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dralext.bsky.social
Infectious diseases physician with secret passion for all things public health | Gippslander | Loving the chaos that fatherhood brings #IDsky #Medsky #AMS #publichealth
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Especially relevant reminder to us in Australia , given the recent ‘mystery cases’ of measles, ie new cases that have not travelled overseas, and have no known links to recent cases of measles. We need to not let up with our local vaccination efforts

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The clinical picture caused by Fasciola gigantica: Analysis of 3,250 patients along the 1995-2019 countrywide spread in Vietnam ✅ Just Accepted #IDSky

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What the heck is ‘civilisational suicidal empathy’ . Empathy is always about the individual in front of us. When that is not practiced, it might potentially make for a more ‘efficient’ system, but by failing to hold spade for individuals that make up the system, it makes for a very unkind world .

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Claiming to have empathy at a population level for the better good of society but discounting the trauma and suffering of people at an individual level is not empathy at all. It’s actually gas lighting and a move towards authoritarianism

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New in the March 6, 2025, issue of NEJM: Male-Partner Treatment and Bacterial Vaginosis (StepUp trial) nej.md/3QJIVKn Tirzepatide for Obesity Treatment and Diabetes Prevention (SURMOUNT-1 trial) nej.md/48VdDZp AAV9.LAMP2B Gene Therapy in Danon Disease (phase 1 study) nej.md/40IBJVh #MedSky

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

Dr. @gavinyamey.bsky.social & I highlight the serious risks of the U.S. withdrawing from the WHO,both for American & global health security. When the WHO is supported, the world benefits. In the face of rising infectious & chronic disease threats, we need solidarity, not isolation. #GlobalSolidarity

submitted 13 days ago • 8 comments

Here we go again - part of me is getting 2019 vibes from the last major New York outbreak . Hopefully this doesn’t go further

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

My communicable diseases control sentiments for 2025 , especially point number 5

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In February, officials in the Democratic Rep. of the Congo reported a cluster of unexplained deaths in a single village. WHO teams, working alongside DRC health authorities, have ruled out Ebola & Marburg, shifting the focus to other possible causes. 🧵 Here is what is known so far: bit.ly/4bptpwQ

submitted 15 days ago • 2 comments

IDSA and HIVMA are deeply concerned by the abrupt cancellation of 92% of USAID foreign assistance awards and the impact the action will have on many. Our statement: buff.ly/b2czy4r

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

‘Pharmaceutical interventions’ actually only make up a small percentage of population health determinants, with the largest chunk going to social / societal characteristics / ecology .

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A timely reminder that the same thing could very easily happen in Australia . Sobering lessons for many of us in the public health space

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