TaRessa Wills, MD, FACP
@twillsmd.bsky.social
IM trained, Hospitalist, Health Equity advocate, Leading with Kindness, pronouns: she/her, views = mine
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mRNA vaccines are the only platform that currently allows us to go from new pathogen to millions of vaccine doses in under a year. These vaccines saved 20 million lives from COVID. I remember crying tears of joy when I got my first pfizer shot in December 2020.
Do not let them rewrite history!
Do not let them rewrite history!
NIH Director Battacharya on mRNA technology: "We should not be using as a platform for mass vaccination"
August 14, 2025 at 12:47 AM
mRNA vaccines are the only platform that currently allows us to go from new pathogen to millions of vaccine doses in under a year. These vaccines saved 20 million lives from COVID. I remember crying tears of joy when I got my first pfizer shot in December 2020.
Do not let them rewrite history!
Do not let them rewrite history!
In our recently published article, Misapplication of Race in Editorial Decisions: Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Case Reporting (Journal of Brown Hospital Medicine), we examine how race is often misapplied in academic publishing—particularly in case reporting. #MedSky
doi.org/10.56305/001...
doi.org/10.56305/001...
Misapplication of Race in Editorial Decisions: Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Case Reporting | Published in Journal of Brown Hospital Medicine
By Ronnye Rutledge, Taressa Wills & 5 more. This perspective discusses lessons learned, best practices, and strategies for handling race-related content requests.
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April 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM
In our recently published article, Misapplication of Race in Editorial Decisions: Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Case Reporting (Journal of Brown Hospital Medicine), we examine how race is often misapplied in academic publishing—particularly in case reporting. #MedSky
doi.org/10.56305/001...
doi.org/10.56305/001...
March is Endometriosis Awareness Month, a time to shed light on this often-misunderstood condition.
This case underscores the complexity of endometriosis and the need for greater awareness in clinical practice. Let’s continue advocating for those affected. #MedSky
doi.org/10.1002/jhm....
This case underscores the complexity of endometriosis and the need for greater awareness in clinical practice. Let’s continue advocating for those affected. #MedSky
doi.org/10.1002/jhm....
Chocolate brown ascites
Click on the article title to read more.
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March 31, 2025 at 1:13 PM
March is Endometriosis Awareness Month, a time to shed light on this often-misunderstood condition.
This case underscores the complexity of endometriosis and the need for greater awareness in clinical practice. Let’s continue advocating for those affected. #MedSky
doi.org/10.1002/jhm....
This case underscores the complexity of endometriosis and the need for greater awareness in clinical practice. Let’s continue advocating for those affected. #MedSky
doi.org/10.1002/jhm....
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“Don’t call it a comeback” 💁🏼♀️
CDC Warns Murine Typhus May Be Making A Comeback
#IDSky #MedSky
www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
CDC Warns Murine Typhus May Be Making A Comeback
#IDSky #MedSky
www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
Clinicians Should Be on the Lookout for Murine Typhus, CDC Says
Disease that was once nearly eradicated from U.S. could be making a comeback
www.medpagetoday.com
March 28, 2025 at 12:08 PM
“Don’t call it a comeback” 💁🏼♀️
CDC Warns Murine Typhus May Be Making A Comeback
#IDSky #MedSky
www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
CDC Warns Murine Typhus May Be Making A Comeback
#IDSky #MedSky
www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
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#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #immunosky #publichealth During #mold infections, crosstalk between 🫁 epithelial cells & fungicidal #neutrophils via GM-CSF improves survival, according to a new study in 🐁 @sciimmunology.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
GM-CSF–mediated epithelial-immune cell cross-talk orchestrates pulmonary immunity to Aspergillus fumigatus
During mold infection, epithelial-derived GM-CSF licenses neutrophil killing of fungal cells, leading to improved survival.
www.science.org
March 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #immunosky #publichealth During #mold infections, crosstalk between 🫁 epithelial cells & fungicidal #neutrophils via GM-CSF improves survival, according to a new study in 🐁 @sciimmunology.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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If you care only about your own rights and your own wellness, you will lose it too eventually.We cannot allow HIV prevention in the US to be targeted in this way. We should all be alarmed and speak up against this plan. Call your representatives.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Trump administration considers plan to eliminate CDC's HIV prevention division
If the administration does move forward with the plan, the CDC’s HIV prevention work could move over to another department under HHS.
www.nbcnews.com
March 19, 2025 at 7:39 AM
If you care only about your own rights and your own wellness, you will lose it too eventually.We cannot allow HIV prevention in the US to be targeted in this way. We should all be alarmed and speak up against this plan. Call your representatives.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Tune in to this episode as Dr. Carlos del Rio and Dr. Kimberly Manning explore our upcoming 5th Annual Health Equity Day on Tuesday, May 20th! We’re excited to discuss and learn more about how the collaboration between our community partners and patient care advances health equity.
🎙️#ChairChats Ep. 2 is here! Join Carlos del Rio as he takes us behind the scenes with Kimberly Manning, VC of RYSE. These long-term colleagues chat about Health Equity Day & RYSE's efforts to drive equitable health outcomes for the communities we serve.
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Listen where you stream ➡️ tr.ee/RqafojwypN
March 18, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Tune in to this episode as Dr. Carlos del Rio and Dr. Kimberly Manning explore our upcoming 5th Annual Health Equity Day on Tuesday, May 20th! We’re excited to discuss and learn more about how the collaboration between our community partners and patient care advances health equity.
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Once-a-year injection to protect against HIV is safe and shows promise as a long-acting prevention medication, phase 1 study finds.
Explore the research 👉 tinyurl.com/bduenm99 #MedSky
Explore the research 👉 tinyurl.com/bduenm99 #MedSky
March 12, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Once-a-year injection to protect against HIV is safe and shows promise as a long-acting prevention medication, phase 1 study finds.
Explore the research 👉 tinyurl.com/bduenm99 #MedSky
Explore the research 👉 tinyurl.com/bduenm99 #MedSky
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Also school shootings are not deemed to be acts of domestic terrorism.
March 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Also school shootings are not deemed to be acts of domestic terrorism.
I am thrilled by the incredible success of our #SGIMSouthern 2025 regional meeting! We explored key updates—from high-quality patient care to AI, evidence-based medicine, and innovative approaches to supporting and educating the next generation of physicians. Excited for the year ahead! #MedSky
February 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I am thrilled by the incredible success of our #SGIMSouthern 2025 regional meeting! We explored key updates—from high-quality patient care to AI, evidence-based medicine, and innovative approaches to supporting and educating the next generation of physicians. Excited for the year ahead! #MedSky
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#AskAnInfectiousDiseaseDoc
For the next 24h ask me anything about infectious diseases and vaccines. I will try to answer your questions below.
Answers are not medical advice, just information and education.
I will try to do this periodically. Let's go!
For the next 24h ask me anything about infectious diseases and vaccines. I will try to answer your questions below.
Answers are not medical advice, just information and education.
I will try to do this periodically. Let's go!
February 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
#AskAnInfectiousDiseaseDoc
For the next 24h ask me anything about infectious diseases and vaccines. I will try to answer your questions below.
Answers are not medical advice, just information and education.
I will try to do this periodically. Let's go!
For the next 24h ask me anything about infectious diseases and vaccines. I will try to answer your questions below.
Answers are not medical advice, just information and education.
I will try to do this periodically. Let's go!
Reposted by TaRessa Wills, MD, FACP
Will scientists stand up and reject this? Or will they shrug and throw their hands up in the air?
Eliminating the words flagged from research and grants makes whatever is produced no longer research but rather propaganda aligned with the EO of POTUS.
Do not obey in advance!
Eliminating the words flagged from research and grants makes whatever is produced no longer research but rather propaganda aligned with the EO of POTUS.
Do not obey in advance!
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Will scientists stand up and reject this? Or will they shrug and throw their hands up in the air?
Eliminating the words flagged from research and grants makes whatever is produced no longer research but rather propaganda aligned with the EO of POTUS.
Do not obey in advance!
Eliminating the words flagged from research and grants makes whatever is produced no longer research but rather propaganda aligned with the EO of POTUS.
Do not obey in advance!
Reposted by TaRessa Wills, MD, FACP
PLEASE SHARE WIDELY #medsky #IDsky #obgynsky #pedsky
CDC STI treatment guidelines have been taken down. They are archived here 👇
web.archive.org/web/20250131...
CDC STI treatment guidelines have been taken down. They are archived here 👇
web.archive.org/web/20250131...
Site Index
STIs are common. Many are curable - all are preventable.
web.archive.org
January 31, 2025 at 11:51 PM
PLEASE SHARE WIDELY #medsky #IDsky #obgynsky #pedsky
CDC STI treatment guidelines have been taken down. They are archived here 👇
web.archive.org/web/20250131...
CDC STI treatment guidelines have been taken down. They are archived here 👇
web.archive.org/web/20250131...
Insightful study revealing how redlining has negatively impacted the survival rates of young cancer patients. Advocating for health equity remains essential for longevity and well-being. #MedSky #SDoH
🎗️ Structural racism and cancer survival
Young cancer patients in redlined areas face lower survival rates than those in nonredlined areas.
This study highlights the lasting health impacts of systemic inequities.
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/cncr...
#HealthEquity #CancerResearch #SciComm 🧪
Young cancer patients in redlined areas face lower survival rates than those in nonredlined areas.
This study highlights the lasting health impacts of systemic inequities.
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/cncr...
#HealthEquity #CancerResearch #SciComm 🧪
Historical redlining and survival among children, adolescents, and young adults with cancer diagnosed between 2000–2019 in Seattle and Tacoma, Washington
Historic redlining is associated with inferior survival in this population-based study of individuals <40 years of age with cancer in Seattle and Tacoma. Accounting for individual characteristics and...
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January 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to hear from Dr. Carlos del Rio and Emory’s IM Residency Program Director, Dr. Reena Hemrajani, in Episode 1, discussing the program’s incredible growth and evolution over the years!
🎙️Introducing Chair Chats! Join Dr. Carlos del Rio for Episode 1 feat. Emory's IM Residency Program Director, Dr. Reena Hemrajani. As a former resident himself, del Rio and Hemrajani chat about the many ways the program has evolved over the years.
Listen where you stream ➡️ linktr.ee/emorydeptofmed
Listen where you stream ➡️ linktr.ee/emorydeptofmed
January 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to hear from Dr. Carlos del Rio and Emory’s IM Residency Program Director, Dr. Reena Hemrajani, in Episode 1, discussing the program’s incredible growth and evolution over the years!
Today, I am reflecting on these compelling words: “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and inhuman”
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Injustice in health amplifies suffering, as it strikes at the core of our shared humanity—our ability to live with dignity.
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Injustice in health amplifies suffering, as it strikes at the core of our shared humanity—our ability to live with dignity.
January 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Today, I am reflecting on these compelling words: “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and inhuman”
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Injustice in health amplifies suffering, as it strikes at the core of our shared humanity—our ability to live with dignity.
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Injustice in health amplifies suffering, as it strikes at the core of our shared humanity—our ability to live with dignity.
Interesting article from The Lancet highlighting the harms of health misinformation and disinformation…let’s continue to prioritize education and encourage critical thinking to combat this tide.
The spread of health misinformation and disinformation poses a serious threat to public health.
How can we respond to the danger and combat the tide of misinformation and disinformation to protect public health?
Find out more in our latest Editorial: tinyurl.com/mtf95p25
How can we respond to the danger and combat the tide of misinformation and disinformation to protect public health?
Find out more in our latest Editorial: tinyurl.com/mtf95p25
January 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Interesting article from The Lancet highlighting the harms of health misinformation and disinformation…let’s continue to prioritize education and encourage critical thinking to combat this tide.