How a biased test kept thousands of Black people from getting kidney transplants
Published Date: 4/2/2024
Source: NBC News
A new mandate is now prioritizing Black kidney transplant candidates after researchers and doctors realized a race-based test had been misevaluating Black patients for decades. NBC News' Antonia Hylton spoke with a recent kidney recipient about the life-changing experience. ยป Subscribe to NBC News: https://www.youtube.com/user/NBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC News Digital features NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, TODAY.com, Nightly News, Meet the Press, Dateline, and the existing apps and digital extensions of these respective properties. We deliver the best in breaking news, live video coverage, original journalism and segments from your favorite NBC News Shows. Connect with NBC News Online! Breaking News Alerts: https://link.nbcnews.com/join/5cj/breaking-news-signup?cid=sm_npd_nn_yt_bn-clip_190621 Visit NBCNews.Com: https://www.nbcnews.com/ Find NBC News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NBCNews Follow NBC News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NBCNews Get more of NBC News delivered to your inbox: nbcnews.com/newsletters #kidneytransplant #patientrights #nbcnews