LVento, DMSc, PA-C
@lvento.bsky.social
Clinician. Scientist. Animal Lover.
EM/PEM PA ➡️ MSL -Infectious Diseases Diagnostics.
#MedSky #IDSky
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EM/PEM PA ➡️ MSL -Infectious Diseases Diagnostics.
#MedSky #IDSky
Views=my own
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FDA approves Lenacapavir (Yeztugo), a twice-yearly PrEP shot that is almost 100% effective at preventing HIV.
It could improve adherence and reduce new infections, but barriers like high cost may slow its U.S. rollout. buff.ly/0R0jGoB
#medsky #IDsky 🧪 🛟
It could improve adherence and reduce new infections, but barriers like high cost may slow its U.S. rollout. buff.ly/0R0jGoB
#medsky #IDsky 🧪 🛟
June 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
FDA approves Lenacapavir (Yeztugo), a twice-yearly PrEP shot that is almost 100% effective at preventing HIV.
It could improve adherence and reduce new infections, but barriers like high cost may slow its U.S. rollout. buff.ly/0R0jGoB
#medsky #IDsky 🧪 🛟
It could improve adherence and reduce new infections, but barriers like high cost may slow its U.S. rollout. buff.ly/0R0jGoB
#medsky #IDsky 🧪 🛟
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"In response to the global burden of severe #RSV disease among infants, WHO recommends that all countries introduce either the maternal #vaccine ...or the monoclonal antibody"
@who.int makes recommendations for the prevent of RSV - #IDSky + #globalhealth
www.news-medical.net/news/2025053...
@who.int makes recommendations for the prevent of RSV - #IDSky + #globalhealth
www.news-medical.net/news/2025053...
WHO releases first-ever position paper on immunization products to protect infants against RSV
Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) published its first-ever position paper on immunization products to protect infants against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) – the leading cause of acute lo...
www.news-medical.net
June 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
"In response to the global burden of severe #RSV disease among infants, WHO recommends that all countries introduce either the maternal #vaccine ...or the monoclonal antibody"
@who.int makes recommendations for the prevent of RSV - #IDSky + #globalhealth
www.news-medical.net/news/2025053...
@who.int makes recommendations for the prevent of RSV - #IDSky + #globalhealth
www.news-medical.net/news/2025053...
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I'm Dr. Annie Andrews. I’m a pediatrician, not a politician. But either way I know how to handle people who are full of sh*t.
Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...
Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...
Annie Andrews Launch Video: "Unafraid"
YouTube video by Annie Andrews
www.youtube.com
May 29, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I'm Dr. Annie Andrews. I’m a pediatrician, not a politician. But either way I know how to handle people who are full of sh*t.
Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...
Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...
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Went on @60minutes.bsky.social to talk to Bill Whitaker about H5N1. As Kamran Khan from Bluedot told Bill, we don’t know if or when this virus might acquire pandemic capabilities, but it can.
And if it does, as I told Bill, that will be worse than COVID. Much worse.
www.cbsnews.com/news/bird-fl...
And if it does, as I told Bill, that will be worse than COVID. Much worse.
www.cbsnews.com/news/bird-fl...
Bird flu, feared as a possible pandemic, poses growing risk to people as pathogen spreads, scientists warn
More than 100 federal scientists who track bird flu, including vaccine and food safety experts, have been laid off. This comes as the deadly pathogen rips through dairy herds and poultry flocks.
www.cbsnews.com
April 20, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Went on @60minutes.bsky.social to talk to Bill Whitaker about H5N1. As Kamran Khan from Bluedot told Bill, we don’t know if or when this virus might acquire pandemic capabilities, but it can.
And if it does, as I told Bill, that will be worse than COVID. Much worse.
www.cbsnews.com/news/bird-fl...
And if it does, as I told Bill, that will be worse than COVID. Much worse.
www.cbsnews.com/news/bird-fl...
Have you ever met with a member of a medical affairs team in the IVD industry? Take a minute to read this piece (in which 2 of my colleagues Kristen Smith, and Andrea Prinzi were authors) and find out how it can be really impactful. #IDSky #MedSky www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The Need for Clinical, Public Health, Industry Partnerships and Collaborations
www.sciencedirect.com
April 18, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Have you ever met with a member of a medical affairs team in the IVD industry? Take a minute to read this piece (in which 2 of my colleagues Kristen Smith, and Andrea Prinzi were authors) and find out how it can be really impactful. #IDSky #MedSky www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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3/21/25 CDC Measles Update buff.ly/898HL8Q
🔴378 Measles cases total (incl. international travel)
🔴95% unvaccinated
🔴17% hospitalized with Measles (64 of 378)
🔴2 deaths
🔴Texas: 309 cases, 40 hospitalized, 1 child death
🔴NM: 42 cases
✨MMR vaccine protects against Measles✨
#medsky #pedsky #IDsky 🛟😷
🔴378 Measles cases total (incl. international travel)
🔴95% unvaccinated
🔴17% hospitalized with Measles (64 of 378)
🔴2 deaths
🔴Texas: 309 cases, 40 hospitalized, 1 child death
🔴NM: 42 cases
✨MMR vaccine protects against Measles✨
#medsky #pedsky #IDsky 🛟😷
March 22, 2025 at 6:41 AM
3/21/25 CDC Measles Update buff.ly/898HL8Q
🔴378 Measles cases total (incl. international travel)
🔴95% unvaccinated
🔴17% hospitalized with Measles (64 of 378)
🔴2 deaths
🔴Texas: 309 cases, 40 hospitalized, 1 child death
🔴NM: 42 cases
✨MMR vaccine protects against Measles✨
#medsky #pedsky #IDsky 🛟😷
🔴378 Measles cases total (incl. international travel)
🔴95% unvaccinated
🔴17% hospitalized with Measles (64 of 378)
🔴2 deaths
🔴Texas: 309 cases, 40 hospitalized, 1 child death
🔴NM: 42 cases
✨MMR vaccine protects against Measles✨
#medsky #pedsky #IDsky 🛟😷
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And lastly, for all the women listening, don’t be afraid to negotiate, to ask for the promotion, and hype yourself in front of your colleagues. Nobody is going to look at you and just give it to you because you deserve it (even if you do). You have to ask for it, just like every man does. #IDsky
March 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
And lastly, for all the women listening, don’t be afraid to negotiate, to ask for the promotion, and hype yourself in front of your colleagues. Nobody is going to look at you and just give it to you because you deserve it (even if you do). You have to ask for it, just like every man does. #IDsky
This was a great listen today, so glad I came across it on #IDsky. If you're a woman (or man) in medicine consider listening today March 8, on International Women's Day.
★ NEW #Communicable out now! Today is Int'l Women's Day & to honour that we give you the first of a 2-part special on gender dynamics in medicine 🎙️
share.transistor.fm/s/21a9df96
#IDSky #clinmicro #IWD2025 @angelahuttner.bsky.social @erinmccreary.bsky.social @anniejoseph.bsky.social & more
share.transistor.fm/s/21a9df96
#IDSky #clinmicro #IWD2025 @angelahuttner.bsky.social @erinmccreary.bsky.social @anniejoseph.bsky.social & more
Communicable E22: Women & men in medicine: An honest discussion, part 1 | Communicable | Episode 22
In honour of International Women's Day, Communicable releases the first of a two-part special on gender dynamics within the fields of infectious diseases and clinical microbiology. Moderated by Angela...
share.transistor.fm
March 8, 2025 at 11:03 PM
This was a great listen today, so glad I came across it on #IDsky. If you're a woman (or man) in medicine consider listening today March 8, on International Women's Day.
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Hospital admissions for flu in children ages 5-17 increased by 145 percent, from 959 on Jan 4 to 2,348 on Feb 1, according to American Academy of Pediatrics analysis. #idsky #pediatricsky
March 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Hospital admissions for flu in children ages 5-17 increased by 145 percent, from 959 on Jan 4 to 2,348 on Feb 1, according to American Academy of Pediatrics analysis. #idsky #pediatricsky
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#Texas #Measles outbreak now with confirmed spread to #SanAntonio.
“officials tracing it to a first-grade classroom at Legacy Traditional School in Cibolo.”
#IDSky #MedSky #EMSky
www.kens5.com/article/news...
“officials tracing it to a first-grade classroom at Legacy Traditional School in Cibolo.”
#IDSky #MedSky #EMSky
www.kens5.com/article/news...
First measles case confirmed in San Antonio area from first-grade classroom, school says
The Legacy Traditional School in Cibolo has confirmed with KENS 5 that there is a measles case in a first-grade classroom.
www.kens5.com
February 28, 2025 at 12:42 AM
#Texas #Measles outbreak now with confirmed spread to #SanAntonio.
“officials tracing it to a first-grade classroom at Legacy Traditional School in Cibolo.”
#IDSky #MedSky #EMSky
www.kens5.com/article/news...
“officials tracing it to a first-grade classroom at Legacy Traditional School in Cibolo.”
#IDSky #MedSky #EMSky
www.kens5.com/article/news...
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As an ID doc, I must admit that I had to stop what I was doing when I saw this headline. I have trained my whole career to prevent this kind of outcome.
There are now over 120 cases from this current outbreak.
#IDsky #medsky
19thnews.org/2025/02/chil...
There are now over 120 cases from this current outbreak.
#IDsky #medsky
19thnews.org/2025/02/chil...
A child is the first to die in Texas measles outbreak
More than 120 people across nine counties have been infected during the largest Texas outbreak in 30 years.
19thnews.org
February 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
As an ID doc, I must admit that I had to stop what I was doing when I saw this headline. I have trained my whole career to prevent this kind of outcome.
There are now over 120 cases from this current outbreak.
#IDsky #medsky
19thnews.org/2025/02/chil...
There are now over 120 cases from this current outbreak.
#IDsky #medsky
19thnews.org/2025/02/chil...
Today's measles outbreak update from the Texas Dept of State Health Services= 124 cases. #IDSky #MedSky
Best way to prevent measles? Vaccination. Not sure if you are still immune? Talk to your Doctor about getting titers checked or a booster.
Best way to prevent measles? Vaccination. Not sure if you are still immune? Talk to your Doctor about getting titers checked or a booster.
Measles Outbreak – Feb. 25, 2025 | Texas DSHS
www.dshs.texas.gov
February 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Measles are contagious.
Measles cause 1 in 4 people to be hospitalized.
Measles can be deadly especially in children.
Measles can cause blindness & deafness.
Measles can cause brain damage yrs later.
Measles can cause "immune amnesia".
Measles are preventable with MMR vaccine.
#medsky #IDsky 🛟 😷🧪
Measles cause 1 in 4 people to be hospitalized.
Measles can be deadly especially in children.
Measles can cause blindness & deafness.
Measles can cause brain damage yrs later.
Measles can cause "immune amnesia".
Measles are preventable with MMR vaccine.
#medsky #IDsky 🛟 😷🧪
February 21, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
globalnews.ca
February 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
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The Trump administration is scrubbing the CDC’s website of documents on reproductive rights issues, sexual health, intimate partner violence, and more.
I'm trying to save them.
You can find the deleted docs at cdcguidelines.com - I'll be adding more over the weekend.
I'm trying to save them.
You can find the deleted docs at cdcguidelines.com - I'll be adding more over the weekend.
Download CDC Guidelines Removed By The Trump Admin
The Trump administration is scrubbing the CDC’s website of documents on reproductive rights issues, sexual health, intimate partner violence, and more.
CDCGuidelines.com
February 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The Trump administration is scrubbing the CDC’s website of documents on reproductive rights issues, sexual health, intimate partner violence, and more.
I'm trying to save them.
You can find the deleted docs at cdcguidelines.com - I'll be adding more over the weekend.
I'm trying to save them.
You can find the deleted docs at cdcguidelines.com - I'll be adding more over the weekend.
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⏱️ The next cancer cure is on hold.
@NIH grants invest in future science gains that pay back for our citizens at a rate of more than 2:1 in economic activity.
We are losing the battle for discovery.
@NIH grants invest in future science gains that pay back for our citizens at a rate of more than 2:1 in economic activity.
We are losing the battle for discovery.
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing
www.science.org
January 23, 2025 at 2:29 AM
⏱️ The next cancer cure is on hold.
@NIH grants invest in future science gains that pay back for our citizens at a rate of more than 2:1 in economic activity.
We are losing the battle for discovery.
@NIH grants invest in future science gains that pay back for our citizens at a rate of more than 2:1 in economic activity.
We are losing the battle for discovery.
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#MedSky #IDSky
#Norovirus infections, which cause severe vomiting/diarrhea, are continuing to 🚀. See 🧵 for what you need to know. A key point is that this virus is so contagious & you MUST #WashYourHands w/ soap & water. Hand sanitizer is not effective vs norovirus.
www.science.org/content/arti...
#Norovirus infections, which cause severe vomiting/diarrhea, are continuing to 🚀. See 🧵 for what you need to know. A key point is that this virus is so contagious & you MUST #WashYourHands w/ soap & water. Hand sanitizer is not effective vs norovirus.
www.science.org/content/arti...
January 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
#MedSky #IDSky
#Norovirus infections, which cause severe vomiting/diarrhea, are continuing to 🚀. See 🧵 for what you need to know. A key point is that this virus is so contagious & you MUST #WashYourHands w/ soap & water. Hand sanitizer is not effective vs norovirus.
www.science.org/content/arti...
#Norovirus infections, which cause severe vomiting/diarrhea, are continuing to 🚀. See 🧵 for what you need to know. A key point is that this virus is so contagious & you MUST #WashYourHands w/ soap & water. Hand sanitizer is not effective vs norovirus.
www.science.org/content/arti...
💡 Having diagnostics that you can leverage in different ways as a disease landscape changes is important. The CDC alert today is a good reminder to think of the big picture when you bring diagnostics into your health system. www.cdc.gov/han/2025/han.... #IDSky
Health Alert Network (HAN) - 00520 | Accelerated Subtyping of Influenza A in Hospitalized PatientsMinusSASstats
www.cdc.gov
January 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
💡 Having diagnostics that you can leverage in different ways as a disease landscape changes is important. The CDC alert today is a good reminder to think of the big picture when you bring diagnostics into your health system. www.cdc.gov/han/2025/han.... #IDSky
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#MedSky #IDSky #PublicHealth
There is a widespread outbreak of #norovirus, a GI virus that causes projectile vomiting & profuse diarrhea usually lasting 24-48 hrs. Wastewater levels nationwide in 🇺🇸 are high. It’s miserable & incredibly contagious. So many friends are texting SOS, so here’s a 🧵. /1
There is a widespread outbreak of #norovirus, a GI virus that causes projectile vomiting & profuse diarrhea usually lasting 24-48 hrs. Wastewater levels nationwide in 🇺🇸 are high. It’s miserable & incredibly contagious. So many friends are texting SOS, so here’s a 🧵. /1
January 5, 2025 at 1:31 AM
#MedSky #IDSky #PublicHealth
There is a widespread outbreak of #norovirus, a GI virus that causes projectile vomiting & profuse diarrhea usually lasting 24-48 hrs. Wastewater levels nationwide in 🇺🇸 are high. It’s miserable & incredibly contagious. So many friends are texting SOS, so here’s a 🧵. /1
There is a widespread outbreak of #norovirus, a GI virus that causes projectile vomiting & profuse diarrhea usually lasting 24-48 hrs. Wastewater levels nationwide in 🇺🇸 are high. It’s miserable & incredibly contagious. So many friends are texting SOS, so here’s a 🧵. /1
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Is Bird 🦅 Flu adapting to humans?
CDC sequencing of the #birdflu virus from the ill patient in Louisiana revealed changes that may result in increased binding to receptors in the upper respiratory tract of humans. One of the changes was also identified in a specimen 1/
#BlueSky #MedSky 🧪 #IDSky
CDC sequencing of the #birdflu virus from the ill patient in Louisiana revealed changes that may result in increased binding to receptors in the upper respiratory tract of humans. One of the changes was also identified in a specimen 1/
#BlueSky #MedSky 🧪 #IDSky
December 27, 2024 at 2:40 AM
If you're wanting the most up to date info on H5N1 @boghuma.bsky.social is always sharing the latest updates! 👇
The CDC has reported the first severe U.S. case of H5N1 bird flu in Louisiana. This case is linked to exposure to a backyard flock. The case in Louisiana involves a severe infection, but the CDC emphasizes no evidence of human-to-human spread.
www.cdc.gov/media/releas...
www.cdc.gov/media/releas...
CDC Confirms First Severe Case of H5N1 Bird Flu in the United States
December 18, 2024-- A patient has been hospitalized with a severe case of avian influenza A(H5N1)
www.cdc.gov
December 18, 2024 at 11:57 PM
If you're wanting the most up to date info on H5N1 @boghuma.bsky.social is always sharing the latest updates! 👇
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🤔 Can you guess who made the list? 👉 www.beckershospitalreview.com/rankings-and...
#IDsky #StewieOpportunities
#IDsky #StewieOpportunities
December 12, 2024 at 3:35 AM
🤔 Can you guess who made the list? 👉 www.beckershospitalreview.com/rankings-and...
#IDsky #StewieOpportunities
#IDsky #StewieOpportunities
Coming from an ER background the complexities of how the culture results and how the conclusion of "R, S, and I" is determined didn't often cross my mind. I'm talking about breakpoints! A complicated topic that is summed up well in a recent article by my colleagues: ascls.org/antimicrobia...
Antimicrobial Breakpoints Are Key to Patient Safety - ASCLS
Our role as medical laboratory science professionals is to provide information that clinicians can use to guide treatment of their patients. This directive is
ascls.org
December 4, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Coming from an ER background the complexities of how the culture results and how the conclusion of "R, S, and I" is determined didn't often cross my mind. I'm talking about breakpoints! A complicated topic that is summed up well in a recent article by my colleagues: ascls.org/antimicrobia...
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So proud of #IDSky for rallying around team #meal-ioidosis in #HCWvsHunger
Truly incredible generosity ❤️
>$54k raised by our team, and >632k total!
A beautiful redemption for medical social media
(If u want in on the good feels, a few more min to log a donation)
🎩 off to @jabarocas.bsky.social
Truly incredible generosity ❤️
>$54k raised by our team, and >632k total!
A beautiful redemption for medical social media
(If u want in on the good feels, a few more min to log a donation)
🎩 off to @jabarocas.bsky.social
a man says " i appreciate every single one of you " in front of a tv screen
Alt: Trevor Noah says " i appreciate every single one of you " in front of a tv screen
media.tenor.com
December 3, 2024 at 11:42 PM
So proud of #IDSky for rallying around team #meal-ioidosis in #HCWvsHunger
Truly incredible generosity ❤️
>$54k raised by our team, and >632k total!
A beautiful redemption for medical social media
(If u want in on the good feels, a few more min to log a donation)
🎩 off to @jabarocas.bsky.social
Truly incredible generosity ❤️
>$54k raised by our team, and >632k total!
A beautiful redemption for medical social media
(If u want in on the good feels, a few more min to log a donation)
🎩 off to @jabarocas.bsky.social