Brian Rifkin
@brianrifkin.bsky.social
General and Interventional Nephrologist #MedSky #NephSky, pragmatist, lover of memes/GIFs/bad dad jokes, artist, singer, NephJC editor, NephSIM mentor, GlomCon grad. Air Force veteran and type 1 diabetic (insulin pimp).
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When you have plenty to eat, why not help those who don’t?
Donate to your favorite organization fighting hunger and log that donation at HCWvsHunger.org
Donate to your favorite organization fighting hunger and log that donation at HCWvsHunger.org
November 29, 2025 at 11:47 PM
When you have plenty to eat, why not help those who don’t?
Donate to your favorite organization fighting hunger and log that donation at HCWvsHunger.org
Donate to your favorite organization fighting hunger and log that donation at HCWvsHunger.org
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Still full after yesterday's #Thanksgiving feast?
Be grateful & share the love to fill bellies in need
IT'S #HCWvsHunger TIME!!!
hcwvshunger.org for the 🍎 details!
🤩Team #UrineItToWinIt will shine 🤩
@kidneyboy.bsky.social
@nephroseeker.medsky.social
@hswapnil.medsky.social
@mcstarr1.bsky.social
Be grateful & share the love to fill bellies in need
IT'S #HCWvsHunger TIME!!!
hcwvshunger.org for the 🍎 details!
🤩Team #UrineItToWinIt will shine 🤩
@kidneyboy.bsky.social
@nephroseeker.medsky.social
@hswapnil.medsky.social
@mcstarr1.bsky.social
Healthcare Workers vs Hunger
Healthcare workers vs Hunger is an annual friendly competition between teams of healthcare workers to help relieve food insecurity.
hcwvshunger.org
November 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Still full after yesterday's #Thanksgiving feast?
Be grateful & share the love to fill bellies in need
IT'S #HCWvsHunger TIME!!!
hcwvshunger.org for the 🍎 details!
🤩Team #UrineItToWinIt will shine 🤩
@kidneyboy.bsky.social
@nephroseeker.medsky.social
@hswapnil.medsky.social
@mcstarr1.bsky.social
Be grateful & share the love to fill bellies in need
IT'S #HCWvsHunger TIME!!!
hcwvshunger.org for the 🍎 details!
🤩Team #UrineItToWinIt will shine 🤩
@kidneyboy.bsky.social
@nephroseeker.medsky.social
@hswapnil.medsky.social
@mcstarr1.bsky.social
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#NephSky Team #UrineItToWinIt
@brianrifkin.bsky.social
@rheaultm.bsky.social
@deniiseam.bsky.social
@sophia-kidney.bsky.social
@drnikhilshah.bsky.social
@annagaddy.bsky.social
@drpallaviprasad.bsky.social
@momenabbasi.bsky.social
@dramiliflores.bsky.social
@jwaitz.bsky.social
#HCWvsHunger
@brianrifkin.bsky.social
@rheaultm.bsky.social
@deniiseam.bsky.social
@sophia-kidney.bsky.social
@drnikhilshah.bsky.social
@annagaddy.bsky.social
@drpallaviprasad.bsky.social
@momenabbasi.bsky.social
@dramiliflores.bsky.social
@jwaitz.bsky.social
#HCWvsHunger
November 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Don’t forget to take advantage of matching to make your #HCWvsHunger dollars go further.
5x match @unicefusa.org
5x match @careorg.bsky.social
3x match @nokidhungry.org
And then log your donation under your favorite team at HCWvsHunger.org
5x match @unicefusa.org
5x match @careorg.bsky.social
3x match @nokidhungry.org
And then log your donation under your favorite team at HCWvsHunger.org
Healthcare Workers vs Hunger
Healthcare workers vs Hunger is an annual friendly competition between teams of healthcare workers to help relieve food insecurity.
HCWvsHunger.org
November 28, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Don’t forget to take advantage of matching to make your #HCWvsHunger dollars go further.
5x match @unicefusa.org
5x match @careorg.bsky.social
3x match @nokidhungry.org
And then log your donation under your favorite team at HCWvsHunger.org
5x match @unicefusa.org
5x match @careorg.bsky.social
3x match @nokidhungry.org
And then log your donation under your favorite team at HCWvsHunger.org
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OMG! A nationally televised commercial for urine albumin to creatinine ratio!
November 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
OMG! A nationally televised commercial for urine albumin to creatinine ratio!
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Combating hunger takes ALL of us.
Donate to any organization fighting hunger and join #hcwvshunger by logging your donation HCWvsHunger.org
Donate to any organization fighting hunger and join #hcwvshunger by logging your donation HCWvsHunger.org
November 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Combating hunger takes ALL of us.
Donate to any organization fighting hunger and join #hcwvshunger by logging your donation HCWvsHunger.org
Donate to any organization fighting hunger and join #hcwvshunger by logging your donation HCWvsHunger.org
We need more living donors!!!
There are many barriers: associated cost, downtime, unfavorable legislation. #NephSky
There are many barriers: associated cost, downtime, unfavorable legislation. #NephSky
While up to 59% of the U.S. population report willingness to donate a kidney, only about 6,000 living kidney donations occur annually. This #ASNKidney360 study described the use and impact programs designed to eliminate disincentives to living kidney donation. Read more: kidney.pub/KID1001
November 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
We need more living donors!!!
There are many barriers: associated cost, downtime, unfavorable legislation. #NephSky
There are many barriers: associated cost, downtime, unfavorable legislation. #NephSky
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5 years ago I started a team competition on Twitter to raise $ to fight hunger.
@tmprowell.bsky.social gave us a hashtag & much needed organization
Our team of teen volunteers work wonders in the background & we’ve raised >$3.1 million!
Competition starts tomorrow, join us?
HCWvsHunger.org
@tmprowell.bsky.social gave us a hashtag & much needed organization
Our team of teen volunteers work wonders in the background & we’ve raised >$3.1 million!
Competition starts tomorrow, join us?
HCWvsHunger.org
Healthcare Workers vs Hunger
Healthcare workers vs Hunger is an annual friendly competition between teams of healthcare workers to help relieve food insecurity.
HCWvsHunger.org
November 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
5 years ago I started a team competition on Twitter to raise $ to fight hunger.
@tmprowell.bsky.social gave us a hashtag & much needed organization
Our team of teen volunteers work wonders in the background & we’ve raised >$3.1 million!
Competition starts tomorrow, join us?
HCWvsHunger.org
@tmprowell.bsky.social gave us a hashtag & much needed organization
Our team of teen volunteers work wonders in the background & we’ve raised >$3.1 million!
Competition starts tomorrow, join us?
HCWvsHunger.org
The lineup of the #TopNephrology stories is live www.nephjc.com/news/2025/11...
If you want to vote, you need to be signed up for the #NephJC Newsletter here www.nephjc.com/newsletter ASAP
If you want to vote, you need to be signed up for the #NephJC Newsletter here www.nephjc.com/newsletter ASAP
Which were the Top Nephrology Stories of 2024? — NephJC
Time to vote for the Top Stories of 2025
www.nephjc.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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The lineup of the #TopNephrology stories is live www.nephjc.com/news/2025/11...
If you want to vote, you need to be signed up for the #NephJC Newsletter here www.nephjc.com/newsletter ASAP
If you want to vote, you need to be signed up for the #NephJC Newsletter here www.nephjc.com/newsletter ASAP
Which were the Top Nephrology Stories of 2024? — NephJC
Time to vote for the Top Stories of 2025
www.nephjc.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The lineup of the #TopNephrology stories is live www.nephjc.com/news/2025/11...
If you want to vote, you need to be signed up for the #NephJC Newsletter here www.nephjc.com/newsletter ASAP
If you want to vote, you need to be signed up for the #NephJC Newsletter here www.nephjc.com/newsletter ASAP
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That was quick!
The US FDA approves Sibeprenlimab aka Voyxact for reducing proteinuria in IgA
www.fda.gov/drugs/novel-...
#NephSky
#TopNephrology
The US FDA approves Sibeprenlimab aka Voyxact for reducing proteinuria in IgA
www.fda.gov/drugs/novel-...
#NephSky
#TopNephrology
November 26, 2025 at 12:21 AM
That was quick!
The US FDA approves Sibeprenlimab aka Voyxact for reducing proteinuria in IgA
www.fda.gov/drugs/novel-...
#NephSky
#TopNephrology
The US FDA approves Sibeprenlimab aka Voyxact for reducing proteinuria in IgA
www.fda.gov/drugs/novel-...
#NephSky
#TopNephrology
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November 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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An announcement
www.nephjc.com/news/2025/11...
#NephJC
@kidneyboy.bsky.social and moi hand over the @nephjc.bsky.social reigns to @nephroseeker.medsky.social & @brianrifkin.bsky.social
www.nephjc.com/news/2025/11...
#NephJC
@kidneyboy.bsky.social and moi hand over the @nephjc.bsky.social reigns to @nephroseeker.medsky.social & @brianrifkin.bsky.social
Taking the reigns — NephJC
In April 2014, Swapnil and I launched NephJC—and within weeks we were overwhelmed by the sheer work of running a twice-monthly, Twitter-based journal club. Fortunately, we also had a deep bench of fri...
www.nephjc.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:03 PM
An announcement
www.nephjc.com/news/2025/11...
#NephJC
@kidneyboy.bsky.social and moi hand over the @nephjc.bsky.social reigns to @nephroseeker.medsky.social & @brianrifkin.bsky.social
www.nephjc.com/news/2025/11...
#NephJC
@kidneyboy.bsky.social and moi hand over the @nephjc.bsky.social reigns to @nephroseeker.medsky.social & @brianrifkin.bsky.social
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#NephJCshort on BICAR-ICU2 #Medsky #Nephsky
✍️ By @nephroseeker.medsky.social
🎭 Bicarbonate makes the picture look cleaner: better pH, more time. But beneath the smoother numbers, the patient hasn't changed. It's the same story, just told in softer colors
www.nephjc.com/news/2025/10...
✍️ By @nephroseeker.medsky.social
🎭 Bicarbonate makes the picture look cleaner: better pH, more time. But beneath the smoother numbers, the patient hasn't changed. It's the same story, just told in softer colors
www.nephjc.com/news/2025/10...
Dialysis deferred, logic recycled: BICAR ICU2 — NephJC
NephJC short on BICAR-ICU2
www.nephjc.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:19 AM
#NephJCshort on BICAR-ICU2 #Medsky #Nephsky
✍️ By @nephroseeker.medsky.social
🎭 Bicarbonate makes the picture look cleaner: better pH, more time. But beneath the smoother numbers, the patient hasn't changed. It's the same story, just told in softer colors
www.nephjc.com/news/2025/10...
✍️ By @nephroseeker.medsky.social
🎭 Bicarbonate makes the picture look cleaner: better pH, more time. But beneath the smoother numbers, the patient hasn't changed. It's the same story, just told in softer colors
www.nephjc.com/news/2025/10...
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Getting to Know Dr. Rashid Sharaf ✨
He shares why ASDIN meetings matter and how the next generation is shaping the field.
🩺 Interventional Nephrology Day — Dec 17
🎉 Then: #ASDIN2026
Full interview here: youtu.be/HGiHoCq0OXg?...
He shares why ASDIN meetings matter and how the next generation is shaping the field.
🩺 Interventional Nephrology Day — Dec 17
🎉 Then: #ASDIN2026
Full interview here: youtu.be/HGiHoCq0OXg?...
November 22, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Getting to Know Dr. Rashid Sharaf ✨
He shares why ASDIN meetings matter and how the next generation is shaping the field.
🩺 Interventional Nephrology Day — Dec 17
🎉 Then: #ASDIN2026
Full interview here: youtu.be/HGiHoCq0OXg?...
He shares why ASDIN meetings matter and how the next generation is shaping the field.
🩺 Interventional Nephrology Day — Dec 17
🎉 Then: #ASDIN2026
Full interview here: youtu.be/HGiHoCq0OXg?...
Calling all Fellows & Physicians in Training!
ASDIN’s Annual Scientific Meeting includes a special Fellows Education Course just for you!
Click here to see the full schedule! 💻✨
cdn.ymaws.com/www.asdin.or...
ASDIN’s Annual Scientific Meeting includes a special Fellows Education Course just for you!
Click here to see the full schedule! 💻✨
cdn.ymaws.com/www.asdin.or...
November 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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How can the nephrology community accelerate the adoption of life-saving treatments? Some drugs initially designed to treat diabetes have shown promise in preserving kidney function. Read more about ASN's new paradigm: saving kidneys, hearts, and lives. #ASNKidneyNews kidney.pub/KN1710-15
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
How can the nephrology community accelerate the adoption of life-saving treatments? Some drugs initially designed to treat diabetes have shown promise in preserving kidney function. Read more about ASN's new paradigm: saving kidneys, hearts, and lives. #ASNKidneyNews kidney.pub/KN1710-15
Some more useful videos from @ASDINNews and the National Association of Nephrology Technicians
(NANT)
m.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
(NANT)
m.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
NANT-ASDIN Webinars 2025 - YouTube
m.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Some more useful videos from @ASDINNews and the National Association of Nephrology Technicians
(NANT)
m.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
(NANT)
m.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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In patients with cardiovascular disease and low or low-normal potassium levels, whether increasing levels to the high-normal range lowers the risk for ventricular arrhythmias is unclear. Research findings from the POTCAST trial are summarized in a new Quick Take video. nej.md/49JTckP
November 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
In patients with cardiovascular disease and low or low-normal potassium levels, whether increasing levels to the high-normal range lowers the risk for ventricular arrhythmias is unclear. Research findings from the POTCAST trial are summarized in a new Quick Take video. nej.md/49JTckP
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Reposted by Brian Rifkin
Looking for great Christmas gifts?!
Everyone looks adorable and feels cozy in #HCWvsHunger swag
www.bonfire.com/hcwvshunger-...
Everyone looks adorable and feels cozy in #HCWvsHunger swag
www.bonfire.com/hcwvshunger-...
November 21, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Looking for great Christmas gifts?!
Everyone looks adorable and feels cozy in #HCWvsHunger swag
www.bonfire.com/hcwvshunger-...
Everyone looks adorable and feels cozy in #HCWvsHunger swag
www.bonfire.com/hcwvshunger-...
#NephSky
Sure SNAP is back, but people are still going hungry.
Be thankful, grateful, and humble and give to a worthy cause…a local food bank #HCWvsHunger
Sure SNAP is back, but people are still going hungry.
Be thankful, grateful, and humble and give to a worthy cause…a local food bank #HCWvsHunger
Planning to participate in #HCWvsHunger this year?
Let me know and I can be sure you’re on one of my starter packs!
Let me know and I can be sure you’re on one of my starter packs!
November 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
#NephSky
Sure SNAP is back, but people are still going hungry.
Be thankful, grateful, and humble and give to a worthy cause…a local food bank #HCWvsHunger
Sure SNAP is back, but people are still going hungry.
Be thankful, grateful, and humble and give to a worthy cause…a local food bank #HCWvsHunger
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Planning to participate in #HCWvsHunger this year?
Let me know and I can be sure you’re on one of my starter packs!
Let me know and I can be sure you’re on one of my starter packs!
November 21, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Planning to participate in #HCWvsHunger this year?
Let me know and I can be sure you’re on one of my starter packs!
Let me know and I can be sure you’re on one of my starter packs!
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Every year, #NephJC celebrates successful, practice-changing trials. ✨ Which trials do you think are deserving for #TopNephrology 2025? #nephsky
👇👇 Here's a throwback for 2024
www.nephjc.com/news/2024/1/...
👇👇 Here's a throwback for 2024
www.nephjc.com/news/2024/1/...
Top Stories in Nephrology 2024 — NephJC
Should we call 2024 the Renaissance of nephrology? It was probably the richest year in RCTs in the nephrology world, reflected in the higher number of Late-Breaking Clinical Trials sessions at every b...
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November 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Every year, #NephJC celebrates successful, practice-changing trials. ✨ Which trials do you think are deserving for #TopNephrology 2025? #nephsky
👇👇 Here's a throwback for 2024
www.nephjc.com/news/2024/1/...
👇👇 Here's a throwback for 2024
www.nephjc.com/news/2024/1/...
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Explore the evolving role of surrogate endpoints and how eGFR trends and proteinuria can guide prognosis and treatment decisions in real world clinical practice.
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Kidney Commute
Tune in for the latest research and perspectives on kidney health from NKF.
bit.ly
November 21, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Explore the evolving role of surrogate endpoints and how eGFR trends and proteinuria can guide prognosis and treatment decisions in real world clinical practice.
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