Olivia Kates, MD, MA
@katesolivia.bsky.social
Infectious diseases doctor treating people with weakened immune systems from transplants & cancer + Bioethicist + Yappy dog apologist on behalf of Wotan & Ozzy
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This is part of a new section in Clinical Infectious Diseases which Hopkins ID doc and ethicist @katesolivia.bsky.social & I started this year. Since you two are well-established rabble-rousers, please let us know if you have ideas for articles!
June 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
This is part of a new section in Clinical Infectious Diseases which Hopkins ID doc and ethicist @katesolivia.bsky.social & I started this year. Since you two are well-established rabble-rousers, please let us know if you have ideas for articles!
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Great article on dogma in ID (with parallels to critical care)
We have HUGE problems re: guidelines making recommendations & *redefining* entire diseases based on minimal data.
Gov't metrics exacerbate this further.
@bradspellberg.bsky.social @absteward.bsky.social @drtoddlee.bsky.social #EMIMCC
We have HUGE problems re: guidelines making recommendations & *redefining* entire diseases based on minimal data.
Gov't metrics exacerbate this further.
@bradspellberg.bsky.social @absteward.bsky.social @drtoddlee.bsky.social #EMIMCC
June 26, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Great article on dogma in ID (with parallels to critical care)
We have HUGE problems re: guidelines making recommendations & *redefining* entire diseases based on minimal data.
Gov't metrics exacerbate this further.
@bradspellberg.bsky.social @absteward.bsky.social @drtoddlee.bsky.social #EMIMCC
We have HUGE problems re: guidelines making recommendations & *redefining* entire diseases based on minimal data.
Gov't metrics exacerbate this further.
@bradspellberg.bsky.social @absteward.bsky.social @drtoddlee.bsky.social #EMIMCC
We are eager to see your stories & ideas about ethical issues in the field of infectious diseases!
Ethics Rounds in CID is a new opportunity to share & discover work at the intersection of ethics & ID. Reach out to me & @timlaheymd.bsky.social with any questions.
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Ethics Rounds in CID is a new opportunity to share & discover work at the intersection of ethics & ID. Reach out to me & @timlaheymd.bsky.social with any questions.
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Welcome to Ethics Rounds
Abstract. Ethics is central to one-on-one and population-level infectious diseases care. To give home and voice to the full scope of infectious diseases et
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May 23, 2025 at 7:17 PM
We are eager to see your stories & ideas about ethical issues in the field of infectious diseases!
Ethics Rounds in CID is a new opportunity to share & discover work at the intersection of ethics & ID. Reach out to me & @timlaheymd.bsky.social with any questions.
academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
Ethics Rounds in CID is a new opportunity to share & discover work at the intersection of ethics & ID. Reach out to me & @timlaheymd.bsky.social with any questions.
academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
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“We hereby inaugurate the Ethics Rounds section of Clinical Infectious Diseases to give home and voice to the full scope of infectious diseases ethics, from grand to granular, from bedside to global.”
So proud to work with @katesolivia.bsky.social on this new home for #bioethics dialog #medsky
So proud to work with @katesolivia.bsky.social on this new home for #bioethics dialog #medsky
Welcome to Ethics Rounds!
"To give home and voice to the full scope of infectious diseases ethics, from grand to granular, from bedside to global, we hereby inaugurate the Ethics Rounds section of Clinical Infectious Diseases" #idsky
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"To give home and voice to the full scope of infectious diseases ethics, from grand to granular, from bedside to global, we hereby inaugurate the Ethics Rounds section of Clinical Infectious Diseases" #idsky
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Welcome to Ethics Rounds
Abstract. Ethics is central to one-on-one and population-level infectious diseases care. To give home and voice to the full scope of infectious diseases et
academic.oup.com
May 23, 2025 at 11:56 AM
“We hereby inaugurate the Ethics Rounds section of Clinical Infectious Diseases to give home and voice to the full scope of infectious diseases ethics, from grand to granular, from bedside to global.”
So proud to work with @katesolivia.bsky.social on this new home for #bioethics dialog #medsky
So proud to work with @katesolivia.bsky.social on this new home for #bioethics dialog #medsky
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Excited to share the updated CDC yellow book chapter on Immunocompromised Host and travel, here is the official updated website from the CDC. Let me know if you have questions or comments. www.cdc.gov/yellow-book/...
Immunocompromised Travelers
Tailor vaccine and medicine recommendations based on international travelers’ immune systems.
www.cdc.gov
April 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Excited to share the updated CDC yellow book chapter on Immunocompromised Host and travel, here is the official updated website from the CDC. Let me know if you have questions or comments. www.cdc.gov/yellow-book/...
Reposted by Olivia Kates, MD, MA
Comment On: Respiratory Isolation for Tuberculosis: A Historical Perspective
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April 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Do you have ideas for sessions about infections in immunocompromised hosts for @escmid.bsky.social Global 2026? ESGICH is looking for people to help with session planning and concepts.
To participate in the planning: forms.gle/1gAUw3UuBdxk...
To submit a concept: forms.gle/SyFjuxnbUuCD...
To participate in the planning: forms.gle/1gAUw3UuBdxk...
To submit a concept: forms.gle/SyFjuxnbUuCD...
ESGICH Planning Committee for 2026 ESCMID Global
This will be a small working group to help develop proposals for ESGICH to propose for the 2026 ESCMID Global Program.
If you are interested in help, please complete the form below. This will be o...
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March 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Do you have ideas for sessions about infections in immunocompromised hosts for @escmid.bsky.social Global 2026? ESGICH is looking for people to help with session planning and concepts.
To participate in the planning: forms.gle/1gAUw3UuBdxk...
To submit a concept: forms.gle/SyFjuxnbUuCD...
To participate in the planning: forms.gle/1gAUw3UuBdxk...
To submit a concept: forms.gle/SyFjuxnbUuCD...
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it is grimly hilarious that, given the immense, decades-long fetishization of "leadership" and "leadership skills" in business-oriented academia and politics, even unto the formation of leadership institutes, there should turn out to be no leaders in any positions of power
March 14, 2025 at 11:25 AM
it is grimly hilarious that, given the immense, decades-long fetishization of "leadership" and "leadership skills" in business-oriented academia and politics, even unto the formation of leadership institutes, there should turn out to be no leaders in any positions of power
A resistance for ignorance cannot overcome capriciousness. A resistance for capriciousness cannot overcome malice.
March 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
A resistance for ignorance cannot overcome capriciousness. A resistance for capriciousness cannot overcome malice.
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One of todays heroes: James Harrison, R.I.P.
“Saving one baby is good,” he said, after his final donation in 2018. “Saving two million is hard to get your head around, but if they claim that’s what it is, I’m glad to have done it.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/o...
“Saving one baby is good,” he said, after his final donation in 2018. “Saving two million is hard to get your head around, but if they claim that’s what it is, I’m glad to have done it.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/o...
James Harrison, Whose Antibodies Helped Millions, Dies at 88 (Gift Article)
James Harrison earned the nickname “The Man With the Golden Arm” because his blood had a rare antibody that may have helped more than two million babies in Australia. He died at 88.
www.nytimes.com
March 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
One of todays heroes: James Harrison, R.I.P.
“Saving one baby is good,” he said, after his final donation in 2018. “Saving two million is hard to get your head around, but if they claim that’s what it is, I’m glad to have done it.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/o...
“Saving one baby is good,” he said, after his final donation in 2018. “Saving two million is hard to get your head around, but if they claim that’s what it is, I’m glad to have done it.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/o...
Reposted by Olivia Kates, MD, MA
Crucial to recognize where we fall short in getting everyone to transplant so we can do better and enhance equity
New UK data reveals women and patients from deprived areas are less likely to be assessed for #livertransplantation for alcohol-related liver disease—even though mortality in these groups is higher. Equity in transplant evaluations is crucial. #TXPforAll tinyurl.com/m53f5b4z
February 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Crucial to recognize where we fall short in getting everyone to transplant so we can do better and enhance equity
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Improved Survival in Vascular Pythiosis with Surgery and Azithromycin, Doxycycline, and Itraconazole Therapy: A Phase II Multicenter, Open-Label, Single-Arm Trial
✅ Just Accepted
#IDSky
✅ Just Accepted
#IDSky
Improved Survival in Vascular Pythiosis with Surgery and Azithromycin, Doxycycline, and Itraconazole Therapy: A Phase II Multicenter, Open-Label, Single-Arm Trial
Vascular pythiosis, caused by Pythium insidiosum, is a life-threatening disease with high mortality rate in patients with residual disease post-surgery. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a combination therapy of surgery, azithromycin, doxycycline, and itraconazole.
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February 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Improved Survival in Vascular Pythiosis with Surgery and Azithromycin, Doxycycline, and Itraconazole Therapy: A Phase II Multicenter, Open-Label, Single-Arm Trial
✅ Just Accepted
#IDSky
✅ Just Accepted
#IDSky
The consequences are intended.
February 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The consequences are intended.
Compare an institution’s response to restricting use of language about (or not even about) diversity, equity, and inclusion in grants, to the same institution’s response to cutting indirect costs.
What values are being bent “for the sake of the work?”
What values are being staunchly defended?
What values are being bent “for the sake of the work?”
What values are being staunchly defended?
February 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Compare an institution’s response to restricting use of language about (or not even about) diversity, equity, and inclusion in grants, to the same institution’s response to cutting indirect costs.
What values are being bent “for the sake of the work?”
What values are being staunchly defended?
What values are being bent “for the sake of the work?”
What values are being staunchly defended?
Reposted by Olivia Kates, MD, MA
The 1st year class of Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) fellows is being terminated today. We don't know the fate of 2nd years nor the future of the EIS program. CDC’s 2-yr EIS fellowship recruits talent from across the world and trains MDs, PhDs, nurses, vets, and others in field epidemiology.
February 14, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The 1st year class of Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) fellows is being terminated today. We don't know the fate of 2nd years nor the future of the EIS program. CDC’s 2-yr EIS fellowship recruits talent from across the world and trains MDs, PhDs, nurses, vets, and others in field epidemiology.
Reposted by Olivia Kates, MD, MA
Great example of the interpretation of “journalistic objectivity” that sees lobotomizing yourself as preferable to ever drawing any firm conclusions from any amount of evidence
February 11, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Great example of the interpretation of “journalistic objectivity” that sees lobotomizing yourself as preferable to ever drawing any firm conclusions from any amount of evidence
Reposted by Olivia Kates, MD, MA
While immunocompromised individuals had a heterogeneous antibody response to RSV vaccines, those who received the adjuvanted RSVPreF3-AS01 vaccine showed better neutralization.
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#MedSky
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#MedSky
February 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
While immunocompromised individuals had a heterogeneous antibody response to RSV vaccines, those who received the adjuvanted RSVPreF3-AS01 vaccine showed better neutralization.
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#MedSky
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#MedSky
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“You’ve got scientists who should be thinking creatively about their next experiment ... and instead are thinking about their car payment or their house payment because a lot of early-career scientists live paycheck to paycheck"
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
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Trump policies sow chaos, confusion across scientific community
U.S. scientists, unaccustomed to shock-and-awe political assaults, are reeling from President Donald Trump’s executive orders on DEI, gender and other subjects.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
“You’ve got scientists who should be thinking creatively about their next experiment ... and instead are thinking about their car payment or their house payment because a lot of early-career scientists live paycheck to paycheck"
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
Does anyone else feel like the planet parade is laughing at us?
February 4, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Does anyone else feel like the planet parade is laughing at us?
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Well the award for most cowardly, boot-lickingest academic society has squarely gone to the American Society of Microbiology, who has taken down features of various non-white scientists. Absolutely pathetic behavior. Those articles are now coming up as “under review”. Truly sickening cowardice here.
February 3, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Well the award for most cowardly, boot-lickingest academic society has squarely gone to the American Society of Microbiology, who has taken down features of various non-white scientists. Absolutely pathetic behavior. Those articles are now coming up as “under review”. Truly sickening cowardice here.
Reposted by Olivia Kates, MD, MA
Reposted by Olivia Kates, MD, MA
I’m a seasoned global health teacher
I’m struggling these days to explain the state of the world to young people, give them hope or answer their inevitable question: “what can we do?”
How are other teachers coping??
I’m struggling these days to explain the state of the world to young people, give them hope or answer their inevitable question: “what can we do?”
How are other teachers coping??
February 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I’m a seasoned global health teacher
I’m struggling these days to explain the state of the world to young people, give them hope or answer their inevitable question: “what can we do?”
How are other teachers coping??
I’m struggling these days to explain the state of the world to young people, give them hope or answer their inevitable question: “what can we do?”
How are other teachers coping??
Reposted by Olivia Kates, MD, MA
The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
End of Term Web Archive – Preserving the Transition of a Nation | Internet Archive Blogs
blog.archive.org
February 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
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STI Treatment Guidelines are down, for now go to nnptc.org where our group has housed STI and HIV PrEP guidelines #HIVSky #STISky #IDSky
nnptc
nnptc.org
January 31, 2025 at 7:59 PM
A good read, but I disagree. The touchstone must be ETHICS.
Science & data are not trivial to ethics. Knowing facts and probabilities helps us predict how some of our actions will affect others and the world.
But science & data are not tantamount to ethics.
Science & data are not trivial to ethics. Knowing facts and probabilities helps us predict how some of our actions will affect others and the world.
But science & data are not tantamount to ethics.
"How do we know where to draw the line, and when it is time to resist?"
This Viewpoint discusses scientific, medical, and public health actions taken so far during the first week of the administration.
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#MedSky
This Viewpoint discusses scientific, medical, and public health actions taken so far during the first week of the administration.
ja.ma/4gmik0x
#MedSky
January 31, 2025 at 4:57 PM
A good read, but I disagree. The touchstone must be ETHICS.
Science & data are not trivial to ethics. Knowing facts and probabilities helps us predict how some of our actions will affect others and the world.
But science & data are not tantamount to ethics.
Science & data are not trivial to ethics. Knowing facts and probabilities helps us predict how some of our actions will affect others and the world.
But science & data are not tantamount to ethics.