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Thousands of Black Kidney Transplant Patients Get Justice After Racial Bias Is Found in Decades-Old Test
Researchers are reporting success after a new effort to reverse racial bias against Black kidney patients is paying off.
Dennis Moledina encountered a common problem during his training in nephrology, the specialty dedicated to kidney health.
A biased test kept thousands of Black people from getting a kidney transplant. It's finally changing
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jazmin Evans had been waiting for a new kidney for four years when her hospital revealed shocking news: She should have been put on the transplant list in 2015 instead of 2019 — ...
MISSION HILLS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A medical test for kidney function that adjusts its results for race is coming under increased scrutiny. Experts are saying the results for African-American ...
Removing race from the eGFR had a big impact, resulting in 5.3 more kidney transplants per 1000 Black candidates.
Kidney problems are called silent killers, for the symptoms of the disease often go unnoticed. This is why it is important to ...
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Effort to fix harms of race-based kidney testing helps Black transplant candidates
Thousands have been given credit on the waiting list for time lost ...
Industry professionals attend conferences to network, learn, connect with peers and, now, thanks to smartphone-based diagnostic tests, they get can important health screenings, too. At the ...
The revolutionary world of medical imaging continues to transform how healthcare professionals protect our most vital organs, and kidney ultrasounds stand at the forefront of this incredible ...
Kidney health is often overlooked until problems arise. This World Kidney Day, experts highlight ways to protect yourself ...
“Normally, the kidney has no bone, no muscles. If you’ve got a kidney inside the kidney, you only find blood in urine, and ...
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