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Michelle Rheault, MD

@rheaultm.bsky.social

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Ped nephrologist, Division director, #NephJC, MN girl, COI: several. Alis volat propriis. Mother of dragons (teenage girls), Breast cancer survivor, Pronounced “row”, (she/her)

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Michelle Rheault, MD @rheaultm.bsky.social · Dec 1

This is my new favorite toy: BlueskyRoast.com

“Nerdy yet relatable” is exactly what I was going for.

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Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦 @hswapnil.medsky.social · 2d

TREGs get the @nobelprize.bsky.social

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

Want to get your own version of #NephJC merch such as this pretty and useful backpack? 🎒

Donate to a good cause and get some swag too

www.nephjc.com/news/2025/9/...

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International Society of Glomerular Disease @isgd.bsky.social · 5d

PARASOL Project is expanding focus to include biomarkers & endpoints in APOL1 kidney disease and primary MN as well as FSGS. Learn more: eu1.hubs.ly/H0nr8Lv0
@tobias-b-huber.bsky.social @miktmc.bsky.social @jarcyzphd.bsky.social @ohiostatemed.bsky.social @utoronto.ca @nu-nephrology.bsky.social

PARASOL Project Expands Focus to APOL1, Membranous Nephropathy

PARASOL Project expands to focus on APOL1 kidney disease and primary membranous nephropathy, aiming to improve clinical trial endpoints for these conditions.

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Michelle Rheault, MD @rheaultm.bsky.social · 5d

Get your mammogram ladies! Recovering from my 3rd breast cancer surgery yesterday. It’s the gift that keeps on giving.

WHO @who.int · 6d

Symptoms of #BreastCancer can include:
A breast lump or thickening, often without pain
Change in size, shape or appearance of the breast
Dimpling, redness, pitting or other changes in the skin
Change in nipple appearance
Abnormal or bloody fluid from the nipple

Breast cancer symptoms, early diagnosis of cancer generally increases the chances of successful treatment.
Nipple changes, bloody discharge, lump in the breast, change in breast colour, pitting of the breast skin, breast or nipple pain.

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Eugene Manley, Jr., PhD @emanleyjr.bsky.social · 6d

Dr. Antonia Coello Novelo, Puerto Rican, was the first woman & first Hispanic to serve as the US Surgeon General. Specializing in #pediatrics and #nephrology, she played a large role in the Organ Transplantation Procurement Act.
#womeninmedicine #HispanicHeritageMonth
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Antonia Coello Novello, MPH, MD - STEMMCHEQ

Dr. Antonia Coello Novello was born on August 23, 1944 in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. She became the first woman and first Hispanic to serve as the US Surgeon General. After spending the first 18 years of h...

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Michelle Rheault, MD @rheaultm.bsky.social · 8d

17 brought home six bags of Halloween 🎃 candy from her retail job and husband opened one “just to try it”. Now I have to move out of the house for the next month.

Michelle Rheault, MD @rheaultm.bsky.social · 8d

I donated to #NephJC because this is where I found my people. Don’t we all need more community? Donate now! www.nephjc.com/news/2025/9/...

NephJC 2025 Fall Pledge Drive — NephJC

Help keep NephJC a vital, original, and unbiased source of medical education.

www.nephjc.com

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Michelle Rheault, MD @rheaultm.bsky.social · 9d

This doesn’t even make sense. Voclosporin phase 3 used complete renal remission as the primary endpoint. That’s a validated surrogate.

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Ken Tegtmeyer, MD @pccmdoc.bsky.social · 20d

Just a reminder to the #PedsICU gang, @sccm-pediatrics.bsky.social program committee is meeting now and tomorrow to plan the 2027 Congress (in San Diego) so this is a good time to submit proposals and update the bit.ly/picuwomenspeakers list

International PICU Women Speakers List (Add your name at bit.ly/picuwomenspeakersform)

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Michelle Rheault, MD @rheaultm.bsky.social · 12d

That joke will be appreciated by 0.001% of BlueSky users. 😀 (Keep it up)

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Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦 @hswapnil.medsky.social · 13d

And it’s live

Iptacopan in C3GN makes it to @thelancet.com

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

#NephSky

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Michelle Rheault, MD @rheaultm.bsky.social · 13d

Outcomes for the rest of the basket should be coming soon-ish. I’m on the writing group but we haven’t met yet. #Glomcon

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Joel Topf @kidneyboy.bsky.social · 13d

When taking pics of slides with an iPhone go 16x9 for bigger better framing.

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Nephrology Journal Club @nephjc.bsky.social · 15d

Be like Matt. Shoot us a dime so we can keep the #FOAMed flowing

Matthew Sparks @nephrosparks.bsky.social · 16d

I donated to #NephJC

www.nephjc.com/news/2025/9/...

NephJC 2025 Fall Pledge Drive — NephJC

Help keep NephJC a vital, original, and unbiased source of medical education.

www.nephjc.com

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Michelle Rheault, MD @rheaultm.bsky.social · 15d

Acthar has a booth here. I thought of you Swap. 😂

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ACOG @acog.org · 16d

ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59

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Nephrology Journal Club @nephjc.bsky.social · 17d

It's that time of year again 🍂🍂🍂
The #NephJC Fall pledge drive.
Plese give if you are able to support our decades long mission of #FOAMed for all. #NephSky #MedSky
www.nephjc.com/news/2025/9/22/nephjc-fall-pledge-drive

NephJC 2025 Fall Pledge Drive — NephJC

Help keep NephJC a vital, original, and unbiased source of medical education.

www.nephjc.com

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Michelle Rheault, MD @rheaultm.bsky.social · 17d

I’ll need to get closer to check it out.

Michelle Rheault, MD @rheaultm.bsky.social · 17d

So far, the #Glomcon Hawaii conference is pretty good.

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NKF Nephrology Professionals @nkf-professionals.bsky.social · 17d

👏 Congratulations to Katalin Susztak, MD, PhD, recipient of the 2026 David M. Hume Memorial Award!

Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/47Taye5

We look forward to celebrating our award winners at SCM26 #NKFClinicals. Stay tuned for registration opening October 2025.

@ksusztak.bsky.social

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Michelle Rheault, MD @rheaultm.bsky.social · 18d

Or get rid of some electrolytes. One of the two.

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Michelle Rheault, MD @rheaultm.bsky.social · 18d

Love it. In anticipation?? purplerainbroadway.com

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Michelle Rheault, MD @rheaultm.bsky.social · 18d

Except for all the new diabetes technology, I think I could pull off endocrinology without killing anyone. (And by “new” I mean changed from my training 25 years ago)

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