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@Jacinda (Dr. JAM) Abdul-Mutakabbir @jaycdoesid.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I'm so excited to be joining the IDSA Board of Directors alongside these spectacular IDSA/HIVMA leaders. I'm looking forward to this opportunity to learn, grow, and support the advancement of innovation and equity in ID practice and research.

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Monica Mahoney @mmpharmd.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Have y'all seen the new @idsainfo.bsky.social Board of Directors candidate slating? FINALLY there is a PharmD amongst the slating (and WHAT a PharmD too! @jaycdoesid.bsky.social 👏) Fasted yes vote I ever did cast!

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Arkansas Antimicrobial Stewardship Foundation @arstewardship.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Meet Dr. Monica Mahoney (@mmpharmd.bsky.social), an infectious diseases pharmacist practicing in the outpatient ID and OPAT clinics at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She'll be sharing some of her experience at ARSAS. The full schedule is available now: www.arstewardship.org/2026schedule

Dr. Monica Mahoney is an infectious diseases pharmacist practicing in the outpatient ID and OPAT clinics at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, in Boston MA. She is actively involved in several pharmacy and infectious diseases national organizations, including IDSA, SHEA, and SIDP (society of infectious diseases pharmacists) and holds fellowship status in several of them. She is an associate editor at OFID, a section editor at Contagion Live, and on the editorial advisory board at ASHE. In her spare time, she conjures up witty presentation titles and organizes monthly national virtual OPAT chats.

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@Jacinda (Dr. JAM) Abdul-Mutakabbir @jaycdoesid.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

It was a literal blast to prepare and deliver this talk. I'm so happy to see it out! Thank you @asm.org !

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@Jacinda (Dr. JAM) Abdul-Mutakabbir @jaycdoesid.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Please take a listen to the second installment of my interview with @contagionlive.bsky.social, where I discuss recommendations for identifying the syndemic relationships between non-communicable diseases and antimicrobial-resistant infections.

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Contagion® @contagionlive.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

At #ASMMicrobe2025, we spoke to you Dr. JAM (@jaycdoesid.bsky.social) on her recent research around a syndemic framework that looks to enhance our understanding of the interplay between non-communicable diseases and antimicrobial resistance, particularly in socially deprived populations.

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ᐯIᑕTOᖇ ᑎIᘔET, ᗰᗪ @nizet.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Congrats to Qpex BioPharma and Shionogi Group, a superlative anti-infective discovery partnership, on a festive grand opening of their new research facilities Qpex President/CEO Michael Dudley◉UCSD Skaggs Pharmacy’s Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir◉Rady Children’s John Bradley◉San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria

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Lisa Jarvis @lisamjarvis.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

My latest @opinion.bloomberg.com looks at the heartbreaking, harmful gutting of LGBTQ health-related research, which our analysis found was acutely targeted in the massive NIH cuts.

A Euler diagram of four overlapping ellipses showing the number of terminated NIH grants by research area. The four categories shown are LGBTQ health (328 cancelled grants), minority health (319), youth health (168) and vaccines (109). The diagram also labels the number of terminated grants at the intersection of research areas: Of the 328 terminated LGBTQ grants, 207 also involved minority health research and 116 involved youth health.

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@Jacinda (Dr. JAM) Abdul-Mutakabbir @jaycdoesid.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

NOW, EVERY SECOND FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH!! Come and see us at the Spring Valley Branch Library!

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Whitney K, MPH, PhD @factcontagion.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

If your city isn’t listed, you can still make your voice heard by joining the nationwide campus and workplace walkout at 12PM local time on March 7 or adding your local event. Get loud + tell everyone why you’re Standing Up for Science #standupforscience2025 #sciencenotsilence #scienceforall

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STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

March 7, 2025. Washington DC and nationwide. Because science is for everyone.

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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Study finds 'pronounced' levels of antimicrobial resistance in cancer patients Researchers say the findings underscore the urgent need to improve infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship in cancer care. www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...

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DExhaustion @shopgirl479.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Watching the #NAACPImageAwards as our #VPKamalaHarris accept the Chairman’s Award! We could’ve had her as our President! “We use our power. Our power has never come from an easy place. The American story will be written by us, #WeThePeople”! We can’t give up!!!!! Love my VP Kamala Harris! 💙💙

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Raquel Saraswati @raquelsaraswati.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

The faces in the room during her remarks are saying it all. 💔💙 #NAACPimageawards

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Ilan Schwartz @germhuntermd.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

I am deeply disappointed by the subdued response of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (@idsainfo.bsky.social) to the dismantling of public health structures, both in the US & globally Here's what I wrote in the closed listserv (response: 🦗) in hopes of stimulating discussion here #IDSky

Unfortunately and unsurprisingly, the administration continues to charge ahead, running roughshod over norms, laws, and the dignity of and most basic protections for the people most vulnerable to infections. Many of the changes are summarized here, up to date as of Feb 4. Who will speak up, or better still, ACT UP for these individuals?

The National Science Foundation has reportedly shared with program officers a list of forbidden "DEI"-related words that will result in grants being flagged. These include routinely used terms like "female", "biased", "systemic", "inclusion" and "exclusion" along with other words that specifically target vulnerable populations. While few clinical researchers rely on NSF grants, it can be reasonably expected that similar censorship with grants from NIH, CDC, etc is inevitable.
USAID funding remains frozen, and in fact there are reports of efforts underway to eliminate the entire agency. The effects have already been devastating for programs dedicated to controlling TB, malaria, and HIV, among others. Despite claims that these would be exempt, distribution of antiretrovirals remains frozen.
The Senate Finance committee advanced RFK Jr for confirmation as HHS Secretary. Kennedy's disdain for evidence-based medicine is no secret. He is a conspiracy theorist who engages in dangerous race-based pseudoscience. The IDSA has fallen short of other professional societies (e.g. the American Public Health Association, which represents 25,000 public health professionals) in calling for the outright rejection of RFK Jr's nomination.
The CDC and NIH remain muzzled, unable to communicate with interstate or international agencies or the public. They have been instructed to recall submitted or accepted manuscripts to scrub objectionable language. They remain barred from traveling until at least the end of April. How will these actions affect our ability to detect and respond to infectious disease outbreaks?

Meanwhile, our members are experiencing significant moral injury, and some have expressed levels of morale that rival the nadirs felt during the worst of COVID19. Every day it is a new insult, the cumulative effect being the disassembly of public health protections and further marginalization of the most vulnerable in society.

Reticence to call attention to ourselves, potentially putting our work in the administration's cross hairs, is entirely understandable. After all, we don't want to imperil existing and ongoing advocacy efforts, including those related to bolstering the ID workforce. A sober analysis would concede that the likelihood of any potential actions moving the needle on any of these issues is low. I would argue, however, that standing up for what is right is the most important thing we can do to reinforce our commitment to social justice and to our members and the patients in our care.

What we can do and how we can do it is up for debate; some bold ideas have already been presented in the IDea exchange forum and I welcome further input from colleagues. What is certain is that as rank-and-file individuals, our voices can easily be dismissed, but as a trusted, bipartisan professional organization that represents >13,000 infectious diseases experts, we cannot be ignored, and we must not allow ourselves to cower in silence. The reality is that things are going to get worse, and standing up to the assault on public health will only get more difficult as the administration becomes further emboldened and the actions set in motion gather steam.

In the words of John Lewis, "If not us, then who? If not now, then when?"

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Paul D Robinson @drplungresearch.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

“American chaos: standing up for health and medicine”, editorial in The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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@Jacinda (Dr. JAM) Abdul-Mutakabbir @jaycdoesid.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

I'm trying to learn how to use this app, friends. I will be sure to follow folks back once I have a handle on things! I'm excited to be entering the bluesky :)

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Mike Feigin 🥯 @mikefeigin.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Is this our line in the sand? How can we review NIH applications knowing they specifically exclude members of our community?

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Katelyn Jetelina @kkjetelina.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Good: CDC’s outbreak publication (MMWR) is now up and running after the first pause in over 70 years Bad: Todays publication is about fires, and not the missing bird flu or mpox studies we knew were up for publication. Of which have safety implications for veterinarians and people with house cats …

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@Jacinda (Dr. JAM) Abdul-Mutakabbir @jaycdoesid.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Thank you, @contagionlive.bsky.social, for providing me with the forum to have this discussion. During these times, scientists cannot be silent about the fallout of ignoring health inequities. We must sustain a commitment to health equity.

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@Jacinda (Dr. JAM) Abdul-Mutakabbir @jaycdoesid.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Back at it again! Last community education+health fair for the year! Can't wait to join Ecclesia Christian Fellowship for fun and fellowship!

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@Jacinda (Dr. JAM) Abdul-Mutakabbir @jaycdoesid.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

In the spirit of #antibioticawarenessweek, join us for some great conversation on the "State of C. Diff"! Here's the link for sign up: events.ringcentral.com/events/state...

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Tatiana Prowell, MD @tmprowell.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Cohort study in ~7M people finds increased risk of mult autoimmune diseases following #COVID19 infection. Risk higher in unvaccinated & w/ Delta variant period infections. 🔑 #MedSky, though this is #longCovid, do not miss a treatable autoimmune condition! #MedEd jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Arkansas Antimicrobial Stewardship Foundation @arstewardship.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Everyone has a role in fighting antimicrobial resistance. #USAAW24 #ItTakesAllOfUs #ARStewardship

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Tatiana Prowell, MD @tmprowell.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

CDC reports change in sequence NA-S247N from 3 human specimens of H5 #birdflu in poultry workers, expected to result in slight ⬇️ in susceptibility to neuraminidase inhibitors (e.g., Tamiflu), but not resistance. Oseltamivir is recommended by #CDC for #H5N1: bit.ly/4fxtSya #MedSky #IDSky

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CDC A(H5N1) Bird Flu Response Update November 18, 2024

CDC provides an update on its response activities related to the multistate outbreak of avian influe

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