1/ The US is seeing a very late rise in RSV this year (dark line below), suggesting we still have a lot of infections ahead of us this season. It's not too late to get vaccinated if you are an older adult, or to protect newborns through immunization. www.cdc.gov/rsv/php/surv... #episky #medksy
The BJS Foundation is delighted to announce a new partnership for 2026 with the Portuguese Society of Surgery (Sociedade Portuguesa de Cirurgia - SPCir).
We look forward to collaborating closely.🙌
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#medksy #surgsky
#bone infarct . Usually an " incidental finding ", which makes me think they are painless, which seems odd. Because most other infarcts hurt like hell ( heart. Muscle , GI tract etc...)
#orthosky
#medksy
#ortho
My VA patients are telling me, what I did in combat to survive is still haunting me. I’m seeing this in the streets of my own country. VA PTSD physician
Being on call every other day is horrible. Last night I got 12 admissions and a trauma that came in with limb ischemia. I have interviews all next where I am to return to work right after! Anything helps me get a urology residency spot! Venmo: jbrisbon1181 gofund.me/4edb2f39e
#medksy #urosky
#Medksy
Nicht Depression und auch nicht ME/CFS
1. M, 67, BZ 540, HbA1C 12
2. F, 27, Ferritin 7, Hb 7, MCV 70
Beides heute reingekommene Labors von gestern.
This week, the Infectious Diseases Society of America released updated guidelines regarding testing for Group A Streptococcal pharyngitis in adolescents and adults. #Strep #Strepthroat #medksy #pediatrics #pedsky
Read more on the updated guideline: www.contemporarypediatrics.com/view/idsa-re...
Weekly recap in ACR journals banner - Arthritis & Rheumatology cover
New in Arthritis & Rheumatology →
Anakinra vs canakinumab in VEXAS syndrome
doi.org/10.1002/art....
Emulated target trial: impact of GLP-1RA on cardiovascular and kidney outcomes among patients with SLE and T2D
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Loss of Tbx4 Affects Postnatal Lung Development and Predisposes to Pulmonary Hypertension
@atscommunity.bsky.social #medksy
🔗 tinyurl.com/4t4dpr23
UCCs have issues, but they’re fixable, by @hollypayne.bsky.social. Accreditation standards, advanced skills endorsements and urgent care items could go a long way toward assuaging GP concerns about urgent care clinics. www.medicalrepublic.com.au/uccs-have-is... #medksy
Has anyone managed to turn their hospital off single use equipment in line kits etc? Single use broncoscopes are the most absurd of all. #medksy #ansky #cardsky
Inhalation of the Novel Tryptophan Hydroxylase 1 Inhibitor TPT-004 Alleviates Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
@atscommunity.bsky.social #medksy
🔗 tinyurl.com/ymjmkd9j
Torres and Cape are seeking a Senior Podiatrist to join their passionate and supportive multidisciplinary team in beautiful Cairns!
More info/apply sarrah.au/86IWrZ
#MoveToMore #whereareyouheadingtoday #alliedhealthprofessionals #alliedhealthprofessionals #alliedhealthjobs #cairns #podiatry #medksy
random #medksy questions for medical skeeps:
do the following terms mean anything to you?
"dinner fork deformity"
"Phrygian cap"
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This finding is most consistent with an osteoma. Osteomas are generally single, unilateral, and have a pedunculated base while exostoses are often multiple, bilateral, and have a wider base.
#medksy #MedEd
QLD Corrective Services have a fulfilling opportunity for an experienced psychologist to join Capricornia Correctional Centre on a temporary basis!
More info/apply: sarrah.au/SPrh
#MoveToMore #whereareyouheadingtoday #alliedhealthprofessionals #AlliedHealth #medksy #psychology #sarrahjobs
This tympanic membrane (TM) is so severely retracted that the middle ear structures are readily visible. Significant retraction can be caused by recurrent otitis media with effusion (OME).
Thank you Dr. Daniel Lapidus from MyCare Pediatrics for sharing this finding from your Wispr!
#medksy #MedEd
DNA-delivered monoclonal antibodies targeting the p53 R175H mutant epitope inhibit tumor development in mice
pR175H-mAb targeting the mutant R175H inhibits tumor development in an MC38 murine syngeneic mouse model & administration of pR175H-mCD3-BsAb in combination with #antiPD1Antibody enhances anti-tumor effect. #medksy #MonoclonalAntibodies @bcmhouston.bsky.social
#OpenAccess: www.sciencedirect.co...
"Notably, 90% experienced discomfort or pain, and 30% sustained injuries from operating..."
If you are a surgeon (or other proceduralist), make sure you learn how to prevent, recognize, and treat ergonomic injury. @surgergonomics.bsky.social @facs.org #medksy #surgsky #HealingTheHealers
Selectively targeting BCL6 using a small-molecule inhibitor is a potential therapeutic strategy for glioblastoma
#BCL6 is a lynchpin in #GBM and YK01, a novel small-molecule inhibitor of BCL6, has an excellent anti-GBM bioactivity, promotes #apoptosis, inhibits growth of GBM cells, and in combination with #temozolomide suppresses the growth & #metastasis of tumors. #medksy
#OpenAccess: buff.ly/kjR2IlU
NAR (non-allergic rhinitis) is a diagnosis of exclusion in patients with symptoms of rhinitis but without
any identifiable allergic triggers,
negative for systemic IgE & who have had other causes ruled out 5/n #RespEd #medksy
This child's tympanic membrane appears like an "angry donut", which occurs as inflammation and middle ear pressure progresses with acute otitis media. The lack of drainage from the tympanostomy tube suggests the tube is occluded or partially extruded.
#medksy #MedEd
Will #AI replace physicians and other clinical personnel?
#medksy
#machinelearning #ACP #IM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Old providers who are somehow still using paper records:
Please convert the records to digital (typed!) *before* you retire.
It's onerous, but it's absolutely impossible to read your handwriting. Your records mean nothing if they can't be understood.
Not in the chart? Didn't happen. #medksy
It wouldn't be surprising to see a perforated eardrum when looking inside the ear of a patient who had just been hit by a cow. Luckily, however, this patient's eardrum looks normal. The darker area in the lower right is actually the Eustachian tube orifice.
#medksy #MedEd
Mental Practice to Maintain Procedural Competency of Faculty with Decreased Opportunities
@atscommunity.bsky.social #medksy
🔗 tinyurl.com/23bkc6kn
How do patients in clinical trials compare to those we see in our clinical practice. We asked just that:
Hot off the press in @bjsopen.bsky.social
#vascular #medksy #bettertrials #evidencebasedmedicine
Read here
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