I have been locked out of Whizbang for a bit. You can find out about what I've been doing over at my personal website. I've really prettied the place up! Also there are my posts from Experimental Biology 2018! You know what that means - all sorts of kidney science!

One episode of sexual harassment really stands out for me. I was 17, waiting tables to earn money during the summer. I worked at a family restaurant that did not sell alcohol, but it did attract a lot of drinkers who stopped for breakfast on the way home from the bar. We didn't close until 2 am on weekends to accommodate this population. I was a good...

One of the more annoying things are Facebook ads. They pop into your feed, often hard to distinguish from other posts. One brand that kept entering my feed was Rothy’s, a line of shoes. These are flats made of elastic yarn derived from recycled plastic bottles. They come in a rounded or pointed toe in a variety of colors and patterns. I bought my first...

I think you can pick out July 17... Like a number of my Twitter buddies, I have been following a version of the ketogenic diet since July 17. Pediatricians often hear about this as a treatment for seizures in children; however, eliminating high-glycemic index carbohydrates from the diet makes the fat practically melt off some people. You can read more...

Thanks to everyone who read and commented on my new improved biopsy handout. I have now tried to simplify my nephrotic syndrome sheet. Once again, you can use the original sheet as the "exhaustive" lay handout with the complete information. Original NS New Nephrotic Syndrome Thanks in advance for your comments!

I have integrated comments from here and elsewhere into a yet more improved information handout on kidney biopsy. This should be viewed as a supplement to the detailed discussion with me or another nephrologist, not an exhaustive discussion of the procedure. Go to it, WhizBangers! Newer Biopsy Handout