Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Congrats to the graduating @harborucla-id.bsky.social fellows! We are so proud of you! 021
Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Diabetes Association in uproar after members expelled from annual meeting over protest of NIH cuts www.statnews.com/2026/06/09/a... via @statnews.comstatnews.comDiabetes Association in uproar after members expelled from annual meeting over protest of NIH cutsThe condemnations keep coming after five diabetes experts were escorted out of an ADA meeting for handing out copies of an editorial criticizing federal research cuts. 030
Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Diabetes Association in uproar after members expelled from annual meeting over protest of NIH cuts www.statnews.com/2026/06/09/a... via @statnews.comstatnews.comDiabetes Association in uproar after members expelled from annual meeting over protest of NIH cutsThe condemnations keep coming after five diabetes experts were escorted out of an ADA meeting for handing out copies of an editorial criticizing federal research cuts. 010
Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Video: Police Tussle With Diabetes Experts at ADA Meeting www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...medpagetoday.comVideo: Police Tussle With Diabetes Experts at ADA MeetingResearchers told they could no longer attend the annual scientific sessions 000
Reposted by Brian Chow, MDIDWeek @idweek.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Showcase your research at #IDWeek2026! Submit an abstract to present your findings to more than 8,000 ID experts, colleagues from around the world and leaders in the field. Submissions are due April 30 at 11:59 p.m. Learn more and submit an abstract: www.idweek.org/abstracts 032
Reposted by Brian Chow, MDIDSA @idsainfo.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Increasing flu vaccination rates among adults could save thousands of lives and billions of dollars in a single flu season. A study from the Global Healthy Living Foundation explores the impact the flu had on the U.S. in 2023-24 and how vaccination rates factored into it: bit.ly/3OoX9CC 173
Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 14/01/2026www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...npr.orgTrump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grantsThe Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services. The cuts could total as much as $2 billion. 100
Reposted by Brian Chow, MDSociety for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) @sheaepi.bsky.social · 13/01/2026📢 Final Call for Abstracts! Submit your abstracts for SHEA Spring 2026 by January 13, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Don’t miss your chance to share your research with leaders in healthcare epidemiology and infection prevention. bit.ly/4qNoqNU 113
Reposted by Brian Chow, MDHarbor-UCLA Adult Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program @harborucla-id.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Incredibly proud of Dr. Brian Chow, director of Harbor's Beall Positive Care Clinic, for speaking up about the importance of childhood hepatitis B vaccines. Fortunate to have such a knowledgeable and passionate physician advocate in the Harbor-UCLA ID family! www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/07/m... 111
Reposted by Brian Chow, MDAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 20/10/2025Good news for global health - Fiji has become the 26th country to eliminate trachoma, a neglected tropical disease and the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness. A great example of the power of institutions and communities working together to advance public health for all.who.intFiji becomes the 26th country to eliminate trachoma as a public health problemIn a landmark public health achievement, Fiji has been validated by the World Health Organization (WHO) for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem. 7703145
Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Thank you, Dr Feinberg. Let’s meet our patients where they are. #IDWeek2025 040
Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 20/10/2025No need for #TeamCefazolin here. All TB. #IDWeek2025 010
Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Pulling out the @pidsociety.bsky.social socks for tonight’s PIDS Foundation dinner 040
Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Been there. Done that. Bought the T-shirt. Support @idsainfo.bsky.social #IDSAFoundation 010
Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 19/10/2025Find me for MSSA swag at #IDWeek2025. Limited quantities. #TeamCefazolin #TeamOxacillin #TeamNafcillin and for our non-US colleagues #TeamFlucloxicillin 2120
Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 26/08/2025I made buttons. Can you guess which is winning at my hospital? #IDsky #TeamCefazolin #TeamOxacillin #AntimicrobialStewardship #ASP 3132
Reposted by Brian Chow, MDAnat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 19/07/2025During COVID, we saw what we already knew on full display: society depends on the uncelebrated people clocking in and out for far less than their work produces. Not on the billionaires constantly crowing about their importance. 433377
Reposted by Brian Chow, MDEd Belongia MD @belongia.bsky.social · 15/07/2025New Danish cohort study with over 1 million kids confirms safety of aluminum in childhood vax. They looked at 50 different conditions, including autoimmune, allergic & neurodevelopmental (eg autism). This should end further debate on this topic (but probably won't). Annals Intern Med 15 July 2025 823590
Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Who carries $3000 in cash these days? Who carries check books these days? Apparently the Secretary of Homeland Security 000
Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 28/03/2025Then they came for the trade unionists,and I did not speak out-Because I was not a trade unionist. 100
Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Ok #medsky, for those in academics, what is the most pedantic change your institution asked you to make in your CV? Mine is making sure all degrees have periods in between the letters. 000
Reposted by Brian Chow, MDCIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 17/02/2025Study in LA highlights real-world efficacy of doxyPEP Among patients prescribed doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis, cases of syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea fell by 86.4%. 89.7%, and 54.7%, respectively. www.cidrap.umn.edu/s...cidrap.umn.eduStudy in LA highlights real-world efficacy of doxyPEPAmong patients prescribed doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis, cases of syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea fell by 86.4%. 89.7%, and 54.7%, respectively. 0256
Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 30/01/2025All right #MedSky. Many of us are wondering what we can do on an individual basis for our patient who fear detention or deportation. I put together a few concrete things clinicians can do. Please comment on other ideas you may have. 1/x 192
Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Ensure that people are aware of their constitutional rights. One way is to provide these cards to anyone who may encounter ICE- citizen or non-citizen, with or without legal status. www.ilrc.org/red-cards-ta...ilrc.orgRed Cards / Tarjetas Rojas | Immigrant Legal Resource Center | ILRCAll people in the United States, regardless of immigration status, have certain rights and protections under the U.S. Constitution. The ILRC’s Red Cards help people assert their rights and defend them... 100
Reposted by Brian Chow, MDScott Hadland, MD @drscotthadland.bsky.social · 24/01/2025The NIH Sexual & Gender Minority Research Office website has been taken down. LGBTQ+ people are disproportionately subjected to violence, discrimination & stigma, affecting their health outcomes. Ignoring these facts endangers us all. #MedSky #LGBT #LGBTQ #NIH #research #science 1315569
Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Immigrants in LA County, your public hospitals are here to serve you through thick and thin. 100
Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 14/01/2025California pays the Federal government $5 in taxes for every $1 of Federal funds received. Maybe California is the one who should put conditions on money abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...abcnews.go.comSpeaker Mike Johnson suggests 'conditions' needed on disaster aid for LA wildfiresThe GOP House speaker claimed California leaders “were derelict in their duty.” 000
Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 24/12/2024Looking forward to happy holidays and an incredible new year with new tools to prevent HIV. 000
Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 20/12/2024www.npr.org/sections/sho... Who wants to fund a campaign to advertise vaccines in Louisiana?npr.orgLouisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shotsAn NPR investigation found Louisiana health officials told staff to stop promoting vaccines for COVID, flu and mpox, holding flu shot events or otherwise encouraging the public to get those vaccines. 000
Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 16/12/2024Hello, Bluesky! Hope everyone had a great weekend! Gratuitous Panda photo #sandiegozoo 020
