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Looking to do some stewardship and/or hospital epi? Join me, @wbranchelliman.bsky.social, and our crew at VA Greater Los Angeles!
September 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Some great insights from
Vlad Kogan about what happens when culture wars & politics get tangled up with education (starts around 10:30!)

t.co/0xLFAUwa6o

www.noadultleftbehind.org
https://www.nbc4i.com/video/sunday-briefing-sept-7-2025/11048922
t.co
September 7, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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get those applications in!
Test your ID knowledge at #IDWeek2025 and apply to participate in one of our most popular events! All student, resident and fellow participants on each team selected for #IDBugBowl will have their conference registration paid for by IDWeek.

Apply: idweek.org/events/bugbowl/
April 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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I feel like I’ve been shouting this into a void. Very few people seem to care about free speech when their ideological enemies are speaking.
New, from me: you were told that the threats to free speech came from wokeness. Some compared it to Maoist China.

Now we are witnessing government power being used to silence dissent and censor ideas. Now we know what real society-wide chilling effects look like. 🧵
open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
Real chilling effects
A extraordinary pattern of government censorship and threats to speech
open.substack.com
March 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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We’ve got a friend in Wisconsin who said she wasn’t worried about potential cuts to Medicaid because she and her 3 kids don’t need it - they’re on BadgerCare. She was stunned when I told her they were all on Medicaid.

Protecting people from shame by renaming MA has definite downsides.
Why haven't we seen more backlash against the GOP's proposed cuts to Medicaid? One reason is that people may not know they're on Medicaid, because Medicaid has different names in different states (see 🧵). Another is that some people may not realize that they (or their kids) could qualify.
Many Medicaid recipients do not know they receive it because Medicaid is called different things in different states. The public narrative of Medicaid focuses on a distant other, but 40% of US children and 60% of nursing home residents receive Medicaid. Just SOME of the names by state are below:
February 28, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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Thanks to everyone in the @ucla-id-fellowship.bsky.social diaspora that has reached out over the past few days. We are all safe but some have had significant losses. We will get through this together!
January 10, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Priorities!
January 10, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Anyone know why bezlo is being pulled from the market? Seems no reason given?

www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Merck to discontinue drug for bacterial infection
Merck will discontinue its drug for a bacterial infection that can lead to fatal diarrhea, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's website showed on Monday.
www.reuters.com
January 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Great, pragmatic piece about #avianflu by Lauren Epstein & Shira Doron in @ichejournal.bsky.social

Key points- be honest, stay calm, rapidly address testing capacity & vaccine distribution to support public health response.

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Highly pathogenic avian influenza: considerations for healthcare settings | Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology | Cambridge Core
Highly pathogenic avian influenza: considerations for healthcare settings
www.cambridge.org
December 19, 2024 at 1:46 AM
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come for me being fired up about our match but stay for @wbranchelliman.bsky.social talking about her pivot from journalism to medicine!
From a hugely successful fellowship match to new leadership within our department, this week's newsletter from @intmedabel.bsky.social is packed with exciting DoM updates. Catch up on the latest news here: uclahs.fyi/3VuhreG
December 11, 2024 at 1:45 AM
For those who are interested in strategies to improve evidence and advance innovation - highly recommend the “Rethinking Clinical Trials” series- lots of great speakers and fantastic discussions (yes, even about masks).

rethinkingclinicaltrials.org/grand-rounds...
Grand Rounds - Rethinking Clinical Trials
Join our weekly Rethinking Clinical Trials webinars on Fridays from 1-2 pm ET. Open to the public; no registration required. Join our mailing list Dr. Sumit Agarwal discusses “The Effect […]
rethinkingclinicaltrials.org
November 15, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Looking for some examples of AI/ML use case successes- ideally in healthcare but anywhere will do. Please share links!
November 14, 2024 at 1:33 PM
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We’re going to hear lots of stories about which people, policies and rhetoric are to blame for the Democrats’ defeat.

Some of those stories may even be true!

But an underrated factor is that 2024 was an absolutely horrendous year for incumbents around the world 👇 
November 7, 2024 at 11:33 AM
This place seems to be filling up fast?
November 12, 2024 at 2:06 AM