National implementation of a race-neutral eGFR equation contributed to more modifications and higher kidney transplantation rates for Black candidates, according to study data published in the Journal ...

Because race is a social construct, not a physical characteristic, the race coefficient may not be needed to calculate eGFR. Removing the race coefficient could increase the number of black ...

Black kidney transplant patients are now receiving medical reparations for flaw in the eGFR formula that's used to estimate kidney function. There's a special kind of patience someone waiting for a ...