How NephSpace is made

Physician-led, AI-assisted: how NephSpace stories and episodes are chosen, written, checked and approved.

NephSpace is physician-led and AI-assisted. Dr. Wael Hussein is the editor: he decides what is covered, reviews and edits every script and story, and signs off on every episode. AI tools help him draft, check and voice it.

  1. Dr. Hussein chooses. He goes through the week's new literature and picks every paper and news item.
  2. AI writes a first draft. Drafts are written with AI (Claude, by Anthropic) from the full text of each paper, not from press releases. Papers are summarized in our own words; abstracts and articles are not reproduced.
  3. Every number is checked. A separate AI check compares each figure and claim in the draft with the papers.
  4. Dr. Hussein reviews and edits. He reads the draft against the papers and edits it for accuracy, emphasis and clinical relevance: correcting, cutting and rewriting until it says what he wants it to say.
  5. AI voices record the episodes. The two hosts are AI-generated voices (ElevenLabs), and so is the theme music.
  6. Dr. Hussein signs off. He listens to the finished episode and sends back changes when something isn't right. Nothing is published without his approval.

Coming soon: Dr. Hussein in his own voice. Alongside the AI-voiced episodes, NephSpace will add reviews Dr. Hussein writes himself, and audio and video he records himself.

Every story and episode links to the original papers. NephSpace is a way to keep up, not a substitute for reading the paper: read the original before changing practice.

For education and information only, not medical advice. Please talk to your own physician or care team about your health. See our disclaimer. Views are the creator's own and not those of his employer.