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Weekly kidney literature and news index

NewsDesk

A weekly index for the articles and headlines worth opening first. Clinical papers, mechanistic papers, and policy-industry-social news each have their own page so the desk stays readable as it grows.

This Week

Use this page as the front door. Each lane below links to a separate page that can hold the week’s selected headlines, short notes, and archive links.

Clinical

Top Clinical Articles of the Week

Trials, guidelines, observational studies, and reviews most likely to affect care, teaching, or clinical decision-making.

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Mechanistic

Top Mechanistic Articles of the Week

Basic, translational, molecular, omics, and model-system papers that help explain kidney disease biology.

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Policy / industry / social

Top News Articles

Policy, regulation, industry, public health, access, equity, and social developments shaping nephrology from outside the journal table of contents.

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Current edition

Date: Machine-screened draft generated 2026-05-11

Editor: Stephen Z. Fadem, MD

Physician review pending before formal release.

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