I'm Dr. Joshua Schwimmer, a nephrologist in New York City. • Kidney Notes was the first active nephrology blog, and The National Library of Medicine still uses Kidney Notes as an example of how to formally cite blogs in the medical literature. • Professionally, you can find me at Kidney.nyc. • Kidney Notes is for educational purposes only, not medical advice. Consult qualified health care professionals. See disclaimer.

Monday, April 13, 2026

eyeSCANdy, the LIBERATE-D Trial, Process Knowledge, and 20 Years of Kidney Notes

Nephro:

Here is today's #eyeSCANdy! Scanning EM of a normal glomerulus showing a glomerular capillary loop with interdigitating podocyte foot processes. Photo courtesy of Dr. Stephen Bonsib. #renal #pathology #kidneypath

— Arkana Labs (@arkanalabs.bsky.social) 2026-03-11T13:03:53.073601Z

Here is today's #eyeSCANdy! Urine – calcium oxalate crystals Photo courtesy of Dr. Stephen Bonsib. #renal #pathology #kidneypath

— Arkana Labs (@arkanalabs.bsky.social) 2026-04-10T13:04:09.973945Z


Reading:

  • Process Knowledge by Cory Doctorow — Why the tacit expertise held by workers matters more than intellectual property, and why it is systematically undervalued.


  • After 20 years, kidneynotes.com is now responsive to screen size and 3,000+ posts are now tagged.
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