Great case highlighting utility of metanephrines with AVS in a patient with PA and hypercortisolism (MACS). Traditional AVS uses the aldo:cortisol ratio which is confounded if an adenoma co-secretes cortisol. tinyurl.com/yvhwpt75 @bhallaresearch.bsky.social Always check 1mg DST in PA+adenoma!

Urine microalbumin getting Super Bowl star treatment with Sofia Vergara and Octavia Spencer.

I would simply like to add my name to the chorus of folks who are struggling with this new NIH biosketch format. As both a grant writer to the NIH and a grant reviewer for the NIH, I have tried to see potential merits of this, but 1/2

We are thrilled to announce that we have generously received funding for a one-year hypertension fellowship, and we are recruiting now for a candidate to start fellowship July 1, 2026 . med.stanford.edu/hypertension/e… -Jehan Zahid Bahrainwala HTN Fellowship Program Director

Ahead of #KidneyWk25, we are recruiting a hypertension fellow to the Stanford Hypertension Center for July 2026. Please come find me at ASN. med.stanford.edu/nephrology/e...

Ahead of #KidneyWk25, we are recruiting a hypertension fellow to the Stanford Hypertension Center for July 2026. Please come find me at ASN. med.stanford.edu/nephrology/e...

We are thrilled to announce that we have generously received funding for a one-year hypertension fellowship, and we are recruiting now for a candidate to start fellowship July 1, 2026 . med.stanford.edu/hypertension/e… -Jehan Zahid Bahrainwala HTN Fellowship Program Director

A famous nephrologist getting ready to go see the most famous guy who plays a nephrologist @glaucomflecken.bsky.social @stanforddeptmed.bsky.social Grand Rounds!

#ENDO2026 Welcomes Your Ideas | Our annual meeting will take place in Chicago, IL, June 13–16, and I’m inviting YOU to shape the program💡Submit your symposium proposal or session suggestion by Tuesday, September 2: bit.ly/4flCMjl #endocrinology @TheEndoSociety

Motherfucking wind farms…

Dr. Alessia Fornoni @alessiafornoni.bsky.social University of Miami describing her journey as a physician scientist, mentor, and drug developer- from a small town in northern Italy to her many roles today

Drs. Prabir Roy-Chaudry @asnkidney.bsky.social president of the ASN, @uncchapelhill.bsky.social as well as Drs. Rasheed Gbadegesin @dukepress.bsky.social and Emmanuel Opara @wakeforest.bsky.social kicking off the KUH R25 symposium @dknet.org at UNC chapel hill today

“There is a lot of pressure to essentially leave the country or not pursue research.” scim.ag/3Gz4VWW

Presented at the #ADASciSessions: Zimislecel is an allogeneic stem cell–derived islet-cell therapy. This phase 1–2 study supports the hypothesis that zimislecel can restore physiologic islet function and thus treat persons with type 1 diabetes. Full study results: nej.md/3ZGupbv

Congratulations to the #StanDOM recipients of the 2025 Stanford Medicine Awards, who were recognized for their outstanding contributions to medical education & leadership during the June 14 @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social graduation.

Atul Butte died yesterday. The world lost a giant. A big bear of a man. With a huge smile. With love for everyone. With energy that could power a room. I loved everything about Atul. I loved how he was always happy. I loved how excited he was about science and helping people.

I don't care if these monstrous ICE raids are a "federal operation". This is authoritarian violence, plain and simple.

Congrats to all the @asnkidney.bsky.social lifetime and mid-career awardees! @ksusztak.bsky.social @genetickidneydoc.bsky.social @shinamenon.bsky.social @michellejtx.bsky.social and everyone else!

Congratulations to all who advocated and thank you to all those who supported!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 @WHO.int @ISN.org #Guatamala @CharuMalik.bsky.social Ifeoma Ulasi Magda Machalska @UKKidney.org @kidneycareuk.org @KidneyResearch.org #kidneyhealthforall #WHA78

The Dutch are responsible for many wonderful things, but are any as great as the stroopwafel and coffee combo? 🇳🇱☕️🧇 Zosia is very jealous

In the Advance-HTN phase 2b trial of the aldosterone synthase inhibitor lorundrostat in participants with uncontrolled hypertension, lorundrostat was associated with greater reductions in blood pressure than placebo. Full trial results: nej.md/4ipbCIf #MedSky #CardioSky

Kidney disease should be recognised on WHO's priority list of non-communicable diseases, alongside cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes https://go.nature.com/4lLJ5iY

The ASIs have arrived www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... Aldosterone synthase inhibitors - first one to finish the phase 3 line #Lorundrostat #Hypertension

Aaand it’s official, we have a new antihypertensive class!!!! 🎉🍾🎊 I like this RCT design in particular because it was open to both uncontrolled not-yet-resistant AND resistant hypertensive patients, opening to door to prescribe it as an earlier line agent www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

The Women's Health Initiative is one of the most impactful studies in US history. It's been ongoing since the '90s, continually providing new insights, and NIH is cutting funding. Regional Centers are being closed. The Clinical Coordinating Center is now in limbo. For what? Utterly asinine... 🤬

Finally making the news www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic... I wonder how many of us have switched to HCTZ versus indapamide Interesting natural experiment in the works #Hypertension #DrugShortage

ATTN All. Need some money for your EDU project?? Win $2,000 for your project The Role of the Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease Educational Tools Contest Sponsored by the SCILL Committee of the AHA Council on the Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease professional.heart.org/en/professio...

Excellent news as the woman behind the discovery of the hormone being severe morning sickness is awarded science prize🧪 Thanks to @helensalisbury.bsky.social for sharing

Finally, top scientists speak up against the Trump administration in a letter signed by 2,000 elected members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: "the nation's scientific enterprise is being decimated"; see related NYT coverage here: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/s...

Do patients want to be screened for primary aldosteronism: YES How much PA can be identified with a direct-to-patient approach: A LOT Can this approach be implemented nationwide: YES @JeniferBrown www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...

Ugh Dr Jayme Locke (you may know from the XenoTransplant story) hired from UAB to fix the transplant system (that is abysmally awful if you have followed @sumitmohan.bsky.social ) But she was ‘probabtionary’ so DOGE fired her 🤦🏽‍♂️ @wsj.com story on 🍎 News $wall apple.news/Ans49CVgKQy-... #NephSky

Nothing will kill more children than the ongoing decimation of CDC, NIH, and USAID work to lift vaccine uptake in the US and world. Child survival rose 75% in the last 50 years. Vaccines account for 40% of that. Measles vax alone was 60% of the benefit. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Happy World Kidney Day! Dr. Zhongwei Li & the synthetic kidney project team are on a roll! The Li Lab has recently developed an organoid model that mimics the human kidney’s collecting duct. Please give $25 to fund life-saving research. ukrocharity.org/donate/ Image Credit: Carrie Zhang/Li Lab

This #InternationalWomensDay, let’s highlight the impact of kidney disease on women. Women with CKD face challenges in fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum care. With rising cases & limited guidance, building obstetric nephrology expertise is critical. #AccelerateAction #IWD2025 @unwomen.bsky.social

Happening now, Drs @hswapnil.medsky.social and @jordybc.bsky.social discuss resistant hypertension during day 3 of the @kidneyfund.bsky.social #KidneyActionWeek Fantastic discussion!

Receiving grant and program cancellation notices from federal & private agencies without clear justification is disheartening, but seeing talented trainees lose job and fellowship opportunities—and their confidence in the system—is devastating. This is not how science and society should be.

Elon Musk is trying to access your personal bank and tax data. The world’s richest man should not and cannot be able to snoop around your personal finances. Period. End of story.

Doing the unthinkable: The deep cuts to the #CDC's workforce today are expected to decimate the Epidemic Intelligence Service, a program that has trained public health rapid responders for decades. Envy of the world. Poof! www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...

Here's the VA by @brianrifkin.bsky.social for our discussion 2/11/25 at 9 pm EST only on #Bluesky #NephSky www.nephjc.com/news/primary...

🚨 2/11/25 at 9pm EST only on #Bluesky our next #NephJC. This one should be eye opening for #MedSky & #NephSky so invite your friends. We are discussing the implications of undercover primary hyperaldosteronism in normo-tensive, normo-kalemic pts that may be the cause of CKD in mild/mod HTN.

This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen. Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !” globalnews.ca/news/9793403...

Screening criteria per Endocrine society for PA Contrast with actual screening rates - summarized here pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36965825/ from @ajkd.bsky.social #ISNWCN #NephSky

Last up is @bhallaresearch.bsky.social on PA Appalling screening rates despite similar mortality to breast cancer #ISNWCN #NephSKy

FDA OKs clinical trials for pig kidney transplants in people - UPI.com - goo.gl/alerts/1s48qm #GoogleAlerts

The World Congress of Nephrology in New Delhi starts today! Keep an eye out at nephtimes.com for our coverage of research highlights. @theisn.org #ISNWCN #WCN25 #nephrology #nephsky #kidney

Join us for the WCN'25 Welcome Reception—a perfect opportunity to connect, network, and kick off an exciting Congress! 🎉 ⏲️ 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. 📍 Exhibition Hall #ISNWCN

Interesting interactive case presentation on an under-recognized cause of hypertension. @anandvaidya17.bsky.social @nejm.org www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/...

What neurons drive increased salt intake in response to aldosterone? https://insight.jci.org/articles/view/175087 Silvia Gasparini and colleagues show that HSD2 neurons are required for aldosterone-induced salt intake.