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The challenges for women in medicine are well documented: Women get paid less than men (
It's March, spring is in the air, and periodic bracket fever has caught up with the nephrology community for the 10th year in a row! What is NephMadness, you may ask? NephMadness is a medical education event held in your practice, your division, and on social media to celebrate all things kidney.
NephMadness is a single-elimination tournament consisting of 32 nephrology concepts, divided into 8 regions, representing the most exciting topics in nephrology. The purpose of the game is to discuss and debate each of these concepts during the month of March. Throw a NephMadness party for your group, and
In 1960, my father immigrated to the United States to avoid religious persecution, experienced racism in Ohio, overstayed his student visa, and was considered “illegal.” My mother—whose family has deep, often racist, roots in the United States—eloped with my father, helped him become a US citizen, experienced sexism (especially in the workplace), worked for two female members of Congress, and volunteered as a counselor during the AIDS crisis.
Their individual and shared experiences shape my commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) was a pacesetter—and is now an advocate—in this arena because its members,
A recent study illustrates the critical role that hemodialysis units can play to break down barriers for patients on dialysis with vaccine hesitancy.
Despite being 2 years into the pandemic, COVID-19 continues to be a top health concern. Our patients on dialysis are at heightened risk of severe illness or death due to lowered immunity and multiple comorbidities. Vaccination remains the most important tool we have against COVID-19. That means breaking down misinformation and systemic barriers contributing to vaccine hesitancy are top priorities.
Recent research from Tummalapalli et al. (
Despite improvements in long-term allograft survival in the United States, at least one-quarter of deceased donor kidney transplant recipients will experience allograft failure in their lifetime (
The British Transplantation Society and more recently, the American Society of Transplantation released recommendations providing guidance on issues such as immunosuppression withdrawal and preparation for dialysis or
Mythri Shankar's “The Birth of Understanding Glomerulonephritis” in the February
The visual here, prepared by Paolo Nikolai So, MD, pulls it all together.
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The global burden of CKD is estimated at 500 million people worldwide, with the majority of people with CKD (80%) living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) (
It had only been 5 years into my taking lithium when my urine turned from golden yellow to a consistent translucent lemonade. As an internal medicine resident and incoming nephrology fellow living with bipolar disorder, I had hoped to have at least 20 years before any renal concentrating deficits began. Lithium had always been my “hero,” albeit imperfect, and hand tremors and nausea seemed a paltry price to pay for the drug's mood-stabilizing and anti-suicidal effects (
For many years, I have been intentionally transparent
You would be hard pressed to find a more capable, resilient, and diverse team of heroes than today's kidney health care workforce. From physicians and nurses to technicians and therapists…from researchers to clinicians to administrative professionals…our field is replete with talented individuals who bring their “all” to achieve equitable, high-quality patient care for the millions of those living with kidney diseases worldwide.
This issue of
In recent years, cardiologists have taken an approach to intravenous (IV) iron that is very different from that of nephrologists. In kidney disease, the role of IV iron is contemplated solely in relation to anemia, to improve hemoglobin, and as a support for erythropoietin-stimulating agent (ESA) therapy. This is a narrow view that fails to recognize that iron is not just important to manage anemia but that it is a basic health need for humans through its much broader significance for muscular function, energy creation, and storage as adenosine triphosphate.
In cardiology, this approach has led to a series of
