Background Organ transplant is the preferred treatment for end-stage organ disease, yet the
majority of patients with end-stage organ disease are never placed on the transplant waiting …

Chronic kidney disease is an important clinical condition beset with racial and ethnic
disparities that are associated with social inequities. Many medical schools and health …

This paper provides an overview of the scientific evidence pointing to critically needed steps
to reduce racial inequities in health. First, it argues that communities of opportunity should …

Current short-term kidney post–transplant survival rates are excellent, but longer-term
outcomes have historically been unchanged. This study used data from the national …

Assessment of GFR is central to clinical practice, research, and public health. Current
Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes guidelines recommend measurement of serum …

For almost two decades, equations that use serum creatinine, age, sex, and race to eGFR
have included “race” as Black or non-Black. Given considerable evidence of disparities in …

Background Advancing health equity entails reducing disparities in care. African-American
patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have poorer outcomes, including dialysis access …

Results Even after accounting for social determinants of health, Black patients had a lower
likelihood of kidney transplant (subdistribution hazard ratio, 0.74; 95% confidence interval …

Objective To determine the global capacity (availability, accessibility, quality, and
affordability) to deliver kidney replacement therapy (dialysis and transplantation) and …

Health inequity refers to the existence of unnecessary and unfair differences in the ability of
an individual or community to achieve optimal health and access appropriate care. Kidney …