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Racial disparities in organ transplants in the United States are significant. Black patients, who make up approximately 28% of those on the waiting list, receive only about 23% of the transplants. This disparity is attributed to formulas that were once used to assess the severity of Black kidney disease, which resulted in delayed access to transplants.
Read more https://readbitz.com/organ-transplant-inequality-racial-divide/
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