Each year, ISSEP will fund a set of research grants (up to $3,000 per project) — inexpensive but well-designed and well-powered studies that have the potential to contribute to the literature and a la...

Nature Reviews Nephrology, Published online: 05 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s41581-025-01003-7Diagnoses and decisions that we encounter nearly every day as nephrologists are often life-changing for patients. Sometimes, when more than one potential course of action exists, we must give our patients grace and time, allowing them agency in coming to a medically safe shared decision.

We are used to skimming the surface of our emotions, distracting ourselves with endless doing. To discover what we really need, we must move beyond the shallows