John C. Simon
simjoblu.bsky.social
John C. Simon
@simjoblu.bsky.social
Dad - Intensivist - Nephrologist - Human . . .
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In a world where Trump punches down, be like Pope Leo and lift people up.
November 21, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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🕵️‍♀️ We watch the prices so you don’t have to!

www.costplusdrugs.com/medications/...

⭐️ When our cost drops, yours does too at costplusdrugs.com!
August 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Estimating GFR from Vancomycin clearance, the mGFR that’s hiding in plane sight

pbfluids.com/2025/08/esti...
Estimating GFR with Vancomycin, the measured GFR that’s sitting right in front of us
Vancomycin clearance can approximate GFR offering an alternative to eGFR formulas for estimating kidney function
pbfluids.com
August 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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📉 GDP: lower than expected
📈 Inflation: higher than expected

The Trump effect in action
August 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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"Donald Trump wants this visual list of women who accused him of sexual misconduct removed. You know what to do!"
July 25, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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July 17, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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72% of people swept up in Trump’s immigration raids have no criminal record.

That includes at least 250 people detained in deplorable conditions in his “Alligator Alcatraz” in Florida.

This was never about targeting criminals. It was always about terrorizing immigrants.
July 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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A federal judge has ordered the National Institutes of Health to reinstate hundreds of millions of dollars in grants canceled by the Trump admin, saying the terminations were illegal and discriminatory.
June 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Rilmenidine extends lifespan and healthspan in Caenorhabditis elegans via a nischarin I1‐imidazoline receptor - Bennett - 2023 - Aging Cell - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... ...
Rilmenidine extends lifespan and healthspan in Caenorhabditis elegans via a nischarin I1‐imidazoline receptor
Rilmenidine has prolongevity and health preserving effects in C. elegans, increased stress resistance and increased autophagy. The stress-resilience, healthspan, and lifespan benefits of rilmenidine ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Dual therapy with finerenone + empagliflozin cut albuminuria by ~30% more than either drug alone in CKD + T2D—with no added safety concerns.
A promising step for combo treatment in DKD.
#CKD #T2D #SGLT2i #Finerenone #CONFIDENCE #Nephrology #BlueskyMD
June 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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We know. They gave you immunity.
May 16, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Can we upload animated gifs yet?
May 2, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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New #UrinarySediment and #UrineMicroscopy case studies in @akdhjournal

Use the link below but be sure to view as a pdf - the online version is not formatted correctly

kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
April 1, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Carter added $25 billion to the deficit

Reagan added $74 billion

G.H.W. Bush added $102 billion

Clinton reduced it by $383 billion (leaving a surplus)

G.W. Bush added $1.54 trillion

Obama got it to $585 billion, a reduction of $825B

Trump added $2.1 trillion

Biden reduced it by $942 billion
March 9, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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This actually tells you a lot.
Sure, USA stocks are in freefall, but Russian stocks are soaring!
March 5, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Check out the latest Channel Your Enthusiasm Podcast 🎧 covering Chapter 17: Introduction to Simple and Mixed Acid Base Disorders
#Nephpearls

This discussion brings back memories of the Davenport Diagram 🧪

👉🏼 www.rosebook.club/episodes/202...
February 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Don't Believe Him | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
www.youtube.com
February 8, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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It's a tragedy.
February 1, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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The excellent overview of IgA management and the upcoming @kdigo.org guidelines from Prof IgA himself, Dr Barratt

youtu.be/OChs5BcTEGE?...

#NephGR #NephSky
Updates to the KDIGO Guidelines for the treatment of IgA nephropathy, with Prof Jonathan Barratt
YouTube video by Ottawa Nephrology
youtu.be
January 24, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Increased amounts of fat in skeletal muscle, a marker of inflammation, is associated with higher risk of major cardiovascular events.
From an observational study of >600 participants with PET scans, followed for 6 years (a first)
academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad...
January 20, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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Key figure referenced in the post on red meat and other foods for health and environmental impact
January 20, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Two new studies provide some insights on red meat intake, with respect to both potential risks and how they can be mitigated.
erictopol.substack.com/p/the-update...
January 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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January 19, 2025 at 10:26 PM