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Infectious Diseases physician-scientist. Research focus on bacterial bloodstream infections. Duke.

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Researchers can fight these attacks by spreading insights into how fed funded research works, and sharing how we serve the public with the fed dollars we work hard to earn.

Write an op-ed for your local hometown paper to be published June 16! #SciComm #McClintockLetters

tinyurl.com/McClintockLe...

24.04.2025 05:48 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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Exclusive: NIH to end billions of dollars in foreign research grants Move by US biomedical agency jeopardizes thousands of projects on infectious diseases, cancer and more.

NIH is ending billions of dollars in foreign subawards, jeopardizing thousands of projects on infectious diseases, cancer and more.

Unless foreign researchers secure funding directly from NIH by October β€” a tall order for any researcher β€” clinical trials abroad and other research will shut down.

02.05.2025 01:05 πŸ‘ 212 πŸ” 135 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 14
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Running Bull Film Festival - Carolina Theatre of Durham FILM AND SOUND EDITING WORKSHOP FACILITATOR

Congratulations to all the young filmmakers at Jordan High School in Durham, NC who participated in the inaugural Running Bull Film Festival.

carolinatheatre.org/festival/run...

Beautiful films. And a shout-out to my wife Ann who co-founded the festival. Already looking forward to the 2nd edition.

24.04.2025 01:31 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is yet another abuse of power by the administration β€” this time in response to Harvard not capitulating to the administration’s earlier unlawful demands.

We have to speak out and stand up for our universities.

16.04.2025 22:03 πŸ‘ 234 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 4
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Science’s big problem is a loss of influence, not a loss of trust Evidence shows that science and scientists remain highly trusted. But genuine scientific voices are not shouting loud enough over the noise to hold sway.

The real problem about science isn't about loss of trust. It's about not having a voice, a counter. @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Whai if the 300,000 scientists supported by NIH stood up? Or even half of them. Instead of <1%

08.04.2025 22:16 πŸ‘ 306 πŸ” 68 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 4
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biggest protest i’ve ever seen in downtown durham today

05.04.2025 17:28 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Get your #HandsOff our democracy.

Durham, NC

05.04.2025 18:09 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Microsoft Forms

To change or not to change?

Clinicians please consider this quick (<2 min!!) survey regarding your catheter-associated UTI practice patterns.

My collaborators in πŸ‡³πŸ‡± are exploring practice variations across different countries and medical specialties worldwide.

forms.office.com/e/MRCMwUb2UK

02.04.2025 02:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

β€œIt has become clear that truth and transparency are not desired by the secretary, but rather he wishes subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies," Marks said. "This man doesn’t care about the truth. He cares about what is making him followers.”

29.03.2025 17:14 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Silence=Death Redux: Infectious Diseases, Public Health, and the Imperative to Resist The second Trump administration has released a torrent of executive policies hostile to public health, science, and marginalized populations. We outline th

Our patients persecuted; colleagues and public health institutions under attack. Our field needs to rise up & fight back

Silence=Death Redux: Infectious Diseases, Public Health, and the Imperative to Resist

Viewpoint by @ericmeyerowitz.bsky.social & me

OpenAccess: academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...

24.03.2025 14:58 πŸ‘ 169 πŸ” 91 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 19
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It was amazing to see so many people at the #standupforscience rally in Raleigh.

We will continue to fight!!

And a special thanks to my wife for the sign and my kids for their patience.

08.03.2025 00:07 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella right now #IDSky

15.11.2024 21:38 πŸ‘ 517 πŸ” 138 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 7
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Guidelines for the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Urinary Tract Infections This consensus statement creates a clinical guideline for the diagnosis and management of urinary tract infections that addresses the gap between the evidence and recommendation strength.

πŸ‘for the UTI Wikiguidelines, especially for prevention of recurrent UTI.

Agree that topical estrogen and methenamine can be quite helpful. Need more data on methenamine safety in people with renal dysfunction, spectrum of activity, and need for urine acidification.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

14.11.2024 22:54 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I agree. And others …
@CIDJournal
@CMIJournal
@OFIDJournal
@LancetInfDis

10.11.2024 15:03 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0