Background
Cristina Adriana Popa
2025 IgAN KDIGO guidelines: fresh out of ...

This week, we will discuss the 2025 KDIGO IgAN guidelines. which the shift from supportive care to structured, evidence-based therapy

2025 IgAN KDIGO guidelines: fresh out of press, already aging gracefully
Background
Cristina Adriana Popa
The Protein Pendulum in CKD: supplement or ...

This week, we will discuss an old dilemma in nephrology. To restrict or supplement the proteins? Premise: advanced CKD and dialysis.

The Protein Pendulum in CKD: supplement or restrict?
Background, summary
Brian Rifkin
Chimerism and Immune Tolerance: Can We Says ...

This week, we will discuss the use of creating chimeras to induce immune tolerance and its potential to decrease or eliminate the need for immunosuppression in kidney transplant recipients.

Chimerism and Immune Tolerance: Can We Says Goodbye to Immunosuppression?
Meta
joel topf
NephJC 2025 Fall Pledge Drive

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

NephJC 2025 Fall Pledge Drive
Background, summary
Brian Rifkin
PREVENT, Detect, Treat: What’s New in the 2025 ...

This week, we will discuss the AHA/ACC 2025 hypertension guideline update. Wow, have eight years flown by?

PREVENT, Detect, Treat: What’s New in the 2025 Hypertension Toolkit

TOTW

Tweet of the Week: Urine Eosinophils and NephroCheck

Dr. Faubel nailed the best comment about NephroCheck by reminding us while we pick apart the particulars of NephroCheck that we have some other dragons to slay:

And then Edgar slides in with the appropriate #NephPearl (How does he do that so fast?)

Tweet of the night

We had a great NephJC last night. We had a new contributor who was excellent, Eric Weinhandl of Minnesota.

Dr. Weinhandl works with the new PEER Kidney Care Initiative. It looks like a cool project. Here is some press from Nephrology News and Issues.