A new study by Madhuri Sopirala, MD, MPH and colleagues suggests pre-emptive investment in preparedness initiatives can enable healthcare facilities to retain routine prevention efforts and improve patient safety during infectious disease outbreaks. sciencedirect.com/science/articl… UTSW Media Relations

We congratulate Dr. John Hanna, winner of the Seldin Research Symposium Social Impact Award! @UTSWNews UTSW Internal Medicine Chiefs

.CDC has revised guidance to reflect end of COVID-19 PHE. On 5/11 CDC will no longer receive data needed to publish Community Transmission levels for SARS-CoV-2. Learn more: bit.ly/3yXwgIx . APIC will share more information as it becomes available.

Check out the latest news from the Department of Internal Medicine! The May issue of Medicine Matters is available now! sway.office.com/or43Lv3HwFGlEl…

A 31-year-old man was evaluated because of redness and pain of the right eye. He was taking tecovirimat for mpox, which had been diagnosed 2 days earlier. A diagnosis was made. nej.md/44ILgLy

HHS Has released a Fact Sheet with an update on current flexibilities enabled by the #COVID19 declaration and how they will be impacted by the ending of the PHE. hhs.gov/about/news/202…

Combination of Amoxicillin 3,000 mg and Probenecid versus 1,500 mg Amoxicillin Monotherapy for Treating Syphilis in Patients with HIV: an Open-Label, Randomized, Controlled, Non-Inferiority Trial ✅ Just Accepted bit.ly/42zW4tm

Thank you for the recognition! Humbled! The credit belongs to the wonderful teams I had the honor to work with. UT Southwestern Internal Medicine UTSW Media Relations

Honored to have graduated from Harvard Medical School’s Safety, Quality, Informatics and Leadership post graduate medical education program. Dr. Aziz Sheikh’s words of wisdom at our graduation ceremony: Ask yourself if this is your calling. Remain humble.Change the world together

On May 19, 1894, Parkland first opened its door to fulfill a mission to provide healthcare to members of our community. Today, 129 years later, we are honored to continue that mission of making high-quality, state-of-the-art healthcare available to those in need. #ParklandProud

Important topic given recent AAO recommendations to not routinely consult ophthalmology after laboratory findings of systemic Candida septicemia

Effect of serious infectious threat response initiative during the pandemic at the Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System ajicjournal.org/article/S0196-… APIC

Proud to share the article on our Serious Infectious Threat Response Initiative (SITRI) executed during the pandemic by the unsung heroes - our infection preventionists.

Unintended Consequences: Risk of Opportunistic Infections Associated With Long-term Glucocorticoid Therapies in Adults ✅ Just Accepted 🆓 Freely Available 🔗 bit.ly/45HmefI

Clinicians: CDC recommends that everyone ages 6 months and up get the updated #COVID19 #vaccine to protect against serious illness. It will be available later this week. The new vaccine targets the most common circulating variants. Full details: bit.ly/48oJqRY

Happy to share our newest article: Foreword in Critical Care Medicine journal- is it time to rethink CLABSI definition and its implications? Critical Care Medicine Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection... : Critical Care Medicine journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/abs…