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A biased test kept thousands of Black people from getting a kidney transplant.

April 10, 2024

Neergaard L. Associated Press. April 1, 2024.

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Historical medical racism continues to harm patients today. This article discusses the racism built into the kidney function algorithm that was used to determine eligibility for a kidney transplant and how transplant centers are working to correct that wrong.

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