{"id":6317,"date":"2023-02-27T07:21:40","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T15:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allocare.caredx.com\/?p=6317"},"modified":"2023-02-27T07:21:48","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T15:21:48","slug":"black-patients-face-historically-longer-waiting-times-for-kidney-transplants-due-to-outdated-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/app-allocare-wordpress-linux-prod.azurewebsites.net\/indexphp\/post\/2023\/02\/27\/black-patients-face-historically-longer-waiting-times-for-kidney-transplants-due-to-outdated-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Black patients face historically longer waiting times for kidney transplants due to outdated test"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"simplefavorite-button has-count loading\" data-postid=\"6317\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\" style=\"\">Loading<span class=\"sf-icon-spinner-wrapper\"><i class=\"sf-icon-spinner\"><\/i><\/span><\/span>\n<p>Historically, Black patients have had to wait longer for kidney transplants than other races, in part because of an outdated test that overestimated their kidney function. Now, a new national rule will remove the test, which is seen as racially bias, in determining who gets a transplant. NBC News\u2019 Yamiche Alcindor shares more. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/nightly-news\/video\/black-patients-face-historically-longer-waiting-times-for-kidney-transplants-due-to-outdated-test-163376709868\">Watch the story <\/a>on NBC Nightly News.<\/p>\n<span class=\"simplefavorite-button has-count loading\" data-postid=\"6317\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\" style=\"\">Loading<span class=\"sf-icon-spinner-wrapper\"><i class=\"sf-icon-spinner\"><\/i><\/span><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Loading Historically, Black patients have had to wait longer for kidney transplants than other races, in part because of an outdated test that overestimated their kidney function. 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