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Proposed kidney emoji design
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Kidney Emoji: A Rallying Call

Caitlyn Vlasschaert Caitlyn Vlasschaert is with the Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada. Jade M. Teakell is with the Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX. Harish Seethapathy is with the Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Shuhan He is with the Center for Innovation in Digital HealthCare, Lab of Computer Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Edgar V. Lerma is with the Department of Medicine, Section of Nephrology, University of Illinois at Chicago.

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Jade M. Teakell Caitlyn Vlasschaert is with the Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada. Jade M. Teakell is with the Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX. Harish Seethapathy is with the Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Shuhan He is with the Center for Innovation in Digital HealthCare, Lab of Computer Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Edgar V. Lerma is with the Department of Medicine, Section of Nephrology, University of Illinois at Chicago.

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Harish Seethapathy Caitlyn Vlasschaert is with the Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada. Jade M. Teakell is with the Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX. Harish Seethapathy is with the Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Shuhan He is with the Center for Innovation in Digital HealthCare, Lab of Computer Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Edgar V. Lerma is with the Department of Medicine, Section of Nephrology, University of Illinois at Chicago.

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Shuhan He Caitlyn Vlasschaert is with the Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada. Jade M. Teakell is with the Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX. Harish Seethapathy is with the Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Shuhan He is with the Center for Innovation in Digital HealthCare, Lab of Computer Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Edgar V. Lerma is with the Department of Medicine, Section of Nephrology, University of Illinois at Chicago.

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Edgar V. Lerma Caitlyn Vlasschaert is with the Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada. Jade M. Teakell is with the Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX. Harish Seethapathy is with the Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Shuhan He is with the Center for Innovation in Digital HealthCare, Lab of Computer Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Edgar V. Lerma is with the Department of Medicine, Section of Nephrology, University of Illinois at Chicago.

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