Bye bye 25

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It has been a wonderful year (or we used to say so...).

And now it’s ending.

So let’s recap.

Like every year before it, this one was filled with moments that shook us as humanity. Some loud, some silent. But in all of that, in the hills of eastern Nepal, these adults are learning the ABCDE strategy for chronic kidney disease.

I mean, why is that so impressive?—be honest.

Because in places where access to healthcare is limited, where formal education is rare, and where prevention is often dismissed as a luxury, we found that learning still happens and people can understand their bodies.
They made it simple.
Not simplistic—simple.

And that simplicity turned out to be powerful.

Because watching older adults—many of whom had never heard the term “chronic kidney disease”—raise placards spelling A-B-C-D-E was more than an educational exercise. Each placard raised was a small act of resistance against the quiet assumption that some lives are not worth explaining things to.

This was a win for medicine.
A win for education.
And honestly, a win for all of us.

That’s a good way to say: bye bye 25.



🙋Highlights 2025: illuminating health stories
Palmer, JoannaKumar Sharma, Sanjib et al.
The Lancet, Volume 406, Issue 10522, 2883 - 2918

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