National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases: NIH-Supported Study Suggests Alternative to Race-Based Kidney Function Calculations
September 24, 2021
September 24, 2021
BETHESDA, Maryland, Sept. 24 (TNSJou) -- The Department of Health and Human Services National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases issued the following news release:
In a study supported by the National Institutes of Health, researchers propose changing a key measure in kidney disease diagnosis and treatment to eliminate the use of race as a variable, providing a non-biased kidney function test that does not compromise accuracy. The study suggests use of a blood l . . .
In a study supported by the National Institutes of Health, researchers propose changing a key measure in kidney disease diagnosis and treatment to eliminate the use of race as a variable, providing a non-biased kidney function test that does not compromise accuracy. The study suggests use of a blood l . . .