Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦
@hswapnil.medsky.social
Nephrologist = kidney doctor
MD, MPH
Professor, University of Ottawa/Ottawa Hospital 🇨🇦
He/Him/His
#NephJC co-creator; @FreelyFiltered.bsky.social pod panelist; KICR EiC: opinions personal
https://www.swapnilhiremath.com
MD, MPH
Professor, University of Ottawa/Ottawa Hospital 🇨🇦
He/Him/His
#NephJC co-creator; @FreelyFiltered.bsky.social pod panelist; KICR EiC: opinions personal
https://www.swapnilhiremath.com
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Thanks again to @richardferro.xyz for creating & updating this! It’s a one-stop shop for nephrology needs
#NephSky
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Thanks again to @richardferro.xyz for creating & updating this! It’s a one-stop shop for nephrology needs
#NephSky
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Cool podcast from @uottawamed.bsky.social colleague Dr Paloma O’Meara
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20 minutes long, important OB Medicine discussions
#MedSky
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20 minutes long, important OB Medicine discussions
#MedSky
SMART OBMed
Medicine Podcast · Social Media For Advancing Residency Training in Obstetric Medicine (SMART OBMed) Curriculum provides podcast episodes with stimulating case discussions with a panel of seasoned exp...
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October 28, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Cool podcast from @uottawamed.bsky.social colleague Dr Paloma O’Meara
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...
20 minutes long, important OB Medicine discussions
#MedSky
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...
20 minutes long, important OB Medicine discussions
#MedSky
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destroy Draftkings to save the national economy
in the two weeks since online gambling was banned in Brazil, nationwide retail spending rose 6.5% and 10% in the South and in areas of the Southeast.
October 28, 2026 at 9:44 AM
destroy Draftkings to save the national economy
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GBM formations secondary to subepithelial deposits (arrows), and nodular due to intramembranous deposits (upper right).
#renal #pathology #kidneypath
#renal #pathology #kidneypath
October 28, 2026 at 3:02 PM
GBM formations secondary to subepithelial deposits (arrows), and nodular due to intramembranous deposits (upper right).
#renal #pathology #kidneypath
#renal #pathology #kidneypath
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This is an electron photomicrograph showing subepithelial, hump-shaped deposits. This finding is traditionally associated with infection-associated glomerulonephritis (especially post Strep GN) which is still the most common etiology.
#DiagnoseThis! What is this finding and what is it classically associated with?
#renalpath #kidneypath #pathology #renal #DiagnoseThis!
#renalpath #kidneypath #pathology #renal #DiagnoseThis!
October 27, 2026 at 3:13 PM
This is an electron photomicrograph showing subepithelial, hump-shaped deposits. This finding is traditionally associated with infection-associated glomerulonephritis (especially post Strep GN) which is still the most common etiology.
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The Ebola outbreak in the DRC has now crossed 10,000 cases and is getting close to 5,000 deaths.
It is a staggeringly large outbreak and it continues to grow rapidly, with 96 new cases in the last 24 hours alone.
#IDsky 🧪
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It is a staggeringly large outbreak and it continues to grow rapidly, with 96 new cases in the last 24 hours alone.
#IDsky 🧪
insp.cd/sitrep-n164-...
October 27, 2026 at 9:09 AM
The Ebola outbreak in the DRC has now crossed 10,000 cases and is getting close to 5,000 deaths.
It is a staggeringly large outbreak and it continues to grow rapidly, with 96 new cases in the last 24 hours alone.
#IDsky 🧪
insp.cd/sitrep-n164-...
It is a staggeringly large outbreak and it continues to grow rapidly, with 96 new cases in the last 24 hours alone.
#IDsky 🧪
insp.cd/sitrep-n164-...
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Why has RFK Jr’s extreme racism, antisemitism, & anti-immigrant hatred been ignored for so long? I guess these qualities are *valued* by the MAHA/MAGA movements?
He is so insanely racist it is wild
October 27, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Why has RFK Jr’s extreme racism, antisemitism, & anti-immigrant hatred been ignored for so long? I guess these qualities are *valued* by the MAHA/MAGA movements?
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This report has a lot more information than that one less-than-credible accusations against Trump. If people read (I know, it's an impossible ask), you'll see there are three more I would deem extremely well-evidenced and credible.
October 26, 2026 at 10:40 PM
This report has a lot more information than that one less-than-credible accusations against Trump. If people read (I know, it's an impossible ask), you'll see there are three more I would deem extremely well-evidenced and credible.
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⏳ Only 2 days left to submit your abstract for WCN’27!
Put the final touches and click submit to share your work with the global kidney community at the World Congress of Nephrology 2027 in Kuala Lumpur.
📅 Deadline: October 28, 2026, at midnight CET.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4uQjWqE
#ISNWCN #WCN27
Put the final touches and click submit to share your work with the global kidney community at the World Congress of Nephrology 2027 in Kuala Lumpur.
📅 Deadline: October 28, 2026, at midnight CET.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4uQjWqE
#ISNWCN #WCN27
October 26, 2026 at 1:24 PM
⏳ Only 2 days left to submit your abstract for WCN’27!
Put the final touches and click submit to share your work with the global kidney community at the World Congress of Nephrology 2027 in Kuala Lumpur.
📅 Deadline: October 28, 2026, at midnight CET.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4uQjWqE
#ISNWCN #WCN27
Put the final touches and click submit to share your work with the global kidney community at the World Congress of Nephrology 2027 in Kuala Lumpur.
📅 Deadline: October 28, 2026, at midnight CET.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4uQjWqE
#ISNWCN #WCN27
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INSIGHT is out ➡️ https://bit.ly/4yMF8zM
✔️ Only 2 days left to submit your abstract for #ISNWCN
✔️ Apply for FISN status by November 30
✔️ Apply for KI-ISN Early-Career Researcher Award
✔️ Register to #ISNWCN and see how to attend the Masterclass in Glomerular Diseases Course during the Congress
✔️ Only 2 days left to submit your abstract for #ISNWCN
✔️ Apply for FISN status by November 30
✔️ Apply for KI-ISN Early-Career Researcher Award
✔️ Register to #ISNWCN and see how to attend the Masterclass in Glomerular Diseases Course during the Congress
October 26, 2026 at 5:33 PM
INSIGHT is out ➡️ https://bit.ly/4yMF8zM
✔️ Only 2 days left to submit your abstract for #ISNWCN
✔️ Apply for FISN status by November 30
✔️ Apply for KI-ISN Early-Career Researcher Award
✔️ Register to #ISNWCN and see how to attend the Masterclass in Glomerular Diseases Course during the Congress
✔️ Only 2 days left to submit your abstract for #ISNWCN
✔️ Apply for FISN status by November 30
✔️ Apply for KI-ISN Early-Career Researcher Award
✔️ Register to #ISNWCN and see how to attend the Masterclass in Glomerular Diseases Course during the Congress
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…the odds of 25 independent sexual assault allegations all being false is about 1 in 105 sextillion.
October 26, 2026 at 10:03 PM
…the odds of 25 independent sexual assault allegations all being false is about 1 in 105 sextillion.
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Hey Gemini what is my kid's name and what does she look like, I'm at her school play and I can't figure out which one it is
October 26, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Hey Gemini what is my kid's name and what does she look like, I'm at her school play and I can't figure out which one it is
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Related: I’m still looking for leads and help on jobs, fellowships, and freelance contracts on drones, GIS, aid, disaster, OSINT, tech ethics, and journalism.
I simply will not work for evil people and/or weapons manufacturers, which is also why I haven’t had paying work since Trump 2.0 began.
I simply will not work for evil people and/or weapons manufacturers, which is also why I haven’t had paying work since Trump 2.0 began.
Drone tech has so many incredible applications for so many industries and if you want to make any sort of living you have to work for an illiterate Nazi pervert dweeb who collects erotic anime figurines.
It genuinely does suck and is *bad* that it feels like there’s almost nowhere to go for people who 1. Want to work on robotics (like drones) and 2. Don’t want to build weapons.
October 26, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Related: I’m still looking for leads and help on jobs, fellowships, and freelance contracts on drones, GIS, aid, disaster, OSINT, tech ethics, and journalism.
I simply will not work for evil people and/or weapons manufacturers, which is also why I haven’t had paying work since Trump 2.0 began.
I simply will not work for evil people and/or weapons manufacturers, which is also why I haven’t had paying work since Trump 2.0 began.
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The mediating role of sleep blood pressure in the association between B-type natriuretic peptide and cardiovascular events: The Nagahama Study
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#HotOffThePress
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#HotOffThePress
October 26, 2026 at 7:51 PM
The mediating role of sleep blood pressure in the association between B-type natriuretic peptide and cardiovascular events: The Nagahama Study
academic.oup.com/ajh/advance-...
#HotOffThePress
academic.oup.com/ajh/advance-...
#HotOffThePress
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#DiagnoseThis! What is this finding and what is it classically associated with?
#renalpath #kidneypath #pathology #renal #DiagnoseThis!
#renalpath #kidneypath #pathology #renal #DiagnoseThis!
October 26, 2026 at 3:05 PM
#DiagnoseThis! What is this finding and what is it classically associated with?
#renalpath #kidneypath #pathology #renal #DiagnoseThis!
#renalpath #kidneypath #pathology #renal #DiagnoseThis!
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I’m not a political journalist, so was gladly surprised at the community I found here last night. To Americans anxious about the upcoming elections, a key thing we learned in Brazil that might help you: DO NOT engage with the far-right online. Don’t share rage bait. Amplify your people. Ignore them.
October 26, 2026 at 10:14 AM
I’m not a political journalist, so was gladly surprised at the community I found here last night. To Americans anxious about the upcoming elections, a key thing we learned in Brazil that might help you: DO NOT engage with the far-right online. Don’t share rage bait. Amplify your people. Ignore them.
Wow
Ghana has reduced malaria related mortality by 98%
Vaccines, nets, educations - throwing everything at it consistently is helping
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
#malaria #idsky
Ghana has reduced malaria related mortality by 98%
Vaccines, nets, educations - throwing everything at it consistently is helping
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
#malaria #idsky
Ghana is on the path to eliminating malaria
Malaria control tools are becoming both more numerous and more effective, and that’s showing up in Ghana’s plummeting mortality rates.
www.gavi.org
October 26, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Wow
Ghana has reduced malaria related mortality by 98%
Vaccines, nets, educations - throwing everything at it consistently is helping
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
#malaria #idsky
Ghana has reduced malaria related mortality by 98%
Vaccines, nets, educations - throwing everything at it consistently is helping
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
#malaria #idsky
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I don’t know what I was expecting
October 25, 2026 at 4:53 AM
I don’t know what I was expecting
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Bane is empathetic, creative, and an animal lover.
Who else is empathetic, creative, and an animal lover?
I would like to hear of others who are empathetic, creative, and an animal lover.
Who else is empathetic, creative, and an animal lover?
I would like to hear of others who are empathetic, creative, and an animal lover.
October 25, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Bane is empathetic, creative, and an animal lover.
Who else is empathetic, creative, and an animal lover?
I would like to hear of others who are empathetic, creative, and an animal lover.
Who else is empathetic, creative, and an animal lover?
I would like to hear of others who are empathetic, creative, and an animal lover.
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Blame government neglect for hospital wait times — not immigrants. Both Edmonton and Calgary need at least 1,000 new acute care beds.
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu... via @edmontonjournal.com
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu... via @edmontonjournal.com
Opinion: Blame government neglect for hospital wait times — not immigrants
Both Edmonton and Calgary need at least 1000 new acute care beds, with Edmonton also in urgent need of a children’s hospital.
edmontonjournal.com
October 26, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Blame government neglect for hospital wait times — not immigrants. Both Edmonton and Calgary need at least 1,000 new acute care beds.
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu... via @edmontonjournal.com
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu... via @edmontonjournal.com
Screening for CKD is now cost effective in the flozins era
Finland edition: academic.oup.com/ndt/advance-... in @ndt-era.bsky.social
Finland edition: academic.oup.com/ndt/advance-... in @ndt-era.bsky.social
October 26, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Screening for CKD is now cost effective in the flozins era
Finland edition: academic.oup.com/ndt/advance-... in @ndt-era.bsky.social
Finland edition: academic.oup.com/ndt/advance-... in @ndt-era.bsky.social
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Yeah the cost has my eyes watering. And people complain about GLP1 pricing 🫣
$390,000 a year? Did they look at renal transplant prices and go, yeah like price it like that!
$390,000 a year? Did they look at renal transplant prices and go, yeah like price it like that!
October 25, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Yeah the cost has my eyes watering. And people complain about GLP1 pricing 🫣
$390,000 a year? Did they look at renal transplant prices and go, yeah like price it like that!
$390,000 a year? Did they look at renal transplant prices and go, yeah like price it like that!
With the plethora of riches in IgA nephropathy therapeutics - we had some fun making this comparative table
See more caveats here www.nephjc.com/news/2026/10...
#KidneyWk #NephJC
See more caveats here www.nephjc.com/news/2026/10...
#KidneyWk #NephJC
October 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
With the plethora of riches in IgA nephropathy therapeutics - we had some fun making this comparative table
See more caveats here www.nephjc.com/news/2026/10...
#KidneyWk #NephJC
See more caveats here www.nephjc.com/news/2026/10...
#KidneyWk #NephJC
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If you have not followed the latest news about the proposed RFK Jr-funded trial that Danish researchers wanted to conduct in Guinea-Bissau, this new piece by @sorenhough.bsky.social & Josh Abbott is astounding—& breaks additional news
(Disclosure: they quote me)
www.bioxconomy.com/modalities/b...
(Disclosure: they quote me)
www.bioxconomy.com/modalities/b...
HBV trial will not go ahead following police raid
The proposed trial briefly resurfaced, but Bissau-Guinean authorities firmly denied it would take place.
www.bioxconomy.com
October 25, 2026 at 3:55 PM
If you have not followed the latest news about the proposed RFK Jr-funded trial that Danish researchers wanted to conduct in Guinea-Bissau, this new piece by @sorenhough.bsky.social & Josh Abbott is astounding—& breaks additional news
(Disclosure: they quote me)
www.bioxconomy.com/modalities/b...
(Disclosure: they quote me)
www.bioxconomy.com/modalities/b...
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I'm beginning to think you all have never been inside a Cheesecake Factory. This is what they look like. This is the joke.
October 25, 2026 at 2:53 PM
I'm beginning to think you all have never been inside a Cheesecake Factory. This is what they look like. This is the joke.