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Alexander Woywodt
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Nephrologist/Professor. Social Media Editor Clinical Kidney Journal. Dogs, cooking, classical music. views own #Medsky #Nephsky
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70 years ago today, Rosa Parks changed history. Her quiet act of courage sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a pivotal part of the Civil Rights Movement. We must honor her bravery by continuing the fight for our democracy and rights.
December 1, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Had a lovely time in the Turkish Baths in Harrogate. Reading Hemingway short stories. Afterwards had a bowl of Ramen and 1 beer and slept for hours. Perfect way to spend a rainy day in November 🙏
November 29, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Out for a run with the spaniel. Thinking of ideas for the next Ten Tips paper for @ckj-era.bsky.social 🐾
November 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Taken the spaniel to the beach - strictly no swimming today 🌊🐾
November 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Ich hörte ihn am Montagabend im Interview im DLF Kultur. Er erzählte, wo und wann er die Werke das erste Mal sah, ohne zu wissen, vom wem sie stammten, und wie er herausfand, dass sie von Bach sind und er es nachweisen konnte. Sehr interessant.

www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/bach-archiv-...
Bach-Archiv Leipzig: Zwei frühe Orgelwerke des Meisters identifiziert
www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de
November 19, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Grandios 🙏
Als euer Bach-Beauftragter möchte ich euch die zwei neu gefundenen Orgelstücke von Johann Sebastian Bach nicht vorenthalten. Großer Bahnhof gestern in der Thomaskirche Leipzig, wo sonst, an der Orgel Ton Koopman, wer sonst: youtu.be/4hXzUGYIL9M?...
Musikalische Sensation: Präsentation neu aufgefundener Bach-Werke // 75 Jahre Bach-Archiv Leipzig
YouTube video by Bach-Archiv Leipzig
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Listening to this while working on a manuscript - beautiful 🙏

youtube.com/watch?v=uw2d...
Freiburger Barockorchestra - Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concertos No. 1-6 (BWV 1046-1051)
YouTube video by Francesco Fornasaro
youtube.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Must read in Science in November - two papers on the evolution of dogs and an editorial to help understand it all 🐾

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Dog domestication, from the fierce to the feisty
Quantitative analysis of canid skulls points to an earlier origin of dog diversity
www.science.org
November 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Finally something good happened in my world today🗒️📚

Ten tips for a transition clinic from paediatric to adult nephrology url: academic.oup.com/ckj/article/...
November 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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#WorldDiabetesDay | November 14
Diabetes and kidney disease are deeply connected—and both are rising global health challenges.
💙 589M people live with diabetes
💙 840M with CKD
💙 4 in 10 with diabetes have kidney disease
💙 90% die of heart disease before kidney failure
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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1a/🌞Hello everyone, welcome to the #WorldDiabetesDay #skeetorial on behalf of @theisn.org @who.int
⁉️Let us begin with a quiz
🎊Do you know the theme of World Diabetes Day 2025?
a/ Breaking barriers, bridging gaps
b/ Family and diabetes
c/ Access to diabetes care
d/ Diabetes across life stages
November 14, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Need some inspiration this morning while working on a manuscript - amazing performance by the incredible Lorraine Hunt Lieberson 🙏

youtube.com/watch?v=gzD3...
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson - Handel - Theodora - As with rosy (better version)
YouTube video by Gustavo Lanfranchi
youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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📖 This weekend don't miss our @kidneyint.bsky.social #ISNFridaySelection: Childhood-onset lupus nephritis: unique aspects and challenges in management www.kidney-internati...
November 14, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Interesting molecule - Troxerutin as an osmotic agent for PD

academic.oup.com/ndt/advance-...
in @ndt-era.bsky.social

It seems it’s a flavonol from the Japanese pagoda tree en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troxeru...

#PDSky #NephSky
November 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Great music for November. Beautiful!

youtube.com/watch?v=l0Rr...
Schubert: Die Winterreise D. 911 / Fischer Dieskau & Brendel
YouTube video by 정마에 Zeong
youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Today: mushroom Risotto 🍄‍🟫
November 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
very pleased to see this in the November issue of @ckj-era.bsky.social

Ten tips to teach learners to love nephrology (and recruit the next generation) url: academic.oup.com/ckj/article/...
Ten tips to teach learners to love nephrology (and recruit the next generation)
ABSTRACT. Shortages in the nephrology workforce contribute to a vicious cycle of increasing workload, trainee burnout and further loss of interest from lea
academic.oup.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Took the doggo to a swimming pool for dogs today - ace 👍🌊🐾
November 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Moving beyond N of 1 case reports!

The first clinical trial of 🐷 kidneys begins

N = 6, poss or expansion to 50

United Therapeutics (NYU, UAB have used this model)

ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/first-c...
First clinical trial of pig kidney transplants gets underway
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first clinical trial is getting underway to see if transplanting pig kidneys into people might really save lives.
ca.finance.yahoo.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
A miracle has occurred: found fresh black trumpet mushrooms on the farmer’s market. Mushroom pasta with thyme and truffle oil it is then 👨‍🍳
November 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...

📖”Telitacicept, a dual inhibitor of BAFF and APRIL, has now been shown in a phase III randomized controlled trial to improve systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) disease activity when added to standard therapy.”

#SLE #lupus #phaseIII
Phase III trial of telitacicept in SLE - Nature Reviews Rheumatology
In a phase III placebo-controlled trial, the addition of telitacicept to standard therapy led to increased clinical response rates for people with systemic lupus erythematosus.
www.nature.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Interesting paper in @ckj-era.bsky.social - In my own practice I offer genetic testing to all my ADPKD patients now

Genetic Testing in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease: Why It Matters in 2025 url: academic.oup.com/ckj/article/...
Genetic Testing in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease: Why It Matters in 2025
Abstract. ADPKD is the most common monogenic cause of kidney failure globally and a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. It is now recognized that
academic.oup.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:02 AM