A New Formula May Help Black Patients’ Access to Kidney Care

September 23, 2021

(Wired) – For decades, doctors and hospitals saw kidney patients differently based on their race. A standard equation for estimating kidney function applied a correction for Black patients that made their health appear rosier, inhibiting access to transplants and other treatments. Thursday, a task force assembled by two leading kidney care societies said the practice is unfair and should end. (Read Full Article)