An effort to remedy harm from a race-based kidney test helps Black patients seeking transplants

A racially biased medical test for years kept Black people from getting kidney transplants. A new study shows a national plan ...
STAT

Removing race from kidney function algorithm helped more Black patients access transplants

Removing race from the eGFR had a big impact, resulting in 5.3 more kidney transplants per 1000 Black candidates.

Updated testing protocol may improve kidney disease diagnosis in Black patients

A closer examination of the APOL1 gene in Black patients with kidney disease can provide more accurate diagnoses than current ...
Medical News Today

What to know about kidney ultrasound scans

Renal ultrasound scans, which people may also call kidney ultrasounds, provide an image of the kidneys and may help doctors identify an underlying issue with these organs. An ultrasound, also known as ...
Medicine Buffalo

Pharmacy professor promotes kidney assessment that provides accurate, equitable care

BUFFALO, N.Y. — For decades, pharmacists and medical institutions have relied on the Cockcroft-Gault (C-G) estimated creatinine clearance assessment to determine medication dosing and treatment for ...

Kidney disease often detected too late as early stages show no symptoms, says Nephrologist

Chronic kidney disease (CKD), often described as a "quiet disease", progresses silently and is frequently detected only after significant kidney damage has occurred, prompting experts to urge women to ...