What an honour to have Clifton Barry III give the keynote lecture at the 20th Anniversary of @tbnet.bsky.social. #tuberculosis

Disappointing but important news in TB vaccine research.
A large phase 3 trial (~12,700 participants, 38 months follow-up) testing VPM1002 and Immuvac in household contacts of TB cases did not show meaningful protection against pulmonary TB, the form that drives transmission.
#IDSky #MedSky

Thanks for reminding. Took action.

Batman breaking a firearm and saying, "This is the journal of the enemy. We do not need it. We will not use it."

how I feel when open science initiatives choose to publish in Nature

New publication alert 📢

Rouxjeane Venter, of CLIME recently co-authored an editorial with @tomayates.bsky.social and @drjesspotter.bsky.social , which unpacks the vast progress made in the fight against drug-resistant TB and highlights why these gains are now at risk! @ucl.ac.uk

Enjoy. I love your posts.

Same here in Amsterdam.

A black and orange sign advertising a bitcoin ATM. Icon of the bitcoin with underneath written: SHITCOINS.CLUB

Seen in downtown Athens. Had a good laugh. Somebody needs some PR advise.

An account to follow. Already 20 years in collaborative #TB #tuberculosis researh across Europe.

Trial of High-Dose Oral Rifampin in Adults with Tuberculous Meningitis | NEJM Tuberculous meningitis is often lethal, and many survivors have disabilities despite antimicrobial treatment and adjunctive glucocorticoid therapy. Standard-dose rifampin has limited central nervou...

🆕⚡🧠HARVEST TRIAL:More Rifampin,Same Fate: High-Dose Rifampin Fails to Shift the Needle in TB Meningitis,NEJM,2025
Despite better theoretical CNS penetration,high-dose oral rifampin did not improve survival in adult TB meningitis & potential harm cannot be excluded #idsky
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

A strange argument on energy consumption of data centers: "you need to have your data close by. We need to invest in more data centers" I do not need to hug my data. I just need storage in Europe. Efficient sharing instead of unlimited expansion. Energy and water consumption *is* an issue

#APH societal impact magazine. I hope the QR code works from a picture. Enjoy!

Next up: Lieke Boonen from Pharos. Bridging evidence and health care practise

Think reduction anaesthetic gasses or type of treatment

We need to reduce emissions in health care systems

A double act: hope or fear

Wouter Henekamp and Niek Sperna Weiland perform together: making big choices for sustainability

Reducing impact based on life cycle measurements

Babette Porcelijn talking about measuring impact of our way of life. Finding blind spots for action. E.g. microplastics and production

Opening by our director. Sustainability refers to planet and people. Think helth inequalities and sustainable wirk force

Our yearly conference is about to start. Amsterdam Public Health research institute. #APH. Imporrant topic. Let's roll!!

I like this phrase. Might start using it.

We did a thing. 😬

Ooit prachtig op muziek gezet door Jan Rot.

Looking forward

This is a great opportunity. Come and work with us in this wonderful team.

Tuberculose matou 71 pessoas na província moçambicana de Nampula em seis meses As autoridades de saúde apontam a falta de financiamento como uma das causas do aumento da doença. Entre 2019 e 2024, do total de 108.242 casos notificados e tratados no país, 10.547 eram crianças.

TB deaths up 5% in 6 months since USAID funds pulled from Napula, Mozambique: #USAID #TBsky #TBFighters #tuberculosis observador.pt/2025/09/24/t...