@IDBugDoc

just a guy who likes kids, kills germs, and believes in science and Pittsburgh sports. opinions are my own and certainly not my bosses he/him/yinz

Joined June 2013
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Neil Stone
@DrNeilStoneOct 9
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT Life expectancy for people with cystic fibrosis going up and up and up and uo That's what REAL science does. 😍
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Neil Stone
@DrNeilStoneSep 26
The paper that started the MMR-autism scare was retracted and its author was struck off. The myth has outlived the fraud by more than 15 years.
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RFK Jr joins his friend Andrew Wakefield, who faked a study for pay to claim the MMR vaccine caused autism and lost his license because of unethical acts including performing invasive exams of children without consent. #DrainTheSwamp
Ars Technica
@arstechnicaSep 14
RFK Jr. headlines sold-out anti-vaccine conference alongside Andrew Wakefield arstechnica.com/health/2026/…

RFK Jr. headlines sold-out anti-vaccine conference alongside Andrew Wakefield

The event is hosted by Kennedy's anti-vaccine group Children's Health Defense.

arstechnica.com
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The sum total of evidence that IV abx must be used for IE is: 1) uncontrolled case series of oral sulfa drugs (not trim-sulfa, sulfa alone), tetracycline, or erythromycin from the 1940s-50s 2) an opinion from Max Finland in a review article in NEJM in 1954, citing those series
Brad Spellberg@BradSpellbergSep 14
Replying to @AIZiadSaliba @Infected_Terran @zchagla @NEJMClinician
To paraphrase Mr Spock in Star Trek 6, POET is the beginning of wisdom, not the end. Let me lay out the scale of evidence for you supporting the requirement to use iv only abx for endocarditis vs evidence supporting oral abx efficacy…
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Jonathan Reiner
@JReinerMDSep 13
Prior to this yr, the last time the US had a death from measles was 2015. There have been 3 deaths this yr. This is an almost completely vaccine preventable dis & the drop in vaccination rate, explosion in cases, and now deaths is a failure of leadership. washingtonpost.com/health/20…

Pennsylvania woman died of complications from probable measles case, coroner says

The coroner said the unvaccinated 40-year-old woman exhibited many common symptoms of measles, such as a fever, cough, white spots inside the mouth and a rash.

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Okay you Med Twitter cefadroxil-ites! The long awaited cohort study of cefadroxil for bacteremia (Including staph aureus!) with or without osteo is here! Have at it! academic.oup.com/ofid/articl…

Cefadroxil as Oral Transitional Therapy for Gram-Positive Bacteremia With or Without Non-Vertebral...

In this multicenter, retrospective cohort study, cefadroxil was an effective and safe oral transitional therapy for bloodstream infections, with or without

academic.oup.com
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Neil Stone
@DrNeilStoneAug 8
mRNA vaccines are a work of scientific genius and an incredible human achievement
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Jonathan Reiner
@JReinerMDJul 28
In reality US had the 15th highest per capita COVID death rate in the world and a lot of that had to do with the fact that 20% of the country remained unvaccinated. He called the mRNA vaccines the deadliest vaccines ever. RFK Jr is entitled to his own opinion but not his own facts.
Lucas Sanders 👊🏽🔥🇺🇸
@LucasSa56947288Jul 28
RFK Jr on Fox News: "Because of Dr Fauci's leadership and other reasons, we had the highest mortality rate from covid of any country in the world"
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Super Sky Point to Randolph Mantooth, the man who brought to life Emergency’s great Johnny Gage. Always my favorite character on a show that ranks among the 70s’ most iconic primetime dramas. St. Peter, better have the Ringer’s lactate ready. He’ll know what to do with it. #RIP
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Intelschizo
@SchizointelJul 3
Happy Interlocking fields of double canister grape shot day to those who celebrate!
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On this day in history: July 2, 1863, the Confederacy got its butt handed to it on a platter by a liberal arts college professor on sabbatical. Don't mess with college professors.
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Fucking legends if you ask me.
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The 1977 CBS NFL Today intro is fucking spectacular. The plays get progressively more illegal and fucked up to the point I was half expecting some guy to get eaten by a lion on the field. It’s like a Naked Gun bit. Do yourself a favor and watch this.
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Neil Stone
@DrNeilStoneJun 6
After 8 billion doses (yes 8 BILLION, not a typo) Covid vaccines are at this point one of the most tested medical interventions in history and one of the safest ever
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Penguins Jesus
@PenguinsJesusApr 7
Still in disbelief.
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Kyle Corwin
@kylecorwintakesApr 8
Unpopular opinion: Major sports teams in the same city should adopt the same color scheme because it's objectively way better than not
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Bryan Carmody@jbcarmodyMar 20
Another Match Day is in the books. So you already know what time it is. (And if for some reason you didn’t: it’s time to break things down, Winners & Losers style.) 🎥👇
Match Day 2026 Winners and Losers Edition thumbnail

ALT Match Day 2026 Winners and Losers Edition thumbnail

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Greg Price
@greg_price11Mar 20
I'll always remember Chuck Norris as the man who changed the course of dodgeball history by casting the deciding vote that allowed Average Joes to play in the championship of the Las Vegas International Dodgeball Open where they upset the heavily favored Globo Gym Purple Cobras. RIP. 🙏
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Global life expectancy in 1820–1850 was about 30–32 years. Thanks to VACCINES, antibiotics, and modern sanitation, global life expectancy today exceeds 70 years. Those advances are among the greatest public-health achievements in human history. So when people campaign against vaccines, they are opposing one of the very tools that helped double human life expectancy.
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Jim Craig@JimCraigUSAFeb 22
Forty-six years ago, we had our shot. 🇺🇸 They called it a miracle. It wasn't - it was trust, preparation, and belief. Today, the men and women of @usahockey proved it again.🥇🥇 Proud of what USA Hockey was - and what it continues to be.
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