Ben Ereshefsky, PharmD
@brainofbpharm.bsky.social
ID pharmacist at VUMC
I love to travel, hike, and take pictures
I love to travel, hike, and take pictures
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VUMC 🏥 is recruiting for a PGY2 ID Pharmacy resident 🧫🦠 next year! If you or someone you know is interested, come check out one of our virtual open house sessions.
We have an amazing team of 4 inpatient, 2 OPAT, 1 peds, and 1 HIV pharmacists (and more) to work with!
We have an amazing team of 4 inpatient, 2 OPAT, 1 peds, and 1 HIV pharmacists (and more) to work with!
I hate to say it, but absolutely do NOT listen to the CDC about vaccines. #IDSky #VaccineSky
Vaccines do not cause autism.
November 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I hate to say it, but absolutely do NOT listen to the CDC about vaccines. #IDSky #VaccineSky
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Decades of rigorous and scientifically sound research have proven that vaccines do not cause autism. CDC’s decision to change language on its website reversing that finding is reckless & harmful.
Our statement w/ @hivma.bsky.social, APIC, @sheaepi.bsky.social & @sidpharm.bsky.social: bit.ly/3XEc0KH
Our statement w/ @hivma.bsky.social, APIC, @sheaepi.bsky.social & @sidpharm.bsky.social: bit.ly/3XEc0KH
November 21, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Decades of rigorous and scientifically sound research have proven that vaccines do not cause autism. CDC’s decision to change language on its website reversing that finding is reckless & harmful.
Our statement w/ @hivma.bsky.social, APIC, @sheaepi.bsky.social & @sidpharm.bsky.social: bit.ly/3XEc0KH
Our statement w/ @hivma.bsky.social, APIC, @sheaepi.bsky.social & @sidpharm.bsky.social: bit.ly/3XEc0KH
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The corrupted CDC website refers to a Danish study (Andersson et al) and "a statistically significant 67% increased risk of Asperger's syndrome per 1 mg increase in aluminum exposure among children born between 2007 and 2018 (Supplement Figure 4)." It's worth putting this into context. Short 🧵
November 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The corrupted CDC website refers to a Danish study (Andersson et al) and "a statistically significant 67% increased risk of Asperger's syndrome per 1 mg increase in aluminum exposure among children born between 2007 and 2018 (Supplement Figure 4)." It's worth putting this into context. Short 🧵
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It’s World AMR Awareness Week, and this year I had the honor to re-imagine and doodle the antibiotics in the antibiotic personality quiz 😇🖍️
Thank u @brxad.bsky.social for this amazing and fun opportunity!
C’mon, take the quiz, it’s a #WAAW tradition 😉💊
#IDSky
quiz.tryinteract.com#/59e68e3a8ec...
Thank u @brxad.bsky.social for this amazing and fun opportunity!
C’mon, take the quiz, it’s a #WAAW tradition 😉💊
#IDSky
quiz.tryinteract.com#/59e68e3a8ec...
November 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
It’s World AMR Awareness Week, and this year I had the honor to re-imagine and doodle the antibiotics in the antibiotic personality quiz 😇🖍️
Thank u @brxad.bsky.social for this amazing and fun opportunity!
C’mon, take the quiz, it’s a #WAAW tradition 😉💊
#IDSky
quiz.tryinteract.com#/59e68e3a8ec...
Thank u @brxad.bsky.social for this amazing and fun opportunity!
C’mon, take the quiz, it’s a #WAAW tradition 😉💊
#IDSky
quiz.tryinteract.com#/59e68e3a8ec...
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The next #MedEd game for #WAAW2025 is here! Can you find the four groups of four items that belong together? 🧩🤔
Play Infectious Connections today: connections.firstline.org
Discover the engaging educational content crafted by Shaqil Peermohamed, MD! #IDSky #PharmSky #AMSSKy
Play Infectious Connections today: connections.firstline.org
Discover the engaging educational content crafted by Shaqil Peermohamed, MD! #IDSky #PharmSky #AMSSKy
November 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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I don’t care what your religion is if you are claiming to provide healthcare.
You either actually provide healthcare or you are denying healthcare and forcing people to suffer because your cult doesn’t believe in science.
We should not pay tax $ to religious facilities that deny people healthcare.
You either actually provide healthcare or you are denying healthcare and forcing people to suffer because your cult doesn’t believe in science.
We should not pay tax $ to religious facilities that deny people healthcare.
Many people dismissed the announcement Catholic hospitals will ban gender-affirming care nationwide under the assumption that there will be other options. In reality, Catholic hospitals make up as much 46% of options in some states. This map is 2020, prior to Trump’s assault on safety net hospitals.
November 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I don’t care what your religion is if you are claiming to provide healthcare.
You either actually provide healthcare or you are denying healthcare and forcing people to suffer because your cult doesn’t believe in science.
We should not pay tax $ to religious facilities that deny people healthcare.
You either actually provide healthcare or you are denying healthcare and forcing people to suffer because your cult doesn’t believe in science.
We should not pay tax $ to religious facilities that deny people healthcare.
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Hot off the press at @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social: our paper diving into non-adherence in the BALANCE trial. We identify factors associated with protocol non-adherence, and evaluate the impact of potential bias on trial results.
authors.elsevier.com/a/1m5He5E-Uo...
@steventong.bsky.social #IDSky
authors.elsevier.com/a/1m5He5E-Uo...
@steventong.bsky.social #IDSky
authors.elsevier.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Hot off the press at @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social: our paper diving into non-adherence in the BALANCE trial. We identify factors associated with protocol non-adherence, and evaluate the impact of potential bias on trial results.
authors.elsevier.com/a/1m5He5E-Uo...
@steventong.bsky.social #IDSky
authors.elsevier.com/a/1m5He5E-Uo...
@steventong.bsky.social #IDSky
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VUMC 🏥 is recruiting for a PGY2 ID Pharmacy resident 🧫🦠 next year! If you or someone you know is interested, come check out one of our virtual open house sessions.
We have an amazing team of 4 inpatient, 2 OPAT, 1 peds, and 1 HIV pharmacists (and more) to work with!
We have an amazing team of 4 inpatient, 2 OPAT, 1 peds, and 1 HIV pharmacists (and more) to work with!
November 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
VUMC 🏥 is recruiting for a PGY2 ID Pharmacy resident 🧫🦠 next year! If you or someone you know is interested, come check out one of our virtual open house sessions.
We have an amazing team of 4 inpatient, 2 OPAT, 1 peds, and 1 HIV pharmacists (and more) to work with!
We have an amazing team of 4 inpatient, 2 OPAT, 1 peds, and 1 HIV pharmacists (and more) to work with!
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If only Vinay Prasad had stayed gone. Since his return, he turned a previously standard-setting agency into a hot mess, complete with backstabbing, interoffice warfare, secrecy, & despotic management.
He thinks he's a big deal, but he is a small man.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-small-...
He thinks he's a big deal, but he is a small man.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-small-...
The Small Men Making a Big Mess at FDA
Turns out that putting Vinay Prasad in charge of regulating drugs and vaccines was a bad idea
rasmussenretorts.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:53 PM
If only Vinay Prasad had stayed gone. Since his return, he turned a previously standard-setting agency into a hot mess, complete with backstabbing, interoffice warfare, secrecy, & despotic management.
He thinks he's a big deal, but he is a small man.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-small-...
He thinks he's a big deal, but he is a small man.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-small-...
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We should have a system like those "Prove you're not a robot" but for UA and culture. Like show me you know what a UTI is for realsies. Multiple choice and essay.
November 3, 2025 at 7:26 PM
We should have a system like those "Prove you're not a robot" but for UA and culture. Like show me you know what a UTI is for realsies. Multiple choice and essay.
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A major study just published in NEJM offers powerful, locally generated evidence from Africa on an old question: can steroids save lives in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)? The answer from Kenya’s SONIA trial: yes and safely so. 🧵
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
A Pragmatic Trial of Glucocorticoids for Community-Acquired Pneumonia | NEJM
Adjunctive glucocorticoids may reduce mortality among patients with severe community-acquired
pneumonia (CAP) in well-resourced settings. Whether these drugs are beneficial in
low-resource settings...
www.nejm.org
October 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
A major study just published in NEJM offers powerful, locally generated evidence from Africa on an old question: can steroids save lives in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)? The answer from Kenya’s SONIA trial: yes and safely so. 🧵
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
I hate my state.
MUST WATCH: Tennessee sheriff defends jailing liberal activist for posting Trump meme about school shooting www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
Tennessee sheriff defends jailing liberal activist for posting Trump meme about school shooting
A Middle Tennessee sheriff is defending the arrest of a man for posting an online meme quoting President Donald Trump.
www.newschannel5.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I hate my state.
Def time to remove cefdinir from formulary!
‼️Just shared at #IDWeek2025 & now published in @ofidjournal.bsky.social cephalexin vs. cefdinir for tx of uUTI in females. Spoiler: Cefdinir was independently associated with/failure & cefdinir pts were twice as likely to fail. Let’s stop Rx’ing cefdinir for UTI! 🛑💊 academic.oup.com/ofid/article...
Cefdinir Versus Cephalexin for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections
Due to its poor bioavailability and urinary excretion, cefdinir may be a suboptimal agent for UTI treatment. Our findings demonstrate that patients treated
academic.oup.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Def time to remove cefdinir from formulary!
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October 22, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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First-trimester exposure to mRNA #COVID19 vaccines was not associated with an increased risk of major congenital malformations overall, by organ system, or by individual malformation.
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ja.ma/48Ckr05
October 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
First-trimester exposure to mRNA #COVID19 vaccines was not associated with an increased risk of major congenital malformations overall, by organ system, or by individual malformation.
ja.ma/48Ckr05
ja.ma/48Ckr05
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This is such a thorough take down of Bari Weiss and the vapid shill she is for oligarch billionaires. He especially shreds the Free Press over it's coverage of trans issues and the so called whistleblower Jamie Reed.
youtu.be/gieTx_P6INQ?...
youtu.be/gieTx_P6INQ?...
Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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October 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
This is such a thorough take down of Bari Weiss and the vapid shill she is for oligarch billionaires. He especially shreds the Free Press over it's coverage of trans issues and the so called whistleblower Jamie Reed.
youtu.be/gieTx_P6INQ?...
youtu.be/gieTx_P6INQ?...
@amyhcrockett.bsky.social @pamipenem.bsky.social: When selecting antibiotic regimens for conditions that have multiple appropriate regimens in guidelines, we should also consider the plastic waste--here is the example of chorioamnionitis. doi.org/10.1017/ash....
October 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
― George Orwell, 1984
― George Orwell, 1984
Mike Johnson: "Let me look right into the camera and tell you very clearly: Republicans are the ones concerned about healthcare. Republicans are the party working around the clock everyday to fix healthcare. This is not talking points for us: we've done it."
October 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
― George Orwell, 1984
― George Orwell, 1984
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Watch to the end 😭
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Watch to the end 😭
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The risks of discouraging the birth dose for hepatitis B vaccine.
The risks of discouraging the birth dose for hepatitis B vaccine.
Jumping Without a Net
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new CDC advisory board continues to try and fix things that aren’t broken. Next up: the hepatitis B vaccine birth dose.
open.substack.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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The risks of discouraging the birth dose for hepatitis B vaccine.
The risks of discouraging the birth dose for hepatitis B vaccine.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…well maybe just the worst.
Acadia National Park in Maine has removed educational signs about climate change, Indigenous history & ecology.
www.mainepublic.org/climate/2025...
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Acadia National Park removes educational signs about climate change, Indigenous history
Informational signs containing information on climate change, ecology and Native American history have been removed from Maine's Acadia National Park, one of the country's most popular national parks....
www.mainepublic.org
September 26, 2025 at 2:54 AM
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…well maybe just the worst.
This shall now be known as the “down with IKEA” tariff.
Stupid AF 🤬
Stupid AF 🤬
SCOTUS is probably going to say these tariffs are legit and legal bc deference to presidents and presidential determinations etc.
and it’s so embarrassing
and it’s so embarrassing
OUR BATHROOM MIRRORS ARE VITAL TO OUR NATIONAL SECURITY
September 26, 2025 at 12:07 AM
This shall now be known as the “down with IKEA” tariff.
Stupid AF 🤬
Stupid AF 🤬
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Stated at ACIP: COVID-19 vaccines are recommended for people 65 years and older and for individuals 6 months to 64 years old based on individual decision making.
Fact: Scientific evidence continues to strongly support broad COVID-19 vaccination.
Fact: Scientific evidence continues to strongly support broad COVID-19 vaccination.
September 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Stated at ACIP: COVID-19 vaccines are recommended for people 65 years and older and for individuals 6 months to 64 years old based on individual decision making.
Fact: Scientific evidence continues to strongly support broad COVID-19 vaccination.
Fact: Scientific evidence continues to strongly support broad COVID-19 vaccination.
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Newborn lives are on the line. The hepatitis B birth dose is safe, effective, and lifesaving yet it’s under attack at ACIP this week. Weakening this policy would be a grave mistake.
Read why we must defend it.
open.substack.com/pub/bktitanj...
Read why we must defend it.
open.substack.com/pub/bktitanj...
The Hepatitis B Vaccine: Why the Birth Dose Matters and Why We Must Defend It
Defending science, saving newborn lives, and keeping the world on track to end Hepatitis B
open.substack.com
September 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Newborn lives are on the line. The hepatitis B birth dose is safe, effective, and lifesaving yet it’s under attack at ACIP this week. Weakening this policy would be a grave mistake.
Read why we must defend it.
open.substack.com/pub/bktitanj...
Read why we must defend it.
open.substack.com/pub/bktitanj...