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 …

Improved understanding of sex and gender-specific differences in the aetiology,
mechanisms and epidemiology of chronic kidney disease (CKD) could help nephrologists …

This article draws upon a major social science theoretical approach–systemic racism theory–
to assess decades of empirical research on racial dimensions of US health care and public …

Significant disparities in CKD rates and outcomes exist between black and white Americans.
Health disparities are defined as health differences that adversely affect disadvantaged …

EI n behalf on the Institute of Medicine and my colleagues on the committee, I would like to
outline the major find-ings and recommendations of our report, Un-equal Treatment …

From the era of slavery to the present day, the first full history of black America's shocking
mistreatment as unwilling and unwitting experimental subjects at the hands of the medical …

Abstract In 2013, the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network in the United States
approved a new national deceased donor kidney allocation policy that introduces the kidney …

More than any other altruistic gesture, blood and organ donation exemplifies the true spirit of
self-sacrifice. Donors literally give of themselves for no reward so that the life of an individual …

World Kidney Day on March 8, 2012, provides a chance to reflect on the success of kidney
transplantation as a therapy for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) that surpasses dialysis …

Background Despite abundant evidence of racial disparities in the use of surgical
procedures, it is uncertain whether these disparities reflect racial differences in clinical …