Sam Horwich-Scholefield
@samhorwich.bsky.social
Niche antimicrobial resistance content, but for the masses
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May 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Makary and Prasad have a sounding board piece written in NEJM about the future of COVID-19 vaccine regulation at the FDA.
Some thoughts:
Some thoughts:
An Evidence-Based Approach to Covid-19 Vaccination | NEJM
This article from the FDA compares broad U.S. recommendations on Covid vaccination with those from other countries and announces the adoption of an evidence-based approach to such recommendations.
www.nejm.org
May 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Makary and Prasad have a sounding board piece written in NEJM about the future of COVID-19 vaccine regulation at the FDA.
Some thoughts:
Some thoughts:
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CDC NHSN training videos and case studies are missing. “Removed by the uploader.”
Trump administration EOs are a menace to daily functioning.
Trump administration EOs are a menace to daily functioning.
May 13, 2025 at 11:51 PM
CDC NHSN training videos and case studies are missing. “Removed by the uploader.”
Trump administration EOs are a menace to daily functioning.
Trump administration EOs are a menace to daily functioning.
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Here’s how our medical establishment has discussed boosters for years. This was made after an RCT of booster dose 1, which showed the vaccine worked, and right before the omicron wave.
Behold the seriousness, thoughtfulness, and maturity.
youtu.be/LB2VRT3H-Co
Behold the seriousness, thoughtfulness, and maturity.
youtu.be/LB2VRT3H-Co
Makary, Prasad, and Zdogg behave like children and mock people who wanted a valuable booster 12/2021
YouTube video by Jonathan Howard
youtu.be
May 7, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Here’s how our medical establishment has discussed boosters for years. This was made after an RCT of booster dose 1, which showed the vaccine worked, and right before the omicron wave.
Behold the seriousness, thoughtfulness, and maturity.
youtu.be/LB2VRT3H-Co
Behold the seriousness, thoughtfulness, and maturity.
youtu.be/LB2VRT3H-Co
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📅 #TidyTuesday Week 18: National Science Foundation Grant Terminations under the Trump Administration
📊 Treemap shows the distribution by NSF directorate and division
🔗 Code: bit.ly/3YwiDQg
🛠️ First time making a treemap - open to any suggestions on improving the look or clarity!
#RStats #DataViz
📊 Treemap shows the distribution by NSF directorate and division
🔗 Code: bit.ly/3YwiDQg
🛠️ First time making a treemap - open to any suggestions on improving the look or clarity!
#RStats #DataViz
May 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
📅 #TidyTuesday Week 18: National Science Foundation Grant Terminations under the Trump Administration
📊 Treemap shows the distribution by NSF directorate and division
🔗 Code: bit.ly/3YwiDQg
🛠️ First time making a treemap - open to any suggestions on improving the look or clarity!
#RStats #DataViz
📊 Treemap shows the distribution by NSF directorate and division
🔗 Code: bit.ly/3YwiDQg
🛠️ First time making a treemap - open to any suggestions on improving the look or clarity!
#RStats #DataViz
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Part 2 of raw milk! Today we get into the alleged health claims we've all seen circulating our social media feeds and contrast the (lack of) data to support these claims with the very real data on the risks of raw milk. If you've been searching for a deep dive, oh wow, you are going to love this.
May 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Part 2 of raw milk! Today we get into the alleged health claims we've all seen circulating our social media feeds and contrast the (lack of) data to support these claims with the very real data on the risks of raw milk. If you've been searching for a deep dive, oh wow, you are going to love this.
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Just to be clear, this is a violation of the fundamental ethical principle in clinical trial design called "equipoise."
Equipoise means that no-one is exposed to excess risk just to test the therapy. That's specifically *why* vaccine trials don't use placebo arms.
Ethical violation as POLICY.
Equipoise means that no-one is exposed to excess risk just to test the therapy. That's specifically *why* vaccine trials don't use placebo arms.
Ethical violation as POLICY.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr will require all new vaccines to undergo placebo testing, WaPo reports
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr intends to shift the way vaccines are tested, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing a spokesperson from the HHS.
www.reuters.com
May 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Just to be clear, this is a violation of the fundamental ethical principle in clinical trial design called "equipoise."
Equipoise means that no-one is exposed to excess risk just to test the therapy. That's specifically *why* vaccine trials don't use placebo arms.
Ethical violation as POLICY.
Equipoise means that no-one is exposed to excess risk just to test the therapy. That's specifically *why* vaccine trials don't use placebo arms.
Ethical violation as POLICY.
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Real-time sequencing a promising tool for hospital outbreak detection, study finds
Researchers at a Pittsburgh hospital found prospective whole-genome sequencing enabled rapid identification and control of outbreaks.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/h...
Researchers at a Pittsburgh hospital found prospective whole-genome sequencing enabled rapid identification and control of outbreaks.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/h...
May 1, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Real-time sequencing a promising tool for hospital outbreak detection, study finds
Researchers at a Pittsburgh hospital found prospective whole-genome sequencing enabled rapid identification and control of outbreaks.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/h...
Researchers at a Pittsburgh hospital found prospective whole-genome sequencing enabled rapid identification and control of outbreaks.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/h...
Donald Trump, famously a critic of conspicuous consumption www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/u...
Trump, on Tariffs, Says ‘Maybe the Children Will Have 2 Dolls Instead of 30’
At the end of a cabinet meeting, the president allowed for the possibility that trade war could disrupt supply chains.
www.nytimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Donald Trump, famously a critic of conspicuous consumption www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/u...
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Uganda stopped a Sudan Ebola virus outbreak in under 3 months.
No chaos. Just fast action, local leadership, and a rapidly implemented vaccine trial.
Maybe the problem isn’t capacity in Africa after all—maybe it’s the story we keep telling about it.
open.substack.com/pub/bktitanj...
No chaos. Just fast action, local leadership, and a rapidly implemented vaccine trial.
Maybe the problem isn’t capacity in Africa after all—maybe it’s the story we keep telling about it.
open.substack.com/pub/bktitanj...
Africa’s Outbreak Response Is the Global Standard Now
From outbreak containment to clinical innovation, African nations are setting new global standards for success
open.substack.com
April 30, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Uganda stopped a Sudan Ebola virus outbreak in under 3 months.
No chaos. Just fast action, local leadership, and a rapidly implemented vaccine trial.
Maybe the problem isn’t capacity in Africa after all—maybe it’s the story we keep telling about it.
open.substack.com/pub/bktitanj...
No chaos. Just fast action, local leadership, and a rapidly implemented vaccine trial.
Maybe the problem isn’t capacity in Africa after all—maybe it’s the story we keep telling about it.
open.substack.com/pub/bktitanj...
Governor Gavin Newsom arbitrarily demanded remote-centered state workers commmute to the office 4 days a week, adding tens of thousands of cars to California freeways
If you care about traffic — if you care about not being late to work, coming home to your kids, and saving your time — you have to care about GenAI.
GenAI has come to traffic management, and this cutting-edge tool will help the state better serve all Californians.
GenAI has come to traffic management, and this cutting-edge tool will help the state better serve all Californians.
April 30, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Governor Gavin Newsom arbitrarily demanded remote-centered state workers commmute to the office 4 days a week, adding tens of thousands of cars to California freeways
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every shot a masterpiece
April 29, 2025 at 3:36 AM
every shot a masterpiece
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Made it to #SHEASpring 2025 - first talk hearing from @jlsalinas.bsky.social on climate change & HAI! #IDSky
April 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Made it to #SHEASpring 2025 - first talk hearing from @jlsalinas.bsky.social on climate change & HAI! #IDSky
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Kawhi: “Take those gatorades down… kids don’t need to be drinking that”
April 25, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Kawhi: “Take those gatorades down… kids don’t need to be drinking that”
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Well the NIH has cancelled the Women's Health Initiative, the largest study of women in history
It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women
Unreal
www.science.org/content/arti...
It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women
Unreal
www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women
The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings
www.science.org
April 23, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Well the NIH has cancelled the Women's Health Initiative, the largest study of women in history
It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women
Unreal
www.science.org/content/arti...
It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women
Unreal
www.science.org/content/arti...
As someone who works at the fringes of genomic epi (trying to level up!), I love this graphic
How are genomics used in AMR surveillance? 🧬This #AACJournal review describes advances in genomic approaches for research to understand the emergence, evolution and transmission of AMR. Read the article: asm.social/2n7
April 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
As someone who works at the fringes of genomic epi (trying to level up!), I love this graphic
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Fabulous speaker lineup for the 2025 Scientific Meeting on Candida auris organized by the University of Miami Division of ID!
Covering basic science, epi, infection prevention and clinical management.
Register and join! 🍄
#IDSky
med.miami.edu/departments/...
Covering basic science, epi, infection prevention and clinical management.
Register and join! 🍄
#IDSky
med.miami.edu/departments/...
April 21, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Fabulous speaker lineup for the 2025 Scientific Meeting on Candida auris organized by the University of Miami Division of ID!
Covering basic science, epi, infection prevention and clinical management.
Register and join! 🍄
#IDSky
med.miami.edu/departments/...
Covering basic science, epi, infection prevention and clinical management.
Register and join! 🍄
#IDSky
med.miami.edu/departments/...
Over/under 90 days until Loren Taylor helps launch a recall
Breaking News: Barbara Lee, a progressive former congresswoman, won the mayor’s race in Oakland, California after her more moderate challenger, Loren Taylor, conceded.
Barbara Lee Wins Oakland Mayor’s Race in Her Return Home
The former congresswoman, a progressive Democrat, campaigned on a promise to unite residents in the beleaguered California city. Her challenger, Loren Taylor, conceded on Saturday.
www.nytimes.com
April 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Over/under 90 days until Loren Taylor helps launch a recall
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For excellent disease outbreak coverage and analysis, you should be following Mike Coston, @fla-medic.bsky.social.
April 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
For excellent disease outbreak coverage and analysis, you should be following Mike Coston, @fla-medic.bsky.social.
Oakland now has a run of four consecutive female mayors, three of whom were women of color. Congratulations Mayor Lee!
The San Francisco Chronicle calls the Oakland mayor’s race for former congresswoman Barbara Lee.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Barbara Lee wins Oakland mayoral race
Barbara Lee took an insurmountable lead in the Oakland mayoral race in the latest vote count Friday.
www.sfchronicle.com
April 19, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Oakland now has a run of four consecutive female mayors, three of whom were women of color. Congratulations Mayor Lee!
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Measles outbreak now at 800, but this outbreak is just getting started
--> CDC: vax rate among kindergarteners is now below the 95% coverage target—much lower in some communities—and is decreasing
--> Map of vax coverage (orange is where vax rate is under the target 95%)
--> CDC: vax rate among kindergarteners is now below the 95% coverage target—much lower in some communities—and is decreasing
--> Map of vax coverage (orange is where vax rate is under the target 95%)
April 19, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Measles outbreak now at 800, but this outbreak is just getting started
--> CDC: vax rate among kindergarteners is now below the 95% coverage target—much lower in some communities—and is decreasing
--> Map of vax coverage (orange is where vax rate is under the target 95%)
--> CDC: vax rate among kindergarteners is now below the 95% coverage target—much lower in some communities—and is decreasing
--> Map of vax coverage (orange is where vax rate is under the target 95%)
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#SomeGoodNews: A new report examined the rollout of the #RSV vaccine among older adults in England in the fall of 2024, finding a significant drop in hospitalizations for those eligible for the new vaccine.
Read more here:
jenndowd.substack.com/p/some-good-... #Publichealth #episky #medsky
Read more here:
jenndowd.substack.com/p/some-good-... #Publichealth #episky #medsky
April 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
#SomeGoodNews: A new report examined the rollout of the #RSV vaccine among older adults in England in the fall of 2024, finding a significant drop in hospitalizations for those eligible for the new vaccine.
Read more here:
jenndowd.substack.com/p/some-good-... #Publichealth #episky #medsky
Read more here:
jenndowd.substack.com/p/some-good-... #Publichealth #episky #medsky
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I haven’t told anyone that I work in public health...but there are signs.
Happy National Public Health Week to all of the unsung heroes keeping our communities safe and healthy!
📲 For more tips, visit cdph.ca.gov.
#NPHW
Happy National Public Health Week to all of the unsung heroes keeping our communities safe and healthy!
📲 For more tips, visit cdph.ca.gov.
#NPHW
April 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I haven’t told anyone that I work in public health...but there are signs.
Happy National Public Health Week to all of the unsung heroes keeping our communities safe and healthy!
📲 For more tips, visit cdph.ca.gov.
#NPHW
Happy National Public Health Week to all of the unsung heroes keeping our communities safe and healthy!
📲 For more tips, visit cdph.ca.gov.
#NPHW
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Some interesting epidemiology here.
The CDC estimates that Indiana's 1-dose MMR rate for 19-35 month old kids is 90.8%. This is based on a series of randomly-dialled telephone questionnaires.
These are high-quality surveys, but are they correct. Well...
The CDC estimates that Indiana's 1-dose MMR rate for 19-35 month old kids is 90.8%. This is based on a series of randomly-dialled telephone questionnaires.
These are high-quality surveys, but are they correct. Well...
April 11, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Some interesting epidemiology here.
The CDC estimates that Indiana's 1-dose MMR rate for 19-35 month old kids is 90.8%. This is based on a series of randomly-dialled telephone questionnaires.
These are high-quality surveys, but are they correct. Well...
The CDC estimates that Indiana's 1-dose MMR rate for 19-35 month old kids is 90.8%. This is based on a series of randomly-dialled telephone questionnaires.
These are high-quality surveys, but are they correct. Well...