))
The end of race-based kidney testing
Fetch error
Hmmm there seems to be a problem fetching this series right now.
Last successful fetch was on September 14, 2024 01:17 (
What now? This series will be checked again in the next hour. If you believe it should be working, please verify the publisher's feed link below is valid and includes actual episode links. You can contact support to request the feed be immediately fetched.
Manage episode 427924339 series 3050281
Innehåll tillhandahållet av WDET. Allt poddinnehåll inklusive avsnitt, grafik och podcastbeskrivningar laddas upp och tillhandahålls direkt av WDET eller deras podcastplattformspartner. Om du tror att någon använder ditt upphovsrättsskyddade verk utan din tillåtelse kan du följa processen som beskrivs här https://sv.player.fm/legal.
Since the late '90s, doctors have included race in equations used to estimate kidney function. The once widely-used test often overestimated how well Black people's kidneys were functioning — making them appear healthier than they actually were and resulting in delayed diagnoses of organ failure and proper evaluation for transplants. Dr. Neil Powe, chief of medicine at the Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, joins "Created Equal" to discuss the test's bias and changes being made to make the test more equitable.
…
continue reading
179 episoder
Dela
