Early Warning: FSGS Approval, Biogen's Kidney Push, Cardiac Risk Scores, 50 Years of Transplant Data, & AI at the Front Door

Your monthly collection of news, research, and commentary shaping the future of kidney and cardiometabolic health

May 17 • Tim Fitzpatrick

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Redefining Success in Transplant Medicine

The case for patient-reported outcomes, coordinated advocacy, and new endpoints in transplant drug development

May 3 • Tim Fitzpatrick

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April 2026

Addressing The Pediatric Gap in Kidney Care

From CAKUT to clinical trials, a closer look at the gaps, the science, and the push to close them

Apr 26 • Tim Fitzpatrick

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Part 2: The Spaces Between

Why the biggest opportunities in kidney and cardiometabolic health lie in the connections the system was never designed to complete, and in the bridges…

Apr 21 • Tim Fitzpatrick and Janis Naeve

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Inside the RPA's Leadership Development Program

Three early-career nephrologists reflect on the 2025 RPA Leadership Development Program and what it shows about advocacy, leadership, and practicing…

Apr 12 • Tim Fitzpatrick

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Part 1: The Canary in the Coal Mine

Why kidney disease is the most important, and most overlooked, signal in American medicine

Apr 8 • Tim Fitzpatrick and Janis Naeve

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March 2026

Brief: A Closer Look at KCC PY24 Performance

What entity-level reconciliation data shows about savings, quality, and the road ahead for value-based kidney care

Mar 29 • Tim Fitzpatrick

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A Defining Moment for Transplant Innovation

Bill Fitzsimmons and Kevin Fowler weigh in on transplant innovation, the FDA’s pending iBox decision, and what comes next for the transplant community

Mar 22 • Tim Fitzpatrick

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Where AI Meets Kidney Economics

Five observations on what will scale, what won’t, and why alignment matters most

Mar 15 • Tim Fitzpatrick

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What Was It Made For?

A special Kidney Month + Women's Day collection of news, research, and commentary shaping the future of global kidney and cardiometabolic health

Mar 8 • Tim Fitzpatrick

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What I’m celebrating this Kidney Month

Clinical practice, primary care, and payment models are building a new foundation for upstream kidney care. There is still work to be done.

Mar 1 • Tim Fitzpatrick

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February 2026

Advancing private practice nephrology

How peer learning, work-life balance, and AI are shaping the 2026 RPA Annual Meeting

Feb 12 • Katie Kwon

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