their critical mission of protecting global health, particularly in times of uncertainty and reduced funding, please consider, whofoundation.donorsupport.com #1Dollar1World #HeathForAll
Please join us for the 816th monthly meeting of the Eastern PA Branch ASM featuring Cesar de la Fuente, Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania @ASMicrobiology #PhiladelphiaScience @pennmedicine.bsky.social
January 8, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Please join us for the 816th monthly meeting of the Eastern PA Branch ASM featuring Cesar de la Fuente, Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania @ASMicrobiology #PhiladelphiaScience @pennmedicine.bsky.social
Have a happy and healthy New Year 🥂
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media.tenor.com
December 31, 2024 at 11:12 PM
Have a happy and healthy New Year 🥂
Mark your 2025 Calendar- 816th Monthly Meeting or the Eastern Pennsylvania Branch of the @asm.org - see our website www.epaasm.org for program details
December 15, 2024 at 7:27 PM
Mark your 2025 Calendar- 816th Monthly Meeting or the Eastern Pennsylvania Branch of the @asm.org - see our website www.epaasm.org for program details
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I prefer presidents who aren't wannabe authoritarians.
December 12, 2024 at 2:40 PM
I prefer presidents who aren't wannabe authoritarians.
This incoming administration is the most dangerous to public health in America. We need as many voices as
possible to #StandUpForPublicHealth #StandUpForVaccines #YourVoiceIsYourPower www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...
possible to #StandUpForPublicHealth #StandUpForVaccines #YourVoiceIsYourPower www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...
RFK Jr.’s Lawyer Has Asked the FDA to Revoke Polio Vaccine Approval
Aaron Siri, who specializes in vaccine lawsuits, has been at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s side reviewing candidates for top jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services.
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2024 at 5:17 PM
This incoming administration is the most dangerous to public health in America. We need as many voices as
possible to #StandUpForPublicHealth #StandUpForVaccines #YourVoiceIsYourPower www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...
possible to #StandUpForPublicHealth #StandUpForVaccines #YourVoiceIsYourPower www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...
See our new publication - an ASM Guideline for reducing blood culture contamination. Happy to answer any of your questions.
doi.org/10.1128/cmr....
doi.org/10.1128/cmr....
American Society for Microbiology evidence-based laboratory medicine practice guidelines to reduce blood culture contamination rates: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Clinical Microbiology Reviews
SUMMARYBlood cultures (BCs) are one of the critical tests used to detect bloodstream infections. BC results are not 100% specific. Interpretation of BC results is often complicated by detecting microbial contamination rather than true infection. False ...
doi.org
December 10, 2024 at 4:52 PM
See our new publication - an ASM Guideline for reducing blood culture contamination. Happy to answer any of your questions.
doi.org/10.1128/cmr....
doi.org/10.1128/cmr....
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Another potentially dangerous political appointee for CDC Director, Dave Weldon, who doesn’t follow the science but debunked theories. The CDC is a national treasure protecting the nation’s health, Trump was to burn it down. #SayNoToDaveWeldon #TrumpsProject2025
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday announced that Dave Weldon is his choice to serve as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, the federal government’s top public health agency.
Trump picks former congressman Dave Weldon of Florida to lead CDC
The medical doctor has been a vocal critic of the agency, especially its vaccine program.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 24, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Another potentially dangerous political appointee for CDC Director, Dave Weldon, who doesn’t follow the science but debunked theories. The CDC is a national treasure protecting the nation’s health, Trump was to burn it down. #SayNoToDaveWeldon #TrumpsProject2025
Happy Thanksgiving 🦃
November 28, 2024 at 1:48 PM
Happy Thanksgiving 🦃
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#RawMilk is trending again so...
A 🧵 on Milk Hygiene and Infant Mortality seems necessary.
Pasteurization made milk consumption safer and reduced infant mortality in the early 20th century by nearly 50%. #MedSky #IDSky 🧪
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A 🧵 on Milk Hygiene and Infant Mortality seems necessary.
Pasteurization made milk consumption safer and reduced infant mortality in the early 20th century by nearly 50%. #MedSky #IDSky 🧪
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A Brief History of Milk Hygiene and Its Impact on Infant Mortality from 1875 to 1925 and Implications for Today: A Review
The objective of this review is to provide an integrated historical account of the complex, often convoluted events impacting milk hygiene and its res…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 25, 2024 at 1:34 PM
#RawMilk is trending again so...
A 🧵 on Milk Hygiene and Infant Mortality seems necessary.
Pasteurization made milk consumption safer and reduced infant mortality in the early 20th century by nearly 50%. #MedSky #IDSky 🧪
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A 🧵 on Milk Hygiene and Infant Mortality seems necessary.
Pasteurization made milk consumption safer and reduced infant mortality in the early 20th century by nearly 50%. #MedSky #IDSky 🧪
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...