Patients who received fish oil had a lower rate of serious cardiovascular events than those assigned to placebo. www.nephjc.com/news/pisces-...

This is not a good recall - some glucose sensor (certain Libre lots) giving too good aka low glucose readings #MedSky #EndoSky www.fda.gov/medical-devi...

(CMS) is launching a pilot program called WISeR (Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction). Under WISeR, in certain states, some Medicare procedures will require prior authorization — and that authorization will be assisted by AI. www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/sep/02/...

(DEA) proposes to establish the 2026 aggregate production quotas for controlled substances in schedules I and II of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA)... only drugs that are highly addictive and are abused, trafficked... sounds good to me, lets do it!

An internal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) memo obtained by The Epoch Times reveals that career scientists in the agency’s vaccine-safety offices have identified “no fewer than 10” child deaths they consider related to COVID-19 vaccination. www.ntd.com/fda-internal...

Winter tends to have the highest number of stomach illness cases, mainly because norovirus (the classic “stomach bug”) peaks sharply. Manage with ginger tea, mint tea, chicken soup, electrolytes such as dripdrop, pedialyte, and avoid milk products, eat more bread, crackers..

Silent Storm: Advanced Heart Failure in a Young Female Patient With Systemic Lupus Erythematosu - goo.gl/alerts/Z3nTJm #GoogleAlerts

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is airdropping oral rabies vaccines in six states in October in a bid to stop the spread of the potentially deadly virus. Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia... www.newsweek.com/usda-airdrop...

Doctors with degrees from Pak, Bangladesh, UAE, China under scanner! www.thestatesman.com/india/doctor...

Join the Filtrate and Jon Barratt as he takes an IgAN inspired victory lap FF 86 Atacicept for IgAN www.nephjc.com/freelyfilter...

West Virginia officials suspended a school vaccination mandate Wednesday after a judge ruled that parents can cite religious beliefs to opt out of vaccines required for their children to attend classes. www.newsmax.com/newsfront/we...

Norovirus — often called the winter vomiting disease — has been climbing steadily since mid-October, particularly in Louisiana, Michigan, and Indiana, according to WastewaterSCAN, a monitoring program run by Stanford and Emory universities. www.newsmax.com/health/healt...

How many of you on dialysis eat Campbell’s soup to manage hypotension? The Campbell’s food company has fired an executive who allegedly called the company’s product “sh-t for f-cking poor people,” www.breitbart.com/economy/2025...

Setting politics, disagreements aside for there's more that matters for every good second of breathe you take in life... year is ending and even if you survived another day whether in pain or not we give thanks to the almighty divine, source of life that keeps us going..

I did not know it was this bad Look at the mortality in younger females (versus males) in CKD 5 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... in @jamainternalmed.com from Alberta #NephSky #GenderDisparities

Donald Trump’s New Bill Doesn't Classify Nursing as a ‘Professional’ Degree for College Students, Sparking Outrage... so a Doctor is the Pro, not the nurse.. makes sense? people.com/nursing-is-n...

New Jersey Organ and Tissue Sharing Network exposed by whistleblowers accussing the nonprofit of serious medical ethics violations, including attempting to harvest organs from a person who was showing signs of life. www.newsmax.com/newsfront/ho...

Florida's top public health official reaffirmed this week that state residents will not be required to comply with broad mask and vaccine mandates, emphasizing that such policies are valid only in "very specific, clinically appropriate circumstances." www.newsmax.com/us/florida-s...

The Trump administration has directed U.S. visa officers to consider chronic health conditions such as obesity, heart disease, diabetes, cancer and mental health disorders when deciding whether to approve a foreigner’s entry into the country. www.newsmax.com/health/healt...

A new pill from Merck could change how millions of people treat high cholesterol and help prevent heart attacks and strokes without the need for injections. www.newsmax.com/health/healt...

Dr. Erika Schwartz, author of "Don't Let Your Doctor Kill You," told Newsmax on Friday that women should feel empowered to make their own healthcare choices and not be intimidated by doctors or the medical system. www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/e...

A new study from Australian researchers found that older adults who regularly listened to music had a 39% lower risk of developing dementia compared to those who didn’t make music a part of their daily lives. www.newsmax.com/health/healt...

A big moment for #TheKidneyProject at #KidneyWeek! The iBAK was featured in the opening plenary — the first-ever engineering drawing shown in a plenary talk at the world’s largest nephrology meeting. Proud to see innovation in kidney care getting the spotlight it deserves! 💪

There are new SNAP eligibility and work requirement rules going into effect (or being enforced) under a law passed in July 2025 (H.R. 1), which also impacts who qualifies.

The politics of dialysis, tell me all about it...

Chronic Pain Locations, Characteristics, and Associations With Other Symptoms in Adults Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis bit.ly/4i9yX1V #OpenAccess

Our #KidneyWk coverage continues to roll out. Next up is our interview with Vlado Perkovic on the possibility of curing #kidneydisease and his take on the FINE-ONE and ORIGIN-3 trials presented on day 1 of the meeting. #nephrology #nephsky www.docwirenews.com/post/curing-...

Now that Democrat Adelita Grijalva has officially been sworn in we need to send kidney ambassador advocates to talk to her about kidney disease and the need for kidney friendly policies... @AdelitaForAZ

Say cheese, look what beats greek yogurt in terms of source of protein... combine any of the cheeses with rolled tortilla and this chipotle sauce and it's a blast!

The End of Obamacare Subsidies Could open the gates to cheaper health insurance offers elsewhere and if not... changes may be made to ACA on a vote.. either way the ball is rolling and government will open guaranteed..

AI in Healthcare @asakhuja.bsky.social gave an excellent overview of what this entails, the opportunities and its limitations youtu.be/0qOaoGncKHw?... #NephGR #NephSky

No escape from the reality of kidney failure... the longer your on dialysis the worse the outcome of a kidney transplant and the more kidney transplants you get worse the experience you will have on them... leading back to square one, "Dialysis" ..let that sink in for a moment.

Is there mis-use of SNAP / EBT? You bet! Now give them a monthly box of healthy food and watch what they will do, flip a middle finger and say "FU"... what were they doing with SNAP / EBT Cash? Go figure that out yourself.... it's the cash, not about food..

Supreme Court lets Trump pause full SNAP payments for now which I guessed right because FEDs are not responsible to feed you, leaves that up to states... just as what we saw for abortions... let states decide that... is that how it will be in 2026? Time will tell..

In celebration of #KidneyWk, the entire November issue is FREE to access until November 30, 2025! Check out the plain-language summaries on what inspired each study, the basic approach taken, what was learned, and why it matters: bit.ly/3X1XpZj

You know what this means? Less people on dialysis...less with CKD... less diabetes and high blood pressure... 👇

JUST IN: Trump administration appeals order to pay states full SNAP benefits for November and am guessing he may win leaving states responsible to feed the needy.. at the same time dialysis clinic social worker made rounds checking on that making sure patients are covered..

GLP-1 drugs originally developed to treat type 2 diabetes, but they’re now also widely used for weight loss will drop in price on Medicare.. 👇

The 2025 #NephMadness logo dropped #kidneywk ajkdblog.org/2025/11/06/n...

#NephJC at #KidneyWk 🔥🔥We have all sorts of events 🗓️ Friday, a classic: #NephJC night- #NephJCKidney Awards, @freelyfiltered.bsky.social live recording + lots of fun 🗓️ Saturday, Nov 8th, 6:30 am- will start the day with a nephro run 🏃🏃 For more info 👇👇 www.nephjc.com

Outbreak Investigation of Listeria monocytogenes: Prepared Pasta Meals (June 2025) Do not eat or serve certain pasta salads or meals containing pre-cooked pasta. FDA’s investigation is ongoing. www.fda.gov/food/outbrea...

Medi‑Cal Rx (the prescription drug benefit under Medi‑Cal in California) there is a proposal to end coverage of GLP‑1 drugs when used only for weight loss starting Jan 1, 2026. laist.com/news/health/...

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54,432 bottles of levothyroxine sodium tablets are being recalled because of sub-potency and upgraded the recall to Class II on Oct. 6. The prescription-only tablets come in 88 mcg, or 0.088 milligram, amounts at 90 tablets per bottle, the notice said. www.theepochtimes.com/us/fda-upgra...

What are the implications, drawbacks in hemodialysis services in a marxist communist state? Resource shortages: Centralized economies often face scarcity of medical supplies, new technology, and trained specialists, Slow innovation, and Bureaucratic rationing. #politics

High mercury levels in someone with kidney failure can be very dangerous and potentially fatal, so RFK Jr did us a very huge to remove from vaccines... 👇

Immigration enforcement matters: A metaphor about how hemodialysis handles substances moving in and out of the blood. Hemodialysis = strict border control with selective entry/exit. The rule of law of what, who comes in and out and it matters... #BrainHealth

A clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics designed to prevent and treat the toxic effects of heavy metal exposure on human health. www.hopotx.com

Word of warning that main stream news media outlets are using AI generated content and reporting on it as if it's real and it happened, made up news reports, so be cautious and take as a grain of salt with red flag as AI is being weaponized to divide us all...

Attitudes towards and willingness to work with older adults among nurses in a ... - BMJ Open - goo.gl/alerts/ZPFEv4 #GoogleAlerts