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Rekha Rapaka

@doc_rapaka

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Physician-scientist interested in neglected infectious disease, immunology, vaccines & social justice. Books, music, art, and parenting in the mix.

Joined October 2019
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@VP46Archive
Vice President Kamala Harris Archived
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Thanks to our CHIPS and Science Act and our Inflation Reduction Act, we have more than doubled factory construction spending, brought manufacturing jobs back home, and secured American supply chains.
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@DrTedros
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
1 year
#Measles vaccines have saved more lives than any other vaccine in the past 50 years. The latest @WHO/@CDCgov data are worrisome: drops in immunization coverage drove a 20% increase in new measles cases last year — making the total number of cases over 10 million. To stop this
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@Tim_Walz
Tim Walz
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Chin up, team. Take some time. Take care of yourself. Take care of your loved ones. Take care of your community. There are a million ways to make a difference—get back in the fight when you’re ready. And know that, whenever you are ready, I’ll be ready to get back in with you.
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@KamalaHarris
Kamala Harris
1 year
For the people. Always.
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@DrTedros
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
1 year
Congratulations to the health workers, people and government of #Vietnam on the elimination of #trachoma. This monumental achievement underscores the power of collective action, innovative thinking and a shared commitment to a healthier future for all. https://t.co/IHIHbAOw65
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@IDSAInfo
IDSA
1 year
Congratulations to @RWalensky, the recipient of IDSA’s 2024 Anthony Fauci Courage in Leadership Award. By asking hard questions, and speaking scientific truth with integrity and perseverance, Dr. Walensky inspires not only her colleagues but rising generations considering
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@MuellerSheWrote
Mueller, She Wrote
1 year
Here is the video of that still shot going around ❤️❤️❤️
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@davidantibiotic
David Paterson
1 year
This is such a great paper! We all know that patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia are such a heterogeneous group - this paper breaks the bulk of patients down into relevant clinical "sub-phenotypes"
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We studied 1430 patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in 3 separate cohorts and used latent class analysis to identify 5 distinct and reproducible
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@BradCutrellMD
Brad Cutrell, MD, FIDSA
1 year
Excited about this special call for papers on ID in PWID, an increasingly important topic. Send us your best stuff! @EmilyCHoff1 @jess_meisner @LauraMarks5 @FungalDoc @KinnaThakarar @dsolsMD @DrEllenEaton @CarlosdelRio7
@OFIDJournal
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
1 year
📢 Call for Papers! 📢 We're seeking proposals for papers exploring how infectious diseases impact people who use drugs. Learn more and find out how you can submit your proposal via the link below ⬇️ https://t.co/MwF4zFwntd
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@drtimothyli
Timothy Li
1 year
Impact of climate change on infectious disease epidemiology ➡️ Vector-borne diseases🦟 ➡️ Zoonotic diseases🐀 ➡️ Fungal diseases🍄 ➡️ Waterborne diseases🌊 https://t.co/y63duEiXn5
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@doc_rapaka
Rekha Rapaka
2 years
@CatharinePaules, jing wang,@_gepotter, kay tomashek, tyler bonnett, @vmarconi2 @davidlye70 @camwolfe @GrossbergRob & other authors! 🎉
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@doc_rapaka
Rekha Rapaka
2 years
Simple CBC parameters predict who benefits from baricitinib in hospitalized #COVID-19 patients. Baricitinib reverses neutrophil and lymphocyte trajectories associated with severe outcomes, early in treatment. Paper & video in link below. #idtwitter #SARSCoV2 #immunology
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Annals of Int Med
2 years
New research published in Annals found that high-risk #COVID19 patients, characterized by certain blood markers, see significant benefits from baricitinib + remdesivir combo treatment: https://t.co/NisAy14BZ7
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@camwolfe
camwolfe
2 years
Great audiovisual summary on Annals website by @doc_rapaka 🙏🍾🥳
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@DrAndreKalil
Andre Kalil, MD MPH
2 years
Congratulations to @CatharinePaules @doc_rapaka @vmarconi2 @camwolfe @davidlye70 & coauthors for such a great and informative new study just out @AnnalsofIM !! 👇👇
@AnnalsofIM
Annals of Int Med
2 years
New research published in Annals found that high-risk #COVID19 patients, characterized by certain blood markers, see significant benefits from baricitinib + remdesivir combo treatment: https://t.co/NisAy14BZ7
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@UniversityMD_ID
University of Maryland ID Fellowship Program
2 years
Congrats to @UniversityMD_ID Faculty just named "Top Docs" by Baltimore Magazine @Baltimoremag !!! Omar Harfouch Mariam Khambaty Poonam Mathur Shivakumar Narayanan Devang Patel Rekha Rapaka David Riedel Kapil Saharia Paul Saleeb Kathryn Schlaffer Sarah Schmalzle Ravi Tripathi
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@doc_rapaka
Rekha Rapaka
2 years
My amazing friend and colleague @MeaganCFitz getting a shout out yesterday from Dr Fauci for her analysis of the numbers of lives saved & hospitalizations avoided in the US due to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines.
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@PittPediatrics
Pitt Department of Pediatrics
2 years
We would like to remember and honor the memory of Dr. Dena Hofkosh, Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics, who passed Tuesday morning. She will be greatly missed by all. Please read Dr. Dermody's message here: https://t.co/R6PuoC3NI3 @ChildrensPgh @UPMCPhysicianEd @PittHealthSci
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