Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Patrick Ching

@patrickching.bsky.social

290 followers 190 following 120 posts

Infectious Diseases Doctor | he/him Views my own #IDSky #MedSky

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · Nov 20

Hi Bluesky! #IDSky #intro #firstpost

I'm an infectious diseases doctor 🦠🩺
Interested in #HIV, general ID, #HealthcareEpidemiology, #ClinicalEpidemiology, #TropicalMedicine. I like swimming 🏊, taking pictures 📸, food 🍎 & traveling ✈️

Sharing a picture ⬇️ from a recent New England trip 🍂🍁

Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse in South Portland, Maine

1 2 17

Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 1d

Great resource on area-based deprivation indices and healthcare-associated #infections #IDSky #MedSky #HealthcareEpidemiology
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

1 2 1

Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 1d

Vaccine myths debunked 💯 #MedSky #IDSky

BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 1d

#MythBustingMonday
“Vaccines contain dangerous and toxic ingredients.”
This one never dies, so let’s tackle it properly. Yes, vaccines contain multiple components but context, chemistry, and dose matter. Vaccine ingredients have been studied for decades, across trials and billions of doses. A 🧵

1 3

Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 2d

“I'm here as a partner. I have one kind of expertise. I went to med school & residency, but you have the expertise in yourself.” As a patient, they bring an equal or greater level of expertise in their own body and their own experiences. #MedSky
immattersacp.org/archives/2025/10/hello-my-name-is.htm

Hello, my name is …

The first greeting with a patient can set the tone for how they see their doctor.

immattersacp.org

1 4

Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 5d

Perhaps the most disorienting part of this grief is the erasure
#MedSky
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2839713

Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 5d

snoopy is sitting at a table with his eyes closed and his hand in his mouth .

ALT: snoopy is sitting at a table with his eyes closed and his hand in his mouth .

media.tenor.com

Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 5d

Everything has its season #MedSky
nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMp2502982

Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 6d

a group of minions are standing on a snowy field .

ALT: a group of minions are standing on a snowy field .

media.tenor.com

Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 6d

Analysis of 4 outbreaks of locally acquired #malaria in the US in 2023
Prescribe malaria chemoprophylaxis for pts traveling to endemic regions! #IDSky #MedSky
jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2839653

US Public Health Response to First Locally Acquired Malaria Outbreaks in 20 Years

This qualitative study investigates the spread and genetic lineages of and public health response to the 2023 outbreaks of locally acquired mosquito-transmitted malaria in 4 US states.

jamanetwork.com

Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 11d

For lab friends: 99 lab hacks that may make work easier! #MedSky #IDSky www.nature.com/articles/d41...

These 99 'lab hacks' will make your scientific work easier

Nature asked contributors, editors and working researchers to share their best advice for scientists.

www.nature.com

Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 12d

New World #screwworm Cochliomyia hominivorax cases continue to rise and move north #IDSky #MedSky
www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Mexico sees 32% jump in screwworm cases in September as cases move north

Mexico saw a nearly 32% increase in confirmed cases of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite in September, according to government data, as a concentration of cases moves north.

www.reuters.com

1 2

Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 17d

Visual Guide to Opportunistic Infections in People With #HIV
Great resource from IAS USA. Pictures w vignettes
#MedSky #IDSky #MedEd
iasusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/33-4-605.pdf

1 1

Reposted by Patrick Ching

Alistair Thorpe @athorpe8.bsky.social · 19d

I couldn’t be prouder to have worked on this JAMA Insights article with @angiefagerlin.bsky.social and @bzikmund.bsky.social—five key strategies for communicating medical numbers clearly and meaningfully, so patients can make informed decisions!

JAMA @jama.com · 20d

Clinicians can enhance patient understanding by using numerical data instead of verbal probabilities, consistent denominators, absolute risk comparisons, and clear context for unfamiliar data types.

ja.ma/4pAC3zi

JAMA Insights: How to Communicate Medical Numbers. It outlines recommendations for conveying risk, adjusting numerators, communicating probability changes, using visualizations, and providing context, with examples of problematic and preferred communication styles.

6 10

Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 19d

Thank you! See you in Atlanta!

Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 19d

Thrilled to be part of JAMA Network Peer Review Academy 2025-26

JAMA @jama.com · 21d

JAMA Network names thirteen early-career researchers to the 2025–2026 Peer Review Academy, a nine-month program in editorial decision-making and peer review.

ja.ma/3Vz1mEd

#PeerReview #AcademicPublishing #MedEd

1 1 8

Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 25d

Sexually transmitted enteric infections among MSM
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/cmr.00075-23
#IDSky #MedSky

1 1 2

Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 26d

Tinea nigra
#IDSky #DermSky #MedSky

Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 26d

#IDSky #MedSky #VaccinesWork

IDSA @idsainfo.bsky.social · 26d

ACIP members are questioning whether the hepatitis B vaccine should continue to be universally administered to children at birth.

Fact: Implementation of universal birth dose hepatitis B vaccine is the most effective strategy to prevent childhood infections.

1 4

Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 26d

PAIN FLEX contains dexamethasone and methocarbamol NOT listed on the product label
www.fda.gov/drugs/medica...

PAIN FLEX may be harmful due to hidden drug ingredients

The Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers not to purchase or use PAIN FLEX, a product promoted and sold for joint pain on various websites, including Amazon.com and possibly in some retai...

www.fda.gov

Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 26d

More #measles infections have been reported this year in the US than in any year in more than three decades #VaccinesWork #IDSky #MedSky
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2839096

Tracking County-Level Measles Cases in the US

This case series explores an online data collection and sharing infrastructure that centralizes tracking of measles cases from counties across the US.

jamanetwork.com

1 2

Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 28d

Algorithm, risk factors, treatment for superficial vein thrombosis #MedSky @jama.com
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2838995

Algorithm for superficial vein thrombosis

Table showing summary of common risk factors associated with superficial vein thrombosis

Table showing summary of findings for treatment of superficial vein thrombosis

Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 29d

⬆️odds of #HIV resistance when DTG is coadministered w 3TC + AZT, d4T, or ABC vs 3TC + TDF #IDSky #MedSky

Clinical Infectious Diseases @cidjournal.bsky.social · Sep 14

HIV resistance to dolutegravir varies with co-administered agents

✅ Just Accepted
#IDSky

https://bit.ly/4n0HvtF

HIV resistance to dolutegravir varies with co-administered agents

We hypothesized that HIV-dolutegravir-resistance is more frequent when co-administered with nucleos(t)ides with shorter intracellular half-lives.

bit.ly

Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · Sep 10

Prevention of healthcare-acquired #Legionnaires’ disease is based upon the principles of water management requiring a multidisciplinary approach #IDSky #MedSky link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · Sep 9

Sharing our article on RIME amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(25)00537-6/abstract #IDSky #MedSky #DermSky
✅RIME = umbrella term used to describe mucocutaneous eruptions resulting from infxns
✅MIRM = form of RIME
✅Comprehensive supportive care is essential: fluids, pain mx, care of skin, mouth, eyes

Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · Sep 4

Chagas disease is endemic in the United States. Full stop.

"Labeling the US as non–Chagas disease–endemic perpetuates low awareness and underreporting"

#IDSky #MedSky #Chagas

wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...

Chagas Disease, an Endemic Disease in the United States

wwwnc.cdc.gov

6 9

Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · Sep 4

Routine H pylori screening did NOT significantly reduce the risk of upper GI bleeding #IDSky #HPylori #GastroSky #MedSky
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2838493

1 3