Aadia Rana MD

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Shingles vaccination lowers risk for heart disease, dementia, death ATLANTA — There is more evidence that shingles vaccination significantly decreases the risk for heart disease, dementia and death among people aged 50 years or older with herpes zoster infection...

There is more evidence that #shingles vaccination significantly decreases the risk for heart disease, dementia and death among people aged 50 years or older with herpes zoster infection, according to data presented at #IDWeek2025.

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HIV specialists in short supply, especially in the South ATLANTA — Currently available medications could be enough to end the HIV epidemic in the United States, provided people can access and afford them, experts have said. Taken as directed, modern medicat...

Currently available medications could be enough to end the #HIV epidemic in the US, provided people can access and afford for them.

But the country needs more HIV docs. A lot more.

From #IDWeek2025 👇🏻

With a perspective from @aadiamd.bsky.social.

#IDSky #HIVSky

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As uncertainty surrounds our field and new challenges emerge faster than solutions, we stand together. ✊Welcome to #IDWeek2025!

Prolonged applause for Dr Demetri Daskalakis, formerly of the CDC, winner of the HIV Medical Association Transformative Leader Award… #IDSky #IDWeek #IDStrong

So excited to moderate this session - the mission and partnerships with public health to end the epidemic remain critical esp now and can’t wait to hear insights from @drdemetre.bsky.social, Clover Barnes DC Public Health, and Dazon Dixon Diallo Sister Love ATL. Join us on Wed at #IDWeek2025

In this IDWeek session expect discussions on ending the HIV epidemic, including ways to optimize HIV care in changing systems of law and public health and ways to engage key community populations in co-designing prevention and care strategies. Full IDWeek program here: https://bit.ly/48oDcnt

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

As national medical, scientific, public health and patient organizations, we call for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ensure the health of the American people.

Our statement: https://bit.ly/45LeJHi

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To honor her memory, we have set up this gofundme to support her beloved children Jacob (13) and Gabrielle 'Gigi' (8).

Please share onwards as you see fit – we all know her impact extended far and wide.

Donate to Honor Dr. Elopre: Help Her Children's Educational Future, organized by Brittany Payne Honoring the Life and Legacy of Dr. Latesha Elopre On June… Brittany Payne needs your support for Honor Dr. Elopre: Help Her Children's Educational Future

This weekend, we suddenly lost our dear Dr Latesha Elopre. She was a brilliant researcher & clinician, passionate advocate for health equity, the most considerate and kind-hearted friend, and a devoted wife to Chris, daughter to Glenda, and, above all, mother to Jacob and Gigi.

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NIH scientists call on director to protect biomedical research In a public letter, hundreds of scientists expressed their dissent to the Trump administration's policies affecting the National Institutes of Health and called on its director to support the agency.

"It's a horror show. We're under attack in every way all the time," says Sarah Kobrin, who has worked at the National Cancer Institute for more than 21 years. "We're told we're worthless. We're told we're cheats.… They're breaking things that won't be repairable."

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First on CNN: Trump administration cut $2.7 billion in NIH research funding through March, Senate committee minority report says | CNN A Senate committee report by minority staff, and obtained by CNN, slams the Trump administration for terminating some funding for research, firing thousands of federal workers and removing certain sci...

2.7Billion in NIH research funding cuts in the first three months of 2025.
This is not abstract
No NIH funding = fewer new treatments for cancer, fewer new vaccines, fewer discoveries for chronic diseases, lower retention of scientific talent, more brain drain.
www.cnn.com/2025/05/13/h...

To switch or not to switch to long-acting injectable cabotegravir/rilpivirine in PLWH with past hepatitis B virus coinfection: which HBV markers to manage risk of HBV reactivation? We report the occurrence of low-level HBV viremia in PLWH with controlled CD4 counts and isolated core antibody reactivity switched to long-acting injectable cabotegravir/rilpivirine.

To switch or not to switch to long-acting injectable cabotegravir/rilpivirine in PLWH with past hepatitis B virus coinfection: which HBV markers to manage risk of HBV reactivation?

✅ Just Accepted
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NEW: Researchers have sued the NIH and HHS, alleging that they have engaged in a "reckless and illegal purge to stamp out NIH-funded research that addresses topics and populations that they disfavor" by terminating hundreds of grants, violating the APA, Fifth Amendment and the Separation of Powers.

This is a powerhouse team - Joe, @aadiamd.bsky.social, Julie Dombrowski of @uwdeptmedicine.bsky.social and Matthew Hickey of @ucsfhividgm.bsky.social - dishing practical info about issues that are central to providing HIV care in the U.S. today. Each video is 10-15 mins long, and all are fantastic!

These NIH cuts will have a devastating impact in Alabama.

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NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.

“A sane government would never do this.” — the former dean of Harvard Medical School

Universities are reeling. Elon Musk’s allies are celebrating.

Looking at the major cut to federal research funding — which many scientists predict will be devastating

With @lenasun.bsky.social and Carolyn Johnson

Impact of NIH funding in ALABAMA:
NIH AWARDS FUNDING: $386 M
JOBS SUPPORTED: 4,769
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED: $909 M
Bio Industry Impact:
Jobs: 12,786
Businesses: 1,235
Cutting NIH indirects will end jobs & cause a recession.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
h/t@CarlosdelRio7

Annual Letter 2025 The good news first: HIV science has made remarkable progress. While we still lack a vaccine or cure, a single dose of a new long-acting injectable drug can now offer protection against HIV for up to ...

www.iasociety.org/annual-lette...

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.
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#MedSky
Please amplify 🙏🙏

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So excited to welcome our next group of UAB ID fellows! #IDSky

Picture of UAB CFAR Director Dr Rene Heffron on World AIDS Day 2024

Picture of UAB Faculty Dr Latesha Elopre on World AIDS Day 2024

Picture of UAB Faculty Dr Katia Bruxvoort on World AIDS Day 2024

On World AIDS Day we honor the memory of all those we have lost to HIV and stand in solidarity with all courageously confronting the inequalities that hinder our journey toward achieving the target of ending AIDS. @uab-cfar.bsky.social @katia-bruxvoort.bsky.social