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 ...
New insights into kidney function tests suggest using creatinine and cystatin C together may lower the risk of kidney failure ...
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 ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 73-year-old female. A recent blood test returned an eGFR (estimated glomerular filtration rate) of 59. My physician’s nurse told me that the test was normal. When I asked her ...
A mismatch between two common tests for kidney function may indicate a higher risk for kidney failure, heart disease, and ...
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 — ...
This is Part 3 of Embedded Bias, a series revealing how race-based clinical algorithms pervade medicine and why it's so difficult to change them. There it was on James Cannon’s lab report, two tiny ...
Chronic kidney disease or CKD, is a condition that builds over time, as a result of inappropriate kidney function. The ...
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. Jazmin Evans, a student at Temple University, meets with a ...
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