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𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆! The RADIO-TB trial is offering a @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded PhD in Epidemiology. Based in Zimbabwe & London, this 42-month program focuses on TB management, cost-effectiveness & impact modelling. Apply by 25 March 2025 More info: thruzim.org/opportunities

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“The weeks ahead may be the greatest test that the US scientific community has ever faced” @holdenthorp.bsky.social Come together, right now | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Very impressive spatial work on this preprint to discover the immunometabolomic landscape of tuberculosis granulomas in tissues from NHP and humans and an excellent thread to make it accessible!

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theplosblog.plos.org/2025/02/plos...

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The U.S. Is Cutting Off Foreign Aid. My Youngest Patients Are Paying the Price Powerful piece by the inspiring Dr Jen Furin time.com/7258248/us-f...

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Brilliant work by @cfmcquaid.bsky.social and Matt Saunders! Their updated analysis— a MOUNTAIN of work— shows that an increase in 1 unit of BMI reduces TB risk by 12.3%. @theunion-tblh.bsky.social @jasonandrews.bsky.social @madhupai.bsky.social Link: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Offline: Telling the truth about WHO - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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www.bmj.com/content/388/...

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🌟 Join Institut Pasteur as a Junior Research Group Leader 🌟 Explore host-microbe interactions in key areas like vaccinology, infectious diseases, neuro-immunology, and maternal health. 📅 Deadline: Feb 28, 2025 (few weeks left!) Apply now ⬇️

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‘Wrecking ball’: RFK Jr. moves to fire thousands of health agency employees | Science | AAAS brought to you by @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...

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Grateful to @gregggonsalves.bsky.social for his inspiring work and words When ‘Just Asking Questions’ About Science Turns Into 300,000 Dead www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/o...

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www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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"People in the US are now able to access long-acting HIV prevention shots, largely because of research that was conducted in SA and Uganda. Research in SA has also been critical to validating new TB treatments that are currently the SOC across the world." www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/02/11/s...

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Diversity, equity and inclusion are important values that deserve to be honored in science and societies striving for justice. As scientists we have to continue to call for these values steadfastly. This day and every day. #InternationalDayForWomenAndGirlsInScience #MedSky #TBSky

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TB and HIV research in SA could be hit particularly hard. @tbproof.bsky.social @tbrigden.bsky.social @tbaccountabilitysa.bsky.social

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Professor Ntobeko Ntusi warns that US health research funding cuts could be "catastrophic" as the South African Medical Research Council relies on US agencies for 28% of its budget. Read more: www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/02/11/s...

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Madness is an understatement Intentional cruelty is more appropriate ‘Madness’: Trump freeze on global HIV prevention efforts sparks disbelief, anger | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

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Interesting philosophical question because may also be applicable to other live attenuated vaccines (for which experimental IV vaccinations have not been tried / needed). #IDSky #ImmunoSky #TBSky academic.oup.com/jid/advance-...

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And on same day, paper comes out showing the T cell subsets that are mediators of protection of IV BCG vaccination vs TB (in macaques). @jem.org @joanneflynn19.bsky.social #IDSky #TBSky #immunosky rupress.org/jem/article/...

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Stopping clinical trials with such haste is unethical and potentially dangerous and violates the very principles that all who conduct interventional studies must adhere to. It is sad and exposes ignorance and a complete lack of respect for people!

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“USAID-backed studies have been shuttered, data streams have dried up, researchers and technical staff have been fired or put on leave, a system to predict food crises has been muzzled, and a USAID-supported global health journal has stopped reviewing manuscripts.” From our @science.org news team 🧪

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This, from @dereklowe.bsky.social, is a must-read overview of the state of play in US funding agencies www.science.org/content/blog...

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Medical journal editors must resist CDC order and anti-gender ideology www.bmj.com/content/388/...

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Feels like the Covid emergency again Except the epicentre is now the US, and the virus is a deadly cocktail of - white supremacy - heteropatriarchy - racial capitalism - autocracy - broligarchy

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BREAKING NEWS: CDC orders mass retraction and revision of submitted research across all science and medicine journals. Banned terms must be scrubbed. Goes beyond MMWR +other CDC pubs. Applies to research already submitted to top medical journals. Take a look. open.substack.com/pub/insideme...

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The CDC is a national treasure of the US and has done great work for almost 80 years I can’t believe this stuff! www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

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Was great to host visitors from @ahri-news.bsky.social at SATVI for this workshop on transcriptomic and RNAseq analyses! We look forward on collaborating to tackle the critical challenges of asymptomatic TB!

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Kansas #tuberculosis outbreak is now America's largest in recorded history. There were 51 #TB cases in the state in 2023, 109 in 2024 and 1 so far this year, by Jason Alatidd www.cjonline.com/story/news/p... via @cjonline.bsky.social @infectiousdz.bsky.social

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It’s #CervicalCancer awareness month! The #HPV vaccine is highly effective. It can prevent 9 in 10 cases of the most high-risk strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) – the #1 cause of cervical cancer.

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Friendly reminder that tuberculosis isn’t an “1800s disease” and is in fact THE infectious disease that kills the most people in the 21st century. It is preventable, treatable, and curable, and yet it still kills over 1.2 million people a year because we don’t put the resources where the disease is.

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An explainer about how health research funding happens and why this NIH funding cycle shutdown matters: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

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Really thankful to all of the scientists who made themselves available to talk to me about the unprecedented situation at NIH. I've never had so many people reach out to me for a story like this. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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where the world stands on the paris climate agreement, as of today:

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WHO comments on United States announcement of intent to withdraw bit.ly/4hrbeJ7

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New in @science.org: A World Less Safe & Secure We examine how the US withdrawal from @who.int will limit US leadership to protect public health & challenge WHO governance in facing global challenges. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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“The impact of the collective executive orders and directives appears devastating.” scim.ag/40ureTO

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The polio vaccine is a testament to human ingenuity and collaboration in the fight against infectious diseases. Two wild virus strains (#2 and #3) have been eradicated, and with 2.5 billion vaccinated children, it's estimated to have prevented over 20 million cases 💉 www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...

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Sharing our latest preprint about screening for asymptomatic TB in adults, led by Simon Mendelsohn. The more you look the more you find! www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

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There's a really interesting new paper out in Science for people who care about immunity to flu (which should be everyone because flu is a VERY big problem): www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Here's my thread explaining this work🧵

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We just can't stop recruiting! Associate professor in cell and molecular biology @dunnschool, with a preference for immunology, inflammation and/or infection - all defined broadly Come and be our colleague Deadline 28 Feb, please spread the word www.path.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/asso...

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So proud of this work with my postdoc Alex Smith and collaborators @saehrt.bsky.social and Dirk Schnappinger. safe and effective BCG IV strain!

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2024 daily temperatures compared to past years. A frightening graphic from the BBC. #ClimateEmergency

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www.npr.org/sections/goa... #brazil #tuberculosis #poverty #publichealth

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There is no scenario where RFK Jr should be anywhere near HHS. Reporters, pundits and politicians trying to normalize this nomination are complicit in the coming disaster his rise represents. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

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"A large body of evidence links multiple pediatric noncommunicable diseases to synthetic chemicals" www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1... #PedSky #IDSky

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1/ 📢 In our new PREPRINT - tinyurl.com/2pmudzrk - we evaluate how symptom-agnostic, population-wide screening interventions could significantly reduce the TB burden in Viet Nam. These require a substantial front-loaded investment but yield lasting cost savings. 🧵 #Tuberculosis #TBSky

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