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
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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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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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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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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Here is the video of that still shot going around ❤️❤️❤️
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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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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
📢 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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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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@CatharinePaules, jing wang,@_gepotter, kay tomashek, tyler bonnett, @vmarconi2 @davidlye70 @camwolfe @GrossbergRob & other authors! 🎉
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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
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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Congratulations to @CatharinePaules @doc_rapaka @vmarconi2 @camwolfe @davidlye70 & coauthors for such a great and informative new study just out @AnnalsofIM !! 👇👇
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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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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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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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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We are growing our #PedsID faculty @CHOP_ID!! 3 (3!!) new faculty positions: 🩺Clinical ID: https://t.co/HbpeoD7CNP 😷 Infection Prevention and Control: https://t.co/gM09ceCU9g 🔬Physician-scientist: https://t.co/luYR8NM9dw
@ChildrensPhila:
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has trained generations of leaders in the field of pediatrics. Step inside our walls and our history, and be part of our future. Children's Hospital of Philadelp...
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