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NIH-Supported Study Suggests Alternative to Race-Based Kidney Function Calculations
September 24, 2021
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSJou) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021:

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Alternate lab test shows comparable accuracy, non-biased results.

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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 . . .

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