Recently @nytimes.com created some uproar with misreporting about the noble gift of life. I am an organ donor and a proud caregiver to transplant recipients. 91,869 patients are waiting for a kidney transplant & 50% would die before transplant due to organ shortage.Learn about it:
#donationsaveslife

Here is a step by step of the
WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHY that actually goes into the process of organ donation!
(While this is a US centric info graphic , similar processes are used around the globe)

#donationsaveslives
#transplantation

Does anyone know what the medical societies doing to protest the funding cuts at the NIH?

Thanks @nephjc.bsky.social ! Giving a talk on hypertension to medical residents tomorrow and tonights chat highlighted so many points I wanted to make! Love the community of nephrologists here!

New federal model for increasing kidney transplants begins July 1 CMS and HHS finalized a federal rule aimed at increasing the number of kidney transplants and addressing disparities among potential organ recipients, according to a CMS press release. “The goa...

Great to see the final Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) model rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation released.

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Searching for Answers — My Experience in the IDENTIFY Study In this Patient Platform, Dr. Naseem Khorram shares her experience as a participant in the IDENTIFY study at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

I'm still in awe of the strength that Nassem had as she simultaneously navigated nephrology fellowship, pregnancy, and a new diagnosis of lymphoma. Life is so fragile. Read her story here. evidence.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Thankful to be surrounded with family this Thanksgiving!