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Brian Rifkin, MD

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@brianrifkin.bsky.social… Interventional Nephrologist, Mississippian, @YaleMed, USAF (retired), T1DM, @NSMC intern 2021, @GlomCon fellow 2022, @NepSIM mentor

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Brian Rifkin, MD
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Apply to @NephJC NSMC internship, it might just change your life! Thanks again to @kidney_boy @Nephro_Sparks and all the faculty for your leadership.
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Deadline to apply for @NSMCInternship in coming up fast .Sunday January 9th.Apply now:
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RT @NephJC: 🆕 #NephJCshort by @hswapnil on CARDIA SSBP trial @JAMA_current . 🧂Shaking up an old rule: does less salt still mean less pressu….
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RT @NephJC: 🎨Check out the beautiful #visualabstract by #NephJC intern Michelle Fravel . ⏰Chat happening on July 8, 9 pm EST, on 🦋. https:….
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RT @NephJC: With unshakable CONFIDENCE, finerenone and empagliflozin waltz into diabetic kidney disease - turning 'maybe someday' into 'why….
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RT @NephJC: #NephTwitter.I know you wanted me to stay.But I can't ignore the new studies of nsMRAs. And I heard that there's a special plac….
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RT @NEJM: In the first Perspective of a new series, Erin C. Fuse Brown, JD, MPH (@efusebrown), writes that “corporatization” of health care….
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RT @NKF_Advocacy: The so-called ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ that passed the Senate today is a giant leap backward for people living with kidney di….
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Don’t trust experts. People who have dedicated decades of their lives to research and learning. Anyone can be an expert, just ask AI and your friend who got a C in high school biology!.
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RFK Jr: “…We need to stop trusting the experts. Trusting the experts is not a feature of science or democracy-- it's a feature of religion and totalitarianism." @Ronxyz00 .
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RT @Nephro_Sparks: The first installment of the ASN Transforming Vascular Access Together (TDAT) Videos is out . First installment is on ho….
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RT @goKDIGO: KDIGO is pleased to share the newly published report from its Controversies Conference on Preventing CKD and Maintaining Kidne….
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RT @NephJC: 🤩Check out the beautiful #VisualAbstract by @divyaa24 . #NephJC.
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RT @NephJC: 👉We all need little nudges to do the right thing. Join us 6/24/25 on #Bluesky at 9pm EST as we chat about E-Nudges to improve g….
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RT @ISNkidneycare: 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 for the next #NephTrials Space. Join the ISN and @NephJC, alongside Sradha Kotwal, as we delve into the in….
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RT @NKF_Advocacy: Many kidney patients on the transplant waitlist are unaware when their transplant team has declined a particular organ on….
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RT @collazor1: Kidney Dysfunction in Heart Failure: Core Curriculum 2025 - American Journal of Kidney Diseases
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RT @asnpublications: Genetic testing is crucial in nephrology, as up to 10% of kidney disease patients receive a genetic diagnosis. This re….
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RT @drkeithsiau: How to interpret p-values 😅
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RT @wasse_m: Endo approach to the stuck tunneled dialysis CVC. No 🔪 needed. • Amplatz safety guidewire through venous port & parked in IV….
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Brian Rifkin, MD
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RT @NephJC: ⭐️Find out more about #NephJC internship and new interns. @FravelShellie @sejalplakhani @sejvish79 @meyyappannephro @msocoMD @D….
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RT @edgarvlermamd: PRECISION: In patients w/ resistant hypertension, aprocitentan was well tolerated & superior to placebo in lowering BP a….
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RT @asnpublications: #Perspective discusses how Hurricane Helene disrupted Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) solution manufacturing, highlighting th….
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