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Kidney Transplant Access Gap: What Black Patients Should Ask

A transplant is the treatment that keeps most people with kidney failure alive longest, yet Black patients wait …

Black Health Editorial team Jun 8 9m

Nephrotic Syndrome and FSGS in Black Adults: The APOL1 Link

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a leading cause of nephrotic syndrome and kidney failure, and it hits Black …

Black Health Editorial team Jun 5 10m

Kidney disease in Black adults: APOL1, blood pressure, and early testing

Black Americans develop kidney failure at four times the rate of White Americans. Two forces drive most of …

Black Health Editorial team May 19 10m