Skeptic Oslerphile. PhD @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social #OneHealth #AMR #Zoonoses #InfectiousDiseases #Vaccines #Epidemiology #ClinicalTrials #IDSky + @stopamr.org: Building sustainable, healthy, AMR-resilient future. Also, @bhavnaseth.bsky.social's #1fan!https://bsky.app/profile/pranab.stopamr.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/pranab.stopamr.org/post/3mhw6ufxaqs27@floragraham.bsky.social I had no clue I was following you here! I joined Springer Nature recently and simply love your emails!25 Mar 2026 22:58 +0000at://did:plc:3f63zfgfzipqrktt2cdmpj7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhw6ufxaqs27https://bsky.app/profile/pranab.stopamr.org/post/3mhtuqkezl22pOne of my most visited bookmarks is when Paul Farmer @pih.org did his Reddit AMA. Just as a reminder to keep fighting the long defeat! https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/r7d79c/im_dr_paul_farmer_cofounder_and_chief_strategist/25 Mar 2026 00:52 +0000at://did:plc:3f63zfgfzipqrktt2cdmpj7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhtuqkezl22phttps://bsky.app/profile/pranab.stopamr.org/post/3m572xi6tyc2fListening to this @nytimes.com episode covering SNAP benefits and the testimony from the interviewed people is simply heartbreaking. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/podcasts/the-daily/snap-food-stamps-shutdown.html?context=audio&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare09 Nov 2025 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:3f63zfgfzipqrktt2cdmpj7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3m572xi6tyc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/pranab.stopamr.org/post/3m2lfkrmirs2pFred Ramsdell has won the @nobelprize.bsky.social but may not know because he is off living his best life, hiking in Idaho. Be like Fred Ramsdell. Congratulations, Dr. Ramsdell!07 Oct 2025 05:31 +0000at://did:plc:3f63zfgfzipqrktt2cdmpj7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2lfkrmirs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/pranab.stopamr.org/post/3lzphiitlzs2b#CDC @altcdc.altgov.info finds alarming increase of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (not a fan of the NDM name!) producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (NDM-CRE) in lab testing & surveillance. This reverses previous declines in CRE. Read research: bit.ly/4nKi2Vo. #AMR #AntimicrobialResistance http://bit.ly/4nKi2Vo26 Sep 2025 02:51 +0000at://did:plc:3f63zfgfzipqrktt2cdmpj7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzphiitlzs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/pranab.stopamr.org/post/3lzbbjcc7j22aSitting in a flight from LHR London for the past hour or so. We are almost 2 hours late and have no estimate of when we can fly. I just hope it’s safe to fly. At this point I’m less worried about being delayed and more concerned with getting to Delhi safely. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Sep 2025 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:3f63zfgfzipqrktt2cdmpj7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzbbjcc7j22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/pranab.stopamr.org/post/3lxkkqtumf22aI’m re-reading Mark Pendergrast’s master piece: “Inside the Outbreaks: The Elite Medical Detectives of the Epidemic Intelligence Service”, and I’ve just reached the end of chapter 2, where the author talks about Diphtheria and zoonoses.29 Aug 2025 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:3f63zfgfzipqrktt2cdmpj7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxkkqtumf22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/pranab.stopamr.org/post/3lxdwku7bi226Changed my display name, coz I’m #PhDone. Yay @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social27 Aug 2025 01:58 +0000at://did:plc:3f63zfgfzipqrktt2cdmpj7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxdwku7bi226https://bsky.app/profile/pranab.stopamr.org/post/3lve7kuikic2fI’m not sure if blogging is a thing anymore but I’ve decided to write more this year. And this is the account of how a random drive helped clear out the cobwebs in my mind. The Nocturnal Odyssey: Driving as a Pathway to Cognitive Restoration and Creative Insights: https://open.substack.com/pub/scepticemia/p/the-nocturnal-odyssey-driving-as?r=a6vc0&utm_medium=ios01 Aug 2025 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:3f63zfgfzipqrktt2cdmpj7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lve7kuikic2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/pranab.stopamr.org/post/3ltk3xvv3cs24Meanwhile over on the other side of the spectrum, the resident AI has gone … umm … yeah. Not good.09 Jul 2025 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:3f63zfgfzipqrktt2cdmpj7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltk3xvv3cs24https://bsky.app/profile/pranab.stopamr.org/post/3lta2p4l7b22uRe-reading this classic book at a time when it’s important to re-reimagine global health. The dismantling of the US supported apparatus will be a shock, but it’s my hope that it’ll also push us to reach a more sustainable, locally-led future.05 Jul 2025 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:3f63zfgfzipqrktt2cdmpj7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lta2p4l7b22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/pranab.stopamr.org/post/3lsap6ki6dk2zHanging out in style! These majestic fruit bats (also known as flying foxes) are enjoying a leafy snack while chilling upside down, because why not? Native to tropical regions, these gentle pollinators play a vital role in maintaining forest ecosystems by dispersing seeds and pollinating plants.23 Jun 2025 04:02 +0000at://did:plc:3f63zfgfzipqrktt2cdmpj7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsap6ki6dk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/pranab.stopamr.org/post/3ls65j33w7c2kMeet the Northern Bald Ibis. Punk-rock plumage and a scimitar bill to match! Once widespread across Europe, North Africa & the Middle East, it’s now listed as endangered; breeding programs in Morocco, Turkey & Europe are driving a fragile comeback. Share, donate, advocate. Extinction isn’t an option22 Jun 2025 03:41 +0000at://did:plc:3f63zfgfzipqrktt2cdmpj7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls65j33w7c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/pranab.stopamr.org/post/3ls65hkjlwc2kYellow-bellied Slider (Trachemys scripta scripta) drifting under a mirrored water surface. 🌿🐢 Hear the soundtrack? Ripples tapping pads, cicadas buzzing, and a Red-eyed Vireo swapping its cheery “question-and-answer” phrases from the canopy! Wetland meditation in full surround-sound. #nature #Turtle22 Jun 2025 03:40 +0000at://did:plc:3f63zfgfzipqrktt2cdmpj7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls65hkjlwc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/pranab.stopamr.org/post/3lryr5c7zwc2fSo @bhavnaseth.bsky.social and I thought it was a hummingbird fluttering over the milkweed, until we looked closer. Meet the Hummingbird Clearwing Moth (Hemaris thysbe), a master mimic that hovers and feeds just like its avian namesake. It is a vital native pollinator, drawn to nectar-rich plants.20 Jun 2025 00:16 +0000at://did:plc:3f63zfgfzipqrktt2cdmpj7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lryr5c7zwc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/pranab.stopamr.org/post/3lprobvaw6c2iThe world’s priciest pizzas just became a billionaire’s meal. @bitcoin.bsky.social #btc #crypto Today marks 15 years since Laszlo Hanyecz purchased two pizzas for 10,000 bitcoins. Worth $1.12 billion today. #PizzaDay22 May 2025 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:3f63zfgfzipqrktt2cdmpj7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lprobvaw6c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/pranab.stopamr.org/post/3lppqv4vbfc2aSo… this just happened with @bitcoin.bsky.social Where is this headed? #btc #crypto21 May 2025 23:27 +0000at://did:plc:3f63zfgfzipqrktt2cdmpj7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lppqv4vbfc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/pranab.stopamr.org/post/3lppqtkhdv22aSo… this just happened with @bitcoin.bsky.social Where is this headed? #btc #crypto21 May 2025 23:26 +0000at://did:plc:3f63zfgfzipqrktt2cdmpj7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lppqtkhdv22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/pranab.stopamr.org/post/3lpoxolkrgs2i1/ In what is bound to be one of the most widely read and discussed publications, the US FDA has announced a major shift in its COVID-19 vaccination policy. Vinay Prasad and Marty Makary’s words in @nejm.org: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40392534/21 May 2025 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:3f63zfgfzipqrktt2cdmpj7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpoxolkrgs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/pranab.stopamr.org/post/3lpov4lmen22nYikes. Looks like @bitcoin.bsky.social just scaled its all time high levels! #crypto21 May 2025 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:3f63zfgfzipqrktt2cdmpj7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpov4lmen22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/pranab.stopamr.org/post/3lpmde7injc2u“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” While this rings true for Juliet, when it comes to global health crises, names matter. Warning: Long thread on #AMR coming up! (1)20 May 2025 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:3f63zfgfzipqrktt2cdmpj7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpmde7injc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/pranab.stopamr.org/post/3lp3k533y2s2nAmazing event launching Issue 7 of Tendon @tendonmag.bsky.social @JHUmedhum - https://hopkinsmedicalhumanities.org/tendon-magazine/issue-7-rest/ - the magazine of @johnshopkins Center for Medical Humanities and Social Medicine.13 May 2025 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:3f63zfgfzipqrktt2cdmpj7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp3k533y2s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/pranab.stopamr.org/post/3lote54ieu22hDay 2 of @JHU_India Hopkins India Conference continues with a host of engaging sessions. Speaking about Palliative Care today are Dr MR Rajagopal, Uma Mahadevan, @bhavnaseth.bsky.social, Dr. Caroline George, in a session moderated by Dr. Avani Prabhakar. #PalliativeCare #PallCare10 May 2025 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:3f63zfgfzipqrktt2cdmpj7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lote54ieu22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/pranab.stopamr.org/post/3lorcn77x322r“Plenary Keynote: What Kind of India do we Seek?” Yogendra Yadav takes the stage at @JHU_India Hopkins India Conference. @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social09 May 2025 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:3f63zfgfzipqrktt2cdmpj7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lorcn77x322rhttps://bsky.app/profile/pranab.stopamr.org/post/3lor5quf5sc2j“Geopolitics in Flux: India’s Expanding Role on the World Stage.” Intriguing session @JHU_India Hopkins India Conference in Washington DC. What a timely session! Moderated by @dhume and featuring @LisaCurtisDC and @tanvi_madan. @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social09 May 2025 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:3f63zfgfzipqrktt2cdmpj7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lor5quf5sc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/pranab.stopamr.org/post/3loqziijvss2eHi! I'm attending Hopkins India Conference #HopkinsIndiaConference. Let's start connecting with each other now. @JHU_India.09 May 2025 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:3f63zfgfzipqrktt2cdmpj7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3loqziijvss2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/pranab.stopamr.org/post/3lolsqmk2kc25The 15th Vaccine Day is underway @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social. The amazing Dr. Mathu Santosham is the keynote speaker!07 May 2025 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:3f63zfgfzipqrktt2cdmpj7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lolsqmk2kc25https://bsky.app/profile/pranab.stopamr.org/post/3loejqsfljc2e1/11 The 2024 @WHO GLASS report on global antibiotic use is out. 🌍💊 It highlights trends, gaps, and urgent priorities in antimicrobial consumption surveillance. 🔗 https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240108127 A short 🧵 summarizing the key takeaways. #AMR #GlobalHealth #Antibiotics04 May 2025 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:3f63zfgfzipqrktt2cdmpj7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3loejqsfljc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/pranab.stopamr.org/post/3lodud6ktw22eI’m scared of asking this - but is there an OF porn problem on Bluesky? I recently had a large influx of followers, and an exceptionally large number seemed to mention “no porn or OF” in their bios. I don’t use Bluesky enough to have a good enough sense of what’s going on tho. Hence asking.04 May 2025 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:3f63zfgfzipqrktt2cdmpj7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lodud6ktw22e