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Katie H.
@kohost.bsky.social
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📍 Switzerland 🇨🇭
🎓 PhD 💊 🦠
🌏 🐾 🎒
💼 non-profit org where I write

Here for the 🦋 optimism 🌊 🌈 !
Posts & opinions are my own. #travel #nature #food & sometimes #infectiousdiseases
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cmicomms.bsky.social
★ NEW #Communicable out now! Nightmare Series #5:
How to deal w/ #measles both clinically...& politically
@angelahuttner.bsky.social & @anniejoseph.bsky.social host Kerrigan McCarthy (S. Africa) & Natasha Crowcroft (WHO)🎙️

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#IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky #clinmicro #PedSky
Communicable E25: The Nightmare Series, part 5 - Measles is back | Communicable | Episode 25
In this episode of Communicable, hosts Angela Huttner and Annie Joseph join experts Kerrigan McCarthy of South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases and Natasha Crowcroft of the World ...
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April 21, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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cmicomms.bsky.social
★ NEW #Communicable out now! We return w/ the 2nd half of this special on gender dynamics in medicine 🎙️

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@gurujosh.bsky.social @marcbonten.bsky.social @angelahuttner.bsky.social @anniejoseph.bsky.social
@erinmccreary.bsky.social

#IDSky #clinmicro #MedSky #IWD2025
Communicable E23: Women & men in ID: An honest discussion, part 2 | Communicable | Episode 23
Communicable returns to the topic of gender dynamics in medicine in the second half of this special. This round, Angela Huttner wants to hear from the men, CMI Comms editors Marc Bonten, Josh Davis, N...
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March 24, 2025 at 7:06 AM
kohost.bsky.social
Gender dynamics is such an important discussion for the workplace & really any social environment. We need to be better & the 1st step to #genderequity is to talk about it. Proud to work w/ @angelahuttner.bsky.social & @cmicomms.bsky.social team! Looking forward to hearing the 2nd half! #IWD2025
cmicomms.bsky.social CMI Communications @cmicomms.bsky.social · Mar 20
Our #Communicable special on gender dynamics in the medical workplace returns Mon 24 March! In this 2nd part, we hear from the men too.

@gurujosh.bsky.social @marcbonten.bsky.social @angelahuttner.bsky.social @anniejoseph.bsky.social @erinmccreary.bsky.social

#IDSky #clinmicro #MedSky #IWD2025
March 20, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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theatlantic.com
“Deadly diseases don’t bother with borders; no wall will keep them out. If America stays the course, 'Something went wrong' will become the epitaph of a great country, one that once led the world in global health preparedness,” Craig Spencer writes:
The Diseases Are Coming
Elon Musk’s slash-and-burn government tear will have lasting effects on global health.
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March 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
kohost.bsky.social
On International Women's Day #IWD2025, editors of @cmicomms.bsky.social openly talk about gendered situations in the workplace & explore how we, as a whole, can do better in today's special episode. Worth a listen. 🎙️

#IDSky #MedSky #STEMwomen #genderequality @angelahuttner.bsky.social
March 8, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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angelahuttner.bsky.social
Good morning, US colleagues!

In Switzerland, we'll speak up for you and #science everywhere!

#Standupforscience walkout in #Geneva

So many came even with little notice ☺️

We'll stay with you, and we'll only grow

🙏🏼 to the great leadership of #unige

#ScienceSky #MedSky #EpiSky
Photo shows a Swiss scientist holding a flyer for Stand Up for Science. Photo shows Swiss scientists holding flyers for Stand Up for Science. Photo shows Swiss scientists holding flyers for Stand Up for Science.
March 7, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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cmicomms.bsky.social
📣 On Int'l Women's Day we are dropping the first of a 2-part special on where we are in medicine

Join editors @angelahuttner.bsky.social @erinmccreary.bsky.social @anniejoseph.bsky.social @gurujosh.bsky.social @marcbonten.bsky.social for this honest discussion

Sat 8 Mar

#IDSky #clinmicro #MedSky
March 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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theatlantic.com
The Oval Office meeting today between Trump and Zelensky “reeked of a planned attack,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social writes.

“The Ukrainian leader did his best to stand up to the bullying, but Trump and Vance were playing to the cameras and the MAGA gallery at home.” theatln.tc/5tozgdyn
February 28, 2025 at 11:25 PM
kohost.bsky.social
The congress for all things infectious diseases and clinical microbiology, #ESCMIDGlobal is just around the corner (43 days)! Check out what’s new in the video @escmid.bsky.social just posted! Looking forward to Education Friday and Pipeline Monday 🤓🤓

#IDSky #clinmicro
February 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
kohost.bsky.social
If you've ever wondered about fecal microbiota transplant or #FMT, the latest Communicable episode discusses the basics of it, latest research, its accessibility, and whether this intervention works at all. Have a listen and inform yourself! 🎙️

#IDSky
February 24, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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cmicomms.bsky.social
★ NEW #Communicable out now! Hosts @angelahuttner.bsky.social & Nav Narayanan talk w/ Olha Konstantynovska (Kharkiv UA) about managing #TB amidst war & Lorenzo Guglielmetti (MSF @msf.ca) on transformative endTB project findings.

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#TBSky #IDSky #MedSky #clinmicro #AMR
February 10, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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cmicomms.bsky.social
Managing & researching #tuberculosis in a war zone...A new #Communicable drops Mon 10 Feb! Hosts @angelahuttner.bsky.social & Nav Narayanan are joined by experts Lorenzo Guglielmetti (MSF @msf.ca) & Olha Konstantynovska (Kharkiv, Ukraine) for the latest evidence on TB.

#IDSky #TBSky #clinmicro #AMR
February 6, 2025 at 9:48 AM
kohost.bsky.social
An important time to be critical and to speak up in these days of upheaval, disruption and chaos. Proud to stand alongside @angelahuttner.bsky.social and this message @cmicomms.bsky.social 🌈
February 5, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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theatlantic.com
Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” has won a Grammy for Album of the Year. The album, @skornhaber.bsky.social wrote in April, might be the most American story of all—about survival through reinvention:
This Is What an Album Needs to Do Right Now
Beyoncé’s "Cowboy Carter" is an exploration of country—not just the musical genre, but America itself.
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February 3, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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skornhaber.bsky.social
The Grammys: actually fairly watchable this time! www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...
Music’s New Generation Is Here
This year’s Grammys ceremony celebrated a new class of willful, distinct talents.
www.theatlantic.com
February 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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theatlantic.com
“Elon Musk’s influence appears unchecked,” @jonlemire.bsky.social writes. “But the Republican-controlled Congress has shown no desire so far to rein Musk in. There has never been a private citizen like him.”
Elon Musk Is President
The world’s richest man has declared war on the federal government, and his influence appears unchecked.
www.theatlantic.com
February 4, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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theatlantic.com
Data on the CDC's website are being removed to comply with the Trump administration’s ongoing attempt to scrub federal agencies of any mention of gender, DEI, and accessibility, Katherine J. Wu reports:
The CDC Is Altering Data to Follow Trump’s DEI Order
The agency has already removed scientific data from public view. More could follow.
www.theatlantic.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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krutikakuppalli.bsky.social
🚨 If you think this administration isn't attacking science & vaccines, think again. They’ve now scrubbed all ACIP slides.

First, they erase the data. Then, manipulate it to fit their narrative—this time, undermining vaccine safety. We’ve seen this playbook before. #ScienceMatters #VaccinesSaveLives
February 1, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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adriennelaf.bsky.social
This is crucial reporting from @katherinejwu.com.

Among the data being scrubbed is “the agency’s AtlasPlus tool, which contains nearly 20 years of CDC surveillance data on HIV, hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections, and tuberculosis…”

www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
CDC Data Are Disappearing
The agency has already removed scientific data from public view. More could follow.
www.theatlantic.com
February 1, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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dgraham.bsky.social
It's amazing how controversial this thesis seemed in 2008, and how plainly true it seems today www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Nicholas Carr: Is the Internet Making Us Stupid?
A conversation about how online life has rewired our brains
www.theatlantic.com
January 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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vietthanhnguyen.bsky.social
We’re all living in his Kafkaesque world, but remember that these tactics are deployed first against the most vulnerable, including refugees, migrants, and prisoners, from domestic prisons to Guantanamo, as well as those subject to war and genocide in the name of freedom and democracy.
January 23, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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vietthanhnguyen.bsky.social
Can other nations please boycott the USA? We really need it
February 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
kohost.bsky.social
So much Bluesky in #Lungern today! ☀️ 💫 Made it to the ridge and saw a sea of clouds over #Brienzersee. I love these kind of days 😌

#getoutside #sunshine #snowshoeing #winterhiking #hiking #recharging 🔋 #switzerland
January 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
kohost.bsky.social
#Weihnachtsmarkt in #Basel #Switzerland on #Samichlaustag. Xmas Markets in Basel were more cozy and charming than what I have experienced in Zurich. One setback, they close pretty early- 8:30 pm! When you’re here tho, the #chäsbängel is a must! Good night Bluesky 🦋🌙 #TGIF #foodie #travel #christmas
Pyramid at Basel Weihnachtsmarkt 2024 Hot chocolate at Basel Weihnachtsmarkt Chäsbängel Decor and festive lights at Basel Christmas Market
December 6, 2024 at 8:57 PM
kohost.bsky.social
Christmas market season commences in #Zurich #Switzerland!

#weihnachtsmarkt #christmasmarket
Main tree at Weihnachtsmarkt in Zürich, Switzerland
November 23, 2024 at 8:44 PM