A racially biased medical test for years kept Black people from getting kidney transplants. A new study shows a national plan ...
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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.
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 ...
Over 20,000 Black Americans on the national transplant list have been credited with additional time lost due to a race-based diagnostic tool that inappropriately assessed their kidneys, leading to ...
KENT, Wash. — Imagine being told that you had to wait longer for a kidney transplant because of your race. That was the case for thousands of Black patients for decades. A racially biased kidney test ...
Removing race from the eGFR had a big impact, resulting in 5.3 more kidney transplants per 1000 Black candidates.
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