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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lauran Neergaard

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

Kidney Transplants Race - (AP)

An unprecedented effort to reverse the effects of a racially biased medical test that blocked or delayed Black people from getting kidney transplants seems to be working.

Researchers reported Monday that thousands of Black transplant candidates have been given credit on the transplant waiting list for time they lost because of that misguided test, moving up their priority in an attempt at restorative justice.

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