Patrick Crowley

Some satire for a Friday. #IDWeek2026

Type stuff they test on first year of med school

Fun fact, this is the 4th IDWeek in the last 6 years the same week as a wedding I’m invited to. I actually managed to figure out my brothers wedding date before he did because I saw these dates leaked

Coming to #IDWeek. Excited to see what breakthroughs #IDSky has come up with!

Getting closer

For those attending #IDWeek2026, you are invited to an #IDSky Social Media Meet-Up ⏰ Oct 22 8 PM-10:30 PM Place: Marriott Marquis Lobby Bar

if you’re the white woman who was picking up a bat in downtown minneapolis on hennepin ave between washington & 3rd on 9/15 at noon, the minnesota department of health would like to talk to you because that shit was RABID! i would also like to talk to you because girl, wtf

Good news, everyone. I finally finished making a statue out of pinecones, just like you asked

I find it increasingly annoying when I hear “we need pseudomonas coverage b/c patient is immunocompromised from diabetes” regardless of infection or DM severity!

One article forthcoming, another in submission, so MAY actually meet one of these goals…

I saw a teen riding an e-bike 30 mph up hill without pedaling once and - no. Not on the sidewalk.This should be illegal

Doing my part to heal US/Canada relations by getting them to play Bruce Cockburn on the radio

The lab leak theory is not a strict scientific theory, but mostly a narrative of different allegations Rand Paul is not only falsely accusing Fauci of creating SARS-CoV-2, he is endorsing a very stupid version of the origin theory that has incredibly strong evidence against it. Let me illustrate:

when we were kids we never wore “safety gear” or worried about broken bones and we were fine. except for tim neely. tim jumped out of a treehouse and landed on his neck. i know he survived because there wasn’t a funeral but i don’t think his parents ever let him outside again. man i forgot about tim

Shout out to the GenZer at @startribune.com who set this layout 👀

I used to tell them, unless you have stock in the prebiotic company, some yoghurt or kefyr will likely be as beneficial

Guarantee that’s what a medieval village would do after some unspeakable tragedy

Asking my cousin who’s a Flood Denier how to build a boat: Cousin: Grandpa Noah did it all wrong Me: okay, How would you start? C: never should of had all those animals on it Me: … C: shouldn’t use wood

The headlines are still covering the cyclosporiasis outbreak from lettuce, but let's talk about a different summer, long ago. The headlines in Bavaria would have called it "summer diarrhea" & it was killing babies. Enter our hero, Professor Theodor Escherich of the Julius Hospital, Würzburg.

We persist

ID physician Anthony Fauci, MD, FIDSA has led with courage, scientific integrity and an unwavering commitment to improving public health. These qualities inspired IDSA to establish the Anthony Fauci Courage in Leadership Award. We thank him for his service to patients, science & the ID community.

Surprised they were able to prosecute all the PPP loan frauds and exploitative wellness grifters harming the US public during the COVID pandemic, but I guess they must have, if there’s nothing better to do than grill Dr. Fauci

Gas at the Costco is over $4, so I guess Vietnam but Stupider is not going well

Also, if the viral load is <20 for the past 5 years, whatever syndrome the patient has is probably not the HIV