It's World Hypertension Day. Most people with high blood pressure don’t feel any symptoms. And if left untreated, it can cause other health conditions like kidney disease, heart disease and stroke. Learn how to prevent, control & treat it.

Anti-obesity medications in children and adolescents: blood pressure and chronic kidney disease implications @ped-neph.bsky.social #hypertension #nephsky link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Predictive factors for hypertensive encephalopathy in hospitalized pediatric patients: a retrospective case-control study @ped-neph.bsky.social #nephsky #hypertension link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Guidance from a participant advisory committee on research involving young adult kidney transplant recipients @ped-neph.bsky.social #nephsky #pedsky link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Proud to publish this review- Broken signals: when the mineralostat alters the cardiovascular system link.springer.com/article/10.1...

If the indirect rates on grants is going to go down, can we at least get rid of the regulatory bloatware (mandated by Congress, the NIH and the feds) that impedes the speed of basic and clinical science?

B-cell-targeting therapies in podocytopathies @ped-neph.bsky.social #nephsky #pedsky rdcu.be/feb6g

"You Voted for This": People Are Not Holding Back After Caitlyn Jenner Revealed She Can't Travel Internationally "I worked very, very hard, with a law firm to make sure everything was changed from 'M' to 'F', right down to my birth certificate." BuzzFeed: apple.news/A0se3_CmASQa... ‼️too bad #FAFO

Hemolytic-uremic syndrome triad and schistocytes USMLE #USMLEStep1 #MedEd #Pathology #HUS #Hematology #Nephrology #Step1Prep #HighYield #MedSchool #Pediatrics #Microbiology #EHEC #FutureDoctor #StudyGram #MedTwitter #Anki #BoardExams #MedicalStudent #FirstAid #MedicalSchool #PreMed #Physiology #Kidn

From the "No surprise" department- Metabolically Healthy Obesity in Children Still Raises Cardiometabolic Risk jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

From mechanisms to clinical practice: a review of diuretic therapy in pediatric nephrology @ped-neph.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

🔗 www.docwirenews.com/post/renal-p... Attending the Renal Physicians Association Annual Meeting later this month? in this Q&A, program chair Dr. Katherine Kwon explains why it's one you don't want to miss. #nephrology #nephsky

GLP-1 receptor agonists are increasingly used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity, and trials have shown reductions in cardiovascular risk and slowing of kidney failure. Adverse events are mostly gastrointestinal. Read the full review: nej.md/4sUFlys @tuftsmedschool.bsky.social

Very nice review reiterating that beta-blockers should not be used as a first-line antihypertensive (outside of select cardiac comorbidities). #nephsky #htn www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...

Hypertension in Young Adults: Social Determinants of Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control academic.oup.com/ajh/article/... #Free #EditorsChoice

Delta Airlines is temporarily suspending specialty services to member of Congress due to resource constraints from the ongoing shutdown of DHS. n.pr/40WhHFE

Severe renovascular hypertension in an infant with a SMAD3 gene variant #nephsky #hypertension @ped-neph.bsky.social #pedsky link.springer.com/article/10.1...

ERNs discuss 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 🚀 Today concludes Day 1 of this workshop with a focus on shaping the future of 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 Our ERKNet team was on site to actively contribute to the process. We hope to build a sustainable transition framework together.

📢 We have some 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐬 coming your way! Topic: 𝐂𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 3 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐱 🗓️ Date: 14 April 🕓 Time: 4 - 5 PM CET 🗣️ Speakers: Julie Bernador (France) Together with ESPN  🔗 Register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8850170754400520288

Attention Fellows & Early Career Nephrologists! 🚀 🤓 10 scholarships (up to $1,500) are available for the RPA/ISGD Clinical Trial Bootcamp in Atlanta on April 16. Build your roadmap for research in private practice. ⏳ Apply (First-come, first-served): fk6zr.share-eu1.hsforms.com/2qgYbuOugRBm...

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How do we improve communication between children with CKD and their health care providers? Implementing the PRO-Kid tool ​into pediatric #CKD and #dialysis programs in Canada🍁 #worldkidneyday #Canadianresearch @ubcpress.bsky.social @csnscn.bsky.social doi.org/10.1177/2054...

Among children with chronic kidney disease, first-line #RAASi were associated with lower risk of CKD progression and improved blood pressure control compared to #CCB. ja.ma/4dslbaj

💬 Editorial: Nighttime #ScreenUse is consistently linked to later sleep onset and poorer sleep quality among youth, with repeated within-person studies confirming direct associations between evening phone use and sleep disruption. ja.ma/4rJ45bL

If SAVE is passed and signed into law, it is estimated that 25 million people will be DENIED their voting rights REGARDLESS that they are Full Citizens of the U.S. The Republicans know this and realize they have NO chance of winning unless they cheat (like they did when Trump ran this last time)

“By September, we will have some of the first answers. Within six months of that, we will have definitive answers,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said about the causes of autism. It's now six months later. The FDA just quietly walked back leucovorin. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

If you or a loved one has nephrotic syndrome diagnosed in childhood this is for you. BIGKiDs brings together patients and families across all ages to help uncover the genetic causes of kidney disease. Your story matters, and your experience helps.

Could rapidly increasing plasma fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) levels directly cause faster progression to kidney failure in children with CKD, or are they primarily a biomarker of other underlying, actively damaging mechanisms? #ASNCJASN kidney.pub/CJASN0954

Development and Pilot Testing of Hypertension Management Support With EHR-Integrated Telemonitoring and Proactive Patient Messaging academic.oup.com/ajh/article/... #OpenAccess

B cell depletion with rituximab in children with steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome: does depletion duration change outcome? @ped-neph.bsky.social #nephsky #pedsky link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Comparative Effectiveness of Antihypertensive Medications in Children With Chronic Kidney Disease jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Hypertension Rounds: Familial Hyperaldosteronism Type IV in a Mother-Daughter Pair academic.oup.com/ajh/article/...

Clinical course of proteinuria due to cubilin variants: a large multicenter pediatric cohort @ped-neph.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

A US submarine sinking a lonely, dinky Iranian surface ship an ocean away from the theater of the main conflict—and 9000 miles from North America—makes it pretty clear the US is fighting a general war, without the declaration required by the Constitution. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

This is so sad...and scary too #pedsky

This National Kidney Month, we highlight the importance of understanding how and why kidney disease develops. Through research and collaboration, we work to generate knowledge that helps inform better care today and in the future, especially for pediatric patients.

Association of Perinatal HIV Exposure and HIV Disease Severity With BP in Youth. #Hypertension #pedsky www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...

Prior auths harms patients. Murphy et al.'s (2025) systematic review found prior authorization delays are linked to worsened symptoms, delayed treatment, preventable hospitalizations, & poorer outcomes, raising concerns about its impact on care. www.amjmed.com/article/S000... #nursesky #medsky

This story is nuts The journal ‘Pediatrics and Child health’ has been published an article type, for case reports, that are made up and fictional without having any clear notice 😱 retractionwatch.com/2026/03/03/c...

Many Pediatric programs routinely have pharmacy add phos to the CRRT solutions. There are concerns of errors though- and at my previous and current program we switched to commercial solutions after a sodium phos shortage. pharmacy prefers this- personnel to add phos more expensive than solutions!

Child weight status and high blood pressure from 6 to 12 years of age: results from the PREDI cohort study #hypertension #pedsky #nephsky @ped-neph.bsky.social @bloodpressure.bsky.social journals.lww.com/bpmonitoring...

One of the most significant modifications that middle-aged patients can take to prevent #CVD is lowering arterial #hypertension, according to research presented during a Featured Clinical Research Session at #ACC25. Read the journal scan to learn more! 👇 bit.ly/4iZzPFO #CardioSky #MedSky

In which we learn @acm.org is exceptionally bad at retracting articles that need retracting: arxiv.org/abs/2602.191...

Hypertension Increasing Among Children And Teens seattlemedium.com/pediatric-hy...

"40th Anniv of EPO Clinical Trials in Seattle" - by Drs. Ian de Boer (Nephrology), John Stivelman (emeritus), Michael Kelly (emeritus), Matt Rivara (Nephrology), & Kleber Fertrin (Hematology & Oncology). #anemia #dialysis #renal #CKD @uwmedicine.bsky.social Video: kri.washington.edu/news/40th-an...

This was a truly excellent presentation

Susan P. Y. Wong, MD, MS, @uwnephrology.bsky.social and colleagues explored how #nephrologists can start a conservative #kidney management conversation with a behavioral nudging tool. @uwmedicine.bsky.social #nephsky www.healio.com/news/nephrol...

2025 AHA/ACC BP Guidelines 🩺 New analysis explores how the 2025 AHA/ACC hypertension guidelines affect when and how BP-lowering meds are started and intensified among US adults. 👉 https://ow.ly/gAjf50YfoVZ #Hypertension #Guidelines #CardioHealth #CardioSky #MedSky