The best review I saw was , “ if they were showing this movie on a plane, I would still walk out “”

I hear you !!

@stwillis.bsky.social happy belated birthday , old friend !! Hope all is well

It's World Hypertension Day
#nephsky #medsky
mailchi.mp/whleague.org...

May is Blood Pressure awareness month . Please talk to your providers about BP reduction strategies and proper assessment techniques!! Stay healthy!!

Longest human transplant of pig kidney fails In latest xenotransplant test, Towana Looney’s body rejects gene-edited organ after more than 4 months

Exclusive: Towana Looney, a 53-year-old woman who received a kidney from a gene-edited pig on 25 November 2024, had it removed last week after the organ suddenly stopped functioning, Science has learned. scim.ag/3EiaJmM

Table of drugs and substances that can cause hypertension

This table from @drjmluther.bsky.social needs to be disseminated more widely
(We added it to our @cmaj-jamc.bsky.social 5 things for that reason www.cmaj.ca/content/196/...)

#NephMadness

>90% of unvaccinated individuals who come into contact with a measles-infected person will contract measles.

The recommended 2-dose MMR vaccine is 99% effective in preventing measles infection.

At the moment, mansion-sized Asteroid 2024-YR4 has a one-in-fifty chance of hitting Earth in the next eight years.

Now might be a bad time to reduce spending on Science. Just sayin’.

Vaccine Information Statements (VISs) Overview | Immunize.org| Immunize.org Find materials on legal requirements to give VISs to patients before vaccinating.

Vaccines and immunization fact sheets you can't find on CDC website anymore are archived at the link below. May be helpful to bookmark this for future reference.
www.immunize.org/vaccines/vis...

Alexander Alonso , nephrologist in Central Illinois #nephjc

I’m taking the “ you get 1 infection on SGLT2i” tact . With second, unfortunately discontinuing Flozin .

If you want to understand why healthcare pricing is horrific, the first thing to know is that our system puts 100% of the credit risk for deductibles, copays and co-insurance on hospitals and doctors. That's insane.

We have turned them into Sub Prime Lenders 🧵

And the definitions were elucidated at the “International Ascites Club” meeting in Landon … I’m getting Gandalf/ Prancing Pony Inn vibes

He really ties the room together

Please feel free to add me . Thank you for setting up !

Please feel free to add me . Thank you for all you’re doing

Agreed. Can’t stand when I see the “plan” in other notes “nephrology on board”

Very cool to see the Nephrology community on this platform! Can’t wait for all the great discussions and support to continue .

One of the poorest of a myriad of poor decisions… not good