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Why more than 14,000 Black kidney transplant patients are moving up on the waitlist

April 16, 2024

More than 14,000 Black kidney transplant patients are being moved up on the transplant waitlist. This comes after a lab test that was used for decades to evaluate kidney function was deemed biased for calculating results differently for Black patients. Now, because of the test, kidneys appeared to be healthier in Black patients than those of non-Black patients, and as a result, Black patients were placed lower on the kidney transplant waiting lists.