Laura Ratcliffe
@lauraratcliffe7.bsky.social
Consultant Nephrologist | Views my own; repost does not imply agreement
![Comic. [Person 1 talking to person with bun whose hands are fisted and has steam above her head and a person with a white hat who is facepalming.] PERSON 1: I was able to produce artificial gravity by rotating the ship along its longitudinal axis, helping passengers maintain muscle mass on the long-duration voyage! [caption] Well, the cruise line fired me.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiftbzwahfxj5k2yzpxplagv5aajeeyenjt5ws4ko4ifzen46unvmi)
Mega #TheListereens #NephMadnessParty, complete with PopArt cake. Massive thanks to Sarah, Videsh, Shaza, Usama, and Qiang for their passionate arguments. Still can't get over the TeamCat mask!
Ok #NephMadness has truly set in. In our local battle, POCUS in AKI just beat Complement Inhibition in IgA nephropathy.
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Not sure how to make this week more Kidney! #UKKW2026 kicked off today, #NephMadness teaching session tomorrow, and #WKD on Thursday!
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Looking forward to our second #NephMadness session tomorrow! Antonious Hanna presenting on POCUS.
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Complement inhibitors were our win for the IgA nephropathy #NephMadness bracket! Time for a new meme!
IgA nephropathy is the most common cause of immune-mediated glomerular disease worldwide. 📄 This Review summarizes the pathophysiology, epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of primary IgA nephropathy in adults. ja.ma/47bIhht
It’s March 1st 🌸🌷… So, it’s #NephMadness time Here are the 8 topics competing tuis year 👇👇 Any favourites? ajkdblog.org/2026/03/01/w...
Welcome to #NephMadness 2026
Our beautiful baby has grown into a moody, hormonal teen. That’s right, it’s year 14 of NephMadness! Whether this is your first time or you are a seasoned veteran, we have all the inf…
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Sunrise (with beach cat), Tuesday, 3 February, from Wainui Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️
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
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...
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Immigration agents told a teenage US citizen: ‘You’ve got no rights.’ He secretly recorded his brutal arrest
Video from Kenny Laynez-Ambrosio, 18, puts fresh scrutiny on the harsh tactics used to reach the Trump administration’s ambitious enforcement targets
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apnews.com/article/uae-... Other places to hear Beethoven's Ninth include St Albans tonight!
A classical drive: Road rumble strips play Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in UAE emirate of Fujairah
A highway in Fujairah, UAE, now plays Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony as cars drive over special rumble strips.
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Nephrologists deported Grants defunded NIDDK folded into National Institute of body parts AHRQ demolished Now this… When are our organizations going to speak up? #NephSky
‘It is hard to imagine any president dismantling it’ Sad, but true words @judith-levine.bsky.social On the ICE expansion as the US becomes a thug-state, in @theguardian.com. Libertarians rejoice /s www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Ice is about to become the biggest police force in the US | Judith Levine
Trump’s budget bill is creating a colossus with more resources than many national militaries
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