The technique reshaping organ transplantation
The transplantation field is undergoing a paradigm shift, driven by technologies in widespread use that allow clinicians to temporarily store organs outside the body.
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Biased test that kept Black patients off transplant list changing
Thousands of Black kidney transplant candidates so far have been given credit for lost waiting time, moving them up the priority list for their transplant.
Source: 13newsnow.com
A biased test kept thousands of Black people from getting a kidney transplant. It's finally changing
The U.S. transplant system ordered hospitals to quit using a test that made Black patients' kidneys appear healthier than they really were.
Source: whyy.org
Test kept thousands of Black people from kidney transplant
Black Americans are over three times more likely than white people to experience kidney failure. Of the roughly 89,000 people currently on the waiting list for a new kidney, about 30% are Black.
Source: eastbaytimes.com
How a biased test kept thousands of Black patients from getting a new kidney
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 — and a racially biased organ test was to blame.
Source: cbsnews.com