Steven Cheng

Shocking first high impact trial of the day. Fish oil reduces CV events in dialysis patients! #Pisces #kidneywk

Simultaneous pub in NEJM

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SGLT2 Inhibitors and Kidney Outcomes by Glomerular Filtration Rate and Albuminuria This meta-analysis examines whether estimated glomerular filtration rate or degree of albuminuria, as measured by urinary albumin to creatinine ratio, modifies the effects of sodium-glucose cotranspor...

After empa-kidney, it still wasn’t clear what to do for patients with CKD without diabetes or albuminuria. This meta-analysis suggests you use flozins. #kidneywk

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A Conservative Dialysis Strategy and Kidney Function Recovery in Dialysis-Requiring Acute Kidney Injury This trial examines whether a conservative dialysis strategy can improve recovery of kidney function for patients with acute kidney injury who require dialysis.

A much needed study evaluating an intervention for renal recovery in people with AKI requiring dialysis. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #kidneywk

Forgot to post the two at plenary on Thursday

FINEONE: finerenone in T1DM
ORIGIN: Atacicept (pronounced attack-e-sept) in IgAN (pronounced eye-gee-A-N)

Possible NEJM or Lancet simulpubs?

#KidneyWk

Now we have an embarassment of riches, he ticks off the numbers 10 drugs (available or in the pipeline) for IgA, 5 for CKM, 4 for lupus, 2 for C3G, and others. The next stage will be figuring out how to use these drugs. #KidneyWk

Well, They Made A Cubs Fan The Pope | Defector If Pope Leo XIV is truly from Chicago, he celebrated the news of his election by firing down a Malört with an Old Style chaser and eagerly accepting an invitation from the Cubs to sing “Take Me Out To...

Well, they made a Cubs fan the pope: defector.com/well-they-ma...

Save the Date - WashU Nephrology 3rd Annual Glomerular Disease Symposium - Division of Nephrology Join us for the 3rd Annual Glomerular Disease Symposium: An Update on Disease Mechanisms and Management, on Friday and Saturday, September 5–6, 2025, at the Eric P. Newman Education Center on the Wash...

Save the Date! @washunephrology.bsky.social's 3rd Annual Glomerular Disease Symposium, organized and chaired by
@ting2li.bsky.social, will be held Sept 5-6, 2025, at #WashU medical campus in St. Louis. Stay tuned for more info!

See speakers and panelists here:
nephrology.wustl.edu/washu-nephro...

Happy match day!! Incredibly excited to welcome another class of medicine residents to WashU!!

A Call for Mental Health Reform in Medical Education—Breaking the Silence This essay by parents of a medical student who died by suicide calls for medical schools to better address the pressures of medical training and prevent suicide, burnout, and mental stress among healt...

Mandatory reading for all medical educators: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Macho the Rooster who provided PTH antibody

Family, friends & colleagues gathered to celebrate the life of Eduardo Slatopolsky, Professor Emeritus @washunephrology.bsky.social, who passed away earlier this year. Even Macho the Rooster was there! Many memories, anecdotes and colorful tales were shared. Eduardo, you are sorely missed.

Handel Halvorsen Passacaglia YouTube video by stevencheng09

Wellness activities aren't just for trainees! Enjoyable diversions are an important part of a sustainable career, even for program directors... who are also parents and nephrologists. #musicinmedicine

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmz-...

WashU Nephrology and IGSS Gather in Guatemala for 6th Annual Nephrology Symposium  - Division of Nephrology The beautiful, former colonial capitol of Central America, Antigua, Guatemala, was the setting for the highly anticipated 6th Annual Nephrology Symposium, a collaboration between Washington University...

"Sister Clinic Programs" @washunephrology.bsky.social & #IGSS host 6th #Nephrology Symposium in beautiful #Antigua.📣 Vincente Polo, Tingting LI, Gonzalo Matzumura, Massini Murzkani, Ignacio Castillo, Marcos Rothstein, Charbel Khoury& @vijayanmd.bsky.social. #ISN
nephrology.wustl.edu/washu-nephro...

I’m a huge Federer fan, but as much as I’d like my life to look like his easy, perfect forehand, I more often aspire to Nadal’s relentless perseverance. Such an incredible and inspiring athlete!

If a post on twitter is a tweet, what do we call a post on bluesky?

Sooo... I heard that the party was moving over here? Excited to learn, share, and be inspired by friends here!

Incredibly helpful to have this resource! Love seeing our nephrology community here!