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alexandramd.bsky.social
Medical student with a passion for internal medicine and infectious diseases ♡
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IDsky: one of your brethren included in their note today that patient "sitting in warm room in an east-facing room". @glaucomflecken.bsky.social would be proud. youtu.be/sUMO0Bv2OR0?...

submitted 82 days ago • 2 comments

I start my infectious diseases electives next month and am so excited but also nervous about what to study before starting them aaaaa

submitted 83 days ago • 1 comment

When insulin was first patented in 1923, the discoverers declined to put their names on it as they felt that insulin belonged to the public. 101 years later, insulin is inaccessible to thousands of Americans because of price gouging by near-monopoly private insurance corporations and their PBMs.

submitted 98 days ago • 57 comments

www.cambridge.org/core/journal... n=3.9M 🤯 #IDsky

submitted 98 days ago • 2 comments

Oh, hi there BALANCE! 🤩 Who’s ready to revive #IDJClub?

submitted 98 days ago • 4 comments

This week is World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week 🦠 This graphic highlights the discovery dates of some key classes of antibiotics – note that no new class of antibiotics has reached the market since 1987 Download & read more here: www.compoundchem.com/2014/09/08/a... #ChemSky #MedSky 🧪

submitted 99 days ago • 3 comments

*POKE* 🫵🏼 Which cranial nerves are involved in the corneal blink reflex? Check out these next two cards in my Pokémon-inspired cranial nerve #neuroanatomy series! Alt text has decoded emoji strengths & weaknesses. Hard copies: www.thegamecrafter.com/games/crania... DM or email for digital copies!

submitted 100 days ago • 1 comment

Reintroduction time! I’m a Med-Peds and adult ID physician dabbling in medical illustration/comics. You may recognize my “Pressors as Marvel Avengers” series, Core IM art, or other visual mnemonics. Follow me for more MedEd…looking forward to connecting with #MedSky, #IDSky, and #SciArt! ! 😊🎨🦠

submitted 100 days ago • 2 comments

Well, hey there, everyone! 👋 We're thrilled to join the ID community on Bluesky. Stay tuned for regular content on all things infectious diseases! #IDSky

submitted 100 days ago • 8 comments

New paper from my colleagues at UCLH Nearly 70% (!!!) resistance to Cefiderocol in NDM positive bacteria. Cefiderocol...we hardly knew ye... Perfect timing for World Antimicrobial Awareness Week #waaw24 #IDSky academic.oup.com/jac/advance-...

submitted 101 days ago • 11 comments

Thank goodness for the CDC 🥕🧪🩺🛟

submitted 101 days ago • 12 comments

NEW: CDC announces E. coli outbreak linked to organic whole and baby carrots sold by Grimmway Farms: ◾ 39 cases in 18 states ◾ 15 hospitalizations ◾ 1 death Grimmway has recalled the carrots. "These products are likely no longer in stores for sale but may still be in your home," CDC says. More 👇

submitted 101 days ago • 0 comments

👏🏽👏🏽 No cervical cancer cases detected in vaccinated women following HPV immunisation publichealthscotland.scot/news/2024/ja...

submitted 102 days ago • 4 comments

Oh no, this echo chamber I'm stuck in is full of amazing art, generous, kind people, and joy. What ever shall I do?

submitted 102 days ago • 391 comments

Meet my baby Toby

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#AdultVaccines 🧵 1/ Routine Vaccines for EVERY Adult: 🌟 COVID-19 Vaccine: Stay updated with the latest doses to protect yourself and others. 🌟 Flu Vaccine: Get it annually, ideally by the end of October. 🩹 🌟 Tdap or Td: One-time Tdap (if you’ve never had it) + a Td booster every 10 years. 💪

submitted 103 days ago • 5 comments

H u m a n s a r e n o t s t e r i l e ! 🤌🙌

submitted 104 days ago • 0 comments

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is like the Glen Powell of the bacterias

submitted 105 days ago • 0 comments

Incredible graphic - the myriad of ways that bacteria defend themselves against antibiotics. 14 resistance mechanisms, summarised by Idan Yelin & Roy Kishony in Cell www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

submitted 106 days ago • 17 comments

In clinical research, you will often receive feedback on study design, stats, and/or data analysis from an editor or reviewer that is simply wrong. Here is a list of common "statistical myths" and references you can use to push back. discourse.datamethods.org/t/reference-...

submitted 107 days ago • 48 comments

Oh, hi 🤍

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