Removing race from the eGFR had a big impact, resulting in 5.3 more kidney transplants per 1000 Black candidates.

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 ...

A racially biased medical test for years kept Black people from getting kidney transplants. A new study shows a national plan to remedy the harm is working.

David joined the WCCO team in April 2020, previously working at CBS 58 in Milwaukee. Prior to that, he worked in Las Vegas. While there, David covered several stories in the national spotlight, ...

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 — ...

Researchers have identified an approach to remove race from equations used to estimate a person’s kidney function. These equations have been criticized for potentially perpetuating racial health ...

Although World Kidney Day has passed, the message remains urgent—kidney health deserves our attention every day. Kidney ...

Cystatin-C, a new blood test for kidney function, is a better predictor of death and cardiovascular risk among the elderly than the standard measure of kidney function, according to a National Heart, ...

video: A commonly used blood test which measures how well a person’s kidneys are working may not pick up kidney disease for people in Africa. This means that many people could miss early diagnosis and ...

An unprecedented effort to reverse the effects of a racially biased medical test that blocked or delayed Black people from ...