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Becky Osborn

@beckyosborn.bsky.social
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ID doc at Cook County. Interests in HIV, incarceration medicine. Serial hobbyist, Nebraskan, general optimist.

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 22/03/2025
Tuberculosis continued to rise again in the U.S. last year, reaching its highest levels in more than a dozen years.
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Tuberculosis cases in the US rose to their highest levels in more than a dozen years
More than 10,300 cases were reported last year, an 8% increase from 2023 and the highest since 2011, according to preliminary data posted this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Preventio…
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Becky Osborn @beckyosborn.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
#IDSky Got a really concerning email from the Natl Hansens Disease Program that they’ll no longer be offering direct clinical consultation. This service is vital and has been totally necessary to my treatment of patients with leprosy. Anyone know anything more abt this? Smells like a DOGE cut to me.
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 21/03/2025
The United States of America is the only major country on earth that does not guarantee health care as a human right. The result: We rank dead last among wealthy nations in life expectancy. We must end that international embarrassment. Yes. We need Medicare for All.
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😱 Spooky SpectreKILLoquy 🔪 🩸 @caulimovirus.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Resuscitation mannequin with similarly disturbing facial expression as RFK jr. 

Banner text reads “these life like mannequins can sweat”
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
A doctor has been serving one of Baltimore’s poorest neighborhoods for decades — and if his patients can’t pay, that’s OK with him. So when he was diagnosed with cancer, his community rallied to raise $100,000 for his treatments.
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For decades, a doctor refused to charge patients who couldn't pay. When he couldn't pay, his patients came to his aid.
When Dr. Michael Zollicoffer was diagnosed with two types of cancer, his patients started a crowdfunding campaign that raised more than $100,000.
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Becky Osborn @beckyosborn.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
My brain is so broken I heard “FTC commissioner” on the news and immediately thought about emtricitabine
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Dr. Maya @drdrmaya.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
PLEASE SHARE WIDELY #medsky #IDsky #obgynsky #pedsky CDC STI treatment guidelines have been taken down. They are archived here 👇 web.archive.org/web/20250131...
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Site Index
STIs are common. Many are curable - all are preventable.
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IDSA @idsainfo.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
The removal of #HIV- and #LGBTQ-related resources from the websites of CDC and other health agencies is deeply concerning. Access to this information is crucial for ID and HIV health care professionals. Our full statement: buff.ly/42AO8LI
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Atul Gawande @agawande.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
I ran @USAID health programs for the last 3 years. Trump’s 90 day Stop Work Order on foreign assistance does serious damage to the world and the US. Examples:🧵
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Katy Stephenson @kstephensonmd.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
I can roll with a lot of crazy stuff but this genuinely shocks me. This program … it’s beloved. You can’t even imagine how many lives Pepfar has saved, and is currently saving! There are kids on these drugs! www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/u...
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Trump Pauses Disbursements to Program Supplying H.I.V. Treatment Worldwide
Pepfar, which is estimated to have delivered lifesaving treatment to as many as 25 million people in 54 countries, faces a funding delay of as long as 180 days.
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Becky Osborn @beckyosborn.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Ok I’ve been saying for years that a modern house of god would kill and I think u should run w this … !!!!
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Becky Osborn @beckyosborn.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
yep.
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Ilan Schwartz @germhuntermd.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Scientific advancements aside, this is economically irresponsible Every $1 spent by NIH generates $2.46 For example, in 2023, $47B in NIH spending generated ~$93B Halting NIH spending will LOSE the US a lot of money (and talent)
An image of NIH campus. Text says : With annual budget of more than $47 billion, NIH is the largest single public funder of biomedical and behavioural research in the world. In fiscal year 2023, NIH funding generated an estimated $92.89 billion in economic activityEvery state and almost every congressional district received a share of NIH investment
Each year, NIH awards over 60,000 grants that directly support more than 300,000 researchers at more than 2,500 different institutions
In fiscal year 2023, every $1 of NIH funding generated approximately $2.46 of economic activity
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Becky Osborn @beckyosborn.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
I screen anyone in clinic who is a new dx (w/ no cd4 avail) or who’s been out of care for long enough that I anticipate could have a low CD4. I still start ART same day but the crag comes back w/i 24 hours. Have only had 1 patient I needed to call, tell them to stop ART, and admit for LP.
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Becky Osborn @beckyosborn.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
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Becky Osborn @beckyosborn.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Absolutely! Hope you’re doing well, Alan! I still think about how much I learned from you as a resident at the VA ☺️
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Becky Osborn @beckyosborn.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
My week on the inpatient HIV service: TB meningitis, PML, KS, Castlemans, neurosyphilis… 😱 2025 starting off a whole lot like 1995 over here.
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Becky Osborn @beckyosborn.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
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Becky Osborn @beckyosborn.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
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Becky Osborn @beckyosborn.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
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Becky Osborn @beckyosborn.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
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Joseph Sassine @josephsassinemd.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
First post on #IDSky We have an ID fellowship opening at the University of Oklahoma @ou.edu, starting July 2025. Two-year program, with great exposure to HIV, transplant ID and surgical infections, and above all, great people to train with! DM me for details! medicine.ouhsc.edu/academic-dep...
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Fellowship Opportunities
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
These people WILL come for vaccines. Polio is a horrific disease that crippled many children in the pre vaccine era. It is madness to come for a demonstrably good, safe and revolutionary health interventions that prevent disease. Do not look away! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
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RFK Jr key adviser petitioned regulators to revoke approval of polio vaccine
Aaron Siri is helping Trump’s health secretary pick to select top jobs despite long history of attacking vaccines
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Becky Osborn @beckyosborn.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Thank you. This is what I assumed but needed the confidence to discuss this w/ ENT…Horrible situation all around 🫣
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Becky Osborn @beckyosborn.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Ugh, I figured so.. 😣
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Becky Osborn @beckyosborn.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
M. Abscessus soft tissue infection in a pt w/ oral SCC (infected muscle flap) w/ underlying mandible hardware … what are the odds of clearing this w/o hardware removal? No clear evidence of deep infx CT but the proximity is clearly concerning 😭 #IDSky
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Becky Osborn @beckyosborn.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
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Anthony Cannella, MD, MSc, FACP, FIDSA @apcmd.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
At @usfidfellowship.bsky.social we have openings for fellowship if anyone is interested! Contact me or the division office for information! #IDSky #MedSky #microSky
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Kartik Acharya @kartikacharyaid.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Colleagues: We have one unfilled position for July 2025 in our ID fellowship program at Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Interested candidates please DM me or email at id_info@mcw.edu. #IDSky #MedSky Please amplify 🙏🙏 www.mcw.edu/departments/...
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Fellowship Program | Infectious Diseases | Medical College of Wisconsin
Information on the Medical College of Wisconsin Infectious Disease Fellowship program.
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Becky Osborn @beckyosborn.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Yep they split their time 50/50!
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Becky Osborn @beckyosborn.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
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Becky Osborn @beckyosborn.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
#IDSky #IDMatch #InfectiousDiseases
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Becky Osborn @beckyosborn.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
🚨2 ID fellowship spots are open at Rush/Cook County!🚨 🏙️ Train at 2 amazing hospitals in the beautiful city of Chicago! 🦠Unparalleled clinical experience in HIV, transplant, global health ❤️Amazing faculty (I’m biased) 👩‍⚕️: Contact Mariam Aziz: mariam_aziz@rush.edu 🔁please repost and spread the word!
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Becky Osborn @beckyosborn.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
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Stanford Antimicrobial Safety & Sustainability Program @stanfordasp.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
🌟 ABX Pearl of the Day: Duration of treatment in intra-abdominal infections (IAI)! 💊 💡 Q: How long should I treat IAI after source control? 🔍 A: While STOP-IT trial calls for 4 days post-source control, there are notable exceptions. See infographic for details 👇 #IDsky #AMSsky #MedSky #Pharmsky
ABX durations for secondary peritonitis and acute cholecystitis and cholangitis
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Becky Osborn @beckyosborn.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Yay, excited to learn and connect in this space! I’m a newbie ID attending at a county hospital and spend clinical time in the jail as well. Super interested in low-barrier care, HIV, addiction/ID overlap, street medicine, and all things ID in general. So happy to be here !! 🥰❤️
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Saira Butt, MD @sairabt.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
idsociety.quorum.us/campaign/811... #idsky #hivsky #idadvocacy #advocacy #idfellows #idfellowship Congress Is Making Funding Decisions Now: Urge Them to Protect ID/HIV Funding @idsainfo.bsky.social town hall
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Congress Is Making Funding Decisions Now: Urge Them to Protect ID/HIV Funding
Ask your members of Congress to support robust funding for vital ID/HIV programs.
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