Gary Singer

Tell us why YOU pay attention to public policy or what you wish you knew!
My 2026 resolution is to better educate myself about healthcare policy. @robertblaser.bsky.social @garysinger.bsky.social

Important article demonstrating cardiorenal collaboration @erinmichos.bsky.social and David Cherney
@glaucomflecken.bsky.social who says cardiology and nephrology can’t work together?

Also - if you get called about asymptomatic inpatient hypertension, don’t just do something, stand there:

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@taraichang.bsky.social
@ahajournals.bsky.social

#hypertension
#hospitalmedicine

One of my favorite places ❤️ 🇨🇦

How’s everyone using CAC scores?
Saw a 55 yo woman taken off statin by functional medicine physician bc CAC score was 14. Thoughts?

@drmarthagulati.bsky.social
@daniellebelardomd.bsky.social
@aspcardio.bsky.social
@spjuraschek.bsky.social
@erinmichos.bsky.social

“No medical reason to give newborns Hep B vaccine if mother is not infected.”

Verdict: False.

“All mothers who deliver in a hospital are tested.”

Verdict: False.

“This ‘scientist’s’ fetish for vaccines not supported by the data.”

Verdict: False, misleading, or unsupported.

Statement 1: “No medical reason to give newborns Hep B vaccine if mother is not infected.” Verdict: False. Statement 2: “All mothers who deliver in a hospital are tested.” Verdict: False. Statement 3: “This ‘scientist’s’ fetish for vaccines not supported by the data.” Verdict: False, misleading, or unsupported.

Transition of Care of Kidney Recipients from Transplant Centers to Referring Nephrologists: Report from the American Society of Transplantation Controversies Conference

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Gary Singer - nephrologist in St. Louis lurking tonight #NephJC Book Club

From Dr. Glassock:

I recently posted a question about relapsing MCD on @asnkidney.bsky.social Communities community.asn-online.org/home
The discussion by Drs. Glassock, Radhakrishnan, Rodby, Aledan and others was extremely valuable and informative.
It also proved that AI will never replace smart nephrologists!

Thanks for sharing. So many great recommendations!
The devil is in the details, i.e. adoption/implementation. For starters, I suspect very few of the routine lab tests for new diagnosis of HTN are being ordered.

2025 AHA/ACC/AANP/AAPA/ABC/ACCP/ACPM/AGS/AMA/ASPC/NMA/PCNA/SGIM Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: A Report of the American College o...

New 2025 AHA/ACC Hypertension Guideline dropped!

www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/...

#hypertension #medsky #nephsky

🥳 Say Hello to the New Emoji Coming in Unicode 17.0 This Fall! ✨ From 🥹 to 🦖 to 🎸, emoji have become the world's favorite way to say anything—without saying a word. Whether you're texting your best frie...

🌎 to @unicode.org :
Please introduce a kidney emoji so we don’t have to use 🫘
600-700 million ppl have kidney disease globally and kidney dysfunction is the 7th leading risk factor for global mortality.
This emoji request seems a bit more important than Bigfoot.

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Reprehensible and criminal.

Cheers! 🥃

@ashleygwinter.bsky.social love reading the 🤡 responses to your last post on Twitter/X. Hope your husband is doing well - as well as you and your baby.

Now we just need a current and common sense set of hypertension guidelines in the US. ACC/AHA guidelines came out 8 years ago and I still see patients prescribed clonidine and hydralazine (and nitrates!) for BP control 🤦🏻‍♂️

It’s a wrap!! RPA 2025 Annual Meeting was one for the books. Thanks to everyone who attended. Looking forward to 2026 in Atlanta!! #rpa2025

#Nephpearls from @edgarvlermamd.bsky.social
In asymptomatic markedly elevated blood pressure 👇🏻👇🏻
#RPA2025
#hypertension
#TipsForNewDocs

Day 2 of @renalphysicians.bsky.social Annual Meeting kicking off with @robertblaser.bsky.social Director of Public Policy.
Legislative priorities include Medicare Part B payment reform, extension of AAPM bonus and living organ donor legislation.

#RPA2025

Puppy Play Time- perhaps the best #RPA25 event ever!
Thank you @katiekwonmd.bsky.social. @titus.house.gov stopped by to play as well before speaking at the RPA PAC event.
@renalphysicians.bsky.social @garysinger.bsky.social

Our fearless leader @kidneydo.bsky.social delivering the @renalphysicians.bsky.social President’s Address focusing on mission, vision and values of this organization. “We are all in this together”. A tough act to follow.
#RPA2025
#RPA25

Mixed up @rpaamy.bsky.social with @renalphysicians.bsky.social but giving credit to both 😊
#RPA2025
#RPA25

Pharmacy Benefit Managers: The Powerful Middlemen Inflating Drug Costs and Squeezing Main Street Pharmacies

Eye opening presentation by @realdocspeaks (X) on the need for PBM reform.
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Another reason to join @renalphysicians.bsky.social , advocate and donate to the RPA PAC.
#RPA2025
#RPA25

Inspired by this year’s @rpaamy.bsky.social Louis Diamond lecture delivered by @annagaddy.bsky.social “Reclaiming the Joys of Practicing Medicine”.
She shared lessons learned on her journey as an altruistic kidney donor and the need to become engaged and to advocate for our profession and patients.

Kicking off the new and improved @renalphysicians.bsky.social Annual Meeting!
Kudos to @katiekwonmd.bsky.social and the Education Committee for putting together #RPA2025 #RPA25 attracting record attendance!

If you’re a nephrologist or a Nephrology APP who takes care of patients, you need to be here.

“If you’re not at the table, you’re probably on the menu”

@renalphysicians.bsky.social
@robertblaser.bsky.social
#RPA25
#RPA2025

#NephMadness 2025: Blue Ribbon Panel NephMadness 2025 starts in less than 3 weeks!  Our 9-member Blue Ribbon Panel (BRP) will decide the outcome of each matchup as we March towards crowning a new champion. Here are the folks to blame …

The wildest month in nephrology is coming up!
🎭 Madness is upon us—are you ready? #NephMadness #NephJC

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Today in one photo 🤦🏻‍♂️