@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!!

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

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’.

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

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 🧵

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