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Brian Rifkin @brianrifkin.bsky.social · 1d

But more importantly…

Tums is missing out on selling pumpkin spice flavored antacid and calling it Au-Tums.

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Brian Rifkin @brianrifkin.bsky.social · 1d

#NephSky all are welcome!

Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦 @hswapnil.medsky.social · 1d

The 2025 #NephJC at #KidneyWk details

www.nephjc.com/news/2025/10...

Thanks to @jadav.bsky.social!

The 2025 NephJC Night, in Houston — NephJC

SAVE THE DATE! On FRIDAY night, NOVEMBER 7th, NephJC will be hosting another of its legendary NephJC Nights during ASN Kidney Week

www.nephjc.com

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American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology @asdinnews.bsky.social · 1d

⏰ The deadline is approaching!
Share your research and insights at the ASDIN 2026 Scientific Meeting.
Submissions close Nov 3 — don’t miss the opportunity to be featured!

🔗 Submit yours today: my.reviewr.com/s2/site/asdi...

#ASDIN2026 #AbstractSubmission

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Brian Rifkin @brianrifkin.bsky.social · 2d

Cost savings be damned! Besides she’s already living rent free (in the coast guard commandant’s residence).

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Brian Rifkin @brianrifkin.bsky.social · 2d

Advice and counsel…how you doin’?

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Brian Rifkin @brianrifkin.bsky.social · 2d

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Brian Rifkin @brianrifkin.bsky.social · 2d

Leave your eGFR in an envelope marked with a yellow X on the US mailbox on the corner…he will find you.

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Brian Rifkin @brianrifkin.bsky.social · 2d

Great idea with the ASN #KidneyWeek preview. Hopefully this won’t make the highlighted sessions too crowded.

ASN Publications @asnpublications.bsky.social · 2d

The October/November double issue of Kidney News is now online! Topics covered include:
- the must-attend sessions at Kidney Week 2025
- a spotlight on this year's award recipients
- a new case for Detective Nephron

Explore the issue: kidney.pub/KN1710-01 #ASNKidneyNews @kdjhaveri.bsky.social

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Brian Rifkin @brianrifkin.bsky.social · 3d

The Näirb is a three leg stool that comes in black and the original oak. Perfect for sitting at low tables to compose depressing poetry about environmental destruction.

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Brian Rifkin @brianrifkin.bsky.social · 3d

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Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦 @hswapnil.medsky.social · 3d

Another baxdrostat new/press release www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Not sure how different these findings are from this: www.nephjc.com/news/2025/9/... covered by @brianrifkin.bsky.social

Funniest nugget, AZ expects $5 billion sales 😂.

If that truly happens it will be a spiro-shame 😭

ASIs Advance: NephJC Shorts on BaxHTN — NephJC

A NephJC short on the latest baxdrostat trial

www.nephjc.com

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Brian Rifkin @brianrifkin.bsky.social · 3d

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Brian Rifkin @brianrifkin.bsky.social · 4d

Hmm, interesting take. I’m not sure we ever had good evidence that “low” protein diets were more than theoretically beneficial in CKD (I never recommended them). Having said that I’m all for #glipination and MORE protein!!

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Nephrology Journal Club @nephjc.bsky.social · 4d

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Welcome to #TenPostNephJC
Last #NephJC we discussed tolerance induction in HLA matched 🫘 transplants with donor Hematopoietic stem cells (MDR-101).
Missed the Chimeri-chat? No worries - We’re quite “tolerant” to those who missed their IS(Informative Session)!

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39922283/

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Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦 @hswapnil.medsky.social · 4d

TREGs get the @nobelprize.bsky.social

www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medic...

Immune tolerance back in the news

#NephSky #Transplant

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025 was awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi “for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance.”

www.nobelprize.org

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Brian Rifkin @brianrifkin.bsky.social · 4d

#NephJC 🥇

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mindi @flawdbizkit.bsky.social · 5d

what he said✨✨✨

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Brian Rifkin @brianrifkin.bsky.social · 4d

Perhaps we can help! Great commentary by @nephroseeker.bsky.social

www.nephjc.com/news/2025/30...

Immune tolerance in kidney transplantation: from first principles to clinical engineering — NephJC

A commentary putting the chimerism and immune tolerance in perspective

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Brian Rifkin @brianrifkin.bsky.social · 4d

See…we are cutting edge 🏆 #NephJC

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 4d

BREAKING: Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi win the Nobel Prize in medicine for work on peripheral immune tolerance.

The Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for work on peripheral immune tolerance

Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi have won the Nobel Prize in medicine for their discoveries about peripheral immune tolerance.

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Brian Rifkin @brianrifkin.bsky.social · 5d

Hmm. It’s a Facebook link to a Facebook fundraiser. You can also give at the Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi (and DM so I can match it):

www.msdiabetes.org

Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi | Ridgeland, MS

Living life without limits is what the Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi (DFM) believes is possible for all those who have diabetes. Every dollar raised by the DFM stays in Mississippi to go toward e...

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Brian Rifkin @brianrifkin.bsky.social · 5d

This year marks 30 years as a type 1 diabetic.
I am raising money this month for backpacks with supplies for new diabetics ($300) & hypoglycemia boxes for schools ($100).
Goal is to raise $6K.
I will match $6K for a total of 30 🎒& 30📦
Thanks 😊

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Brian Rifkin @brianrifkin.bsky.social · 5d

Yes, no, yes. Wait a minute…YES!!!

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Brian Rifkin @brianrifkin.bsky.social · 6d

When did we even start caring about who appointed which judge?? Aren’t judges supposed to be impartial and passionlessly enforce the law?

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