First-of-its kind program makes organ transplants more accessible to disadvantaged Black Americans
August 23, 2024
August 23, 2024
EVANSTON, Illinois, Aug. 23 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release:
Journal: New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst
CHICAGO - Black people in the United States are almost four times more likely to develop kidney failure and experience heart failure compared to white Americans, but they are much less likely to receive lifesaving transplants. In 2019, Northwestern Medicine created a novel and practical solution to this complex issue by redesigning . . .
Journal: New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst
CHICAGO - Black people in the United States are almost four times more likely to develop kidney failure and experience heart failure compared to white Americans, but they are much less likely to receive lifesaving transplants. In 2019, Northwestern Medicine created a novel and practical solution to this complex issue by redesigning . . .