BJC doctor, nurse on kidney transplant system becoming more equitable in St. Louis - News Summed Up

BJC doctor, nurse on kidney transplant system becoming more equitable in St. Louis


Dr. Jason Wellen, surgical director of the kidney and pancreas program, and Jane Hughes, transplant coordinator at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, speak about the process used to go through the records of 318 Black patients to see if a race-neutral calculation of past lab results would help them move up the waiting list for kidney transplants on Thursday, May 2, 2024. Video by Vanessa Abbitt, vabbitt@post-dispatch.comAs featured on Black patients move up waitlist for kidney transplants as biased formulas end After a racially biased organ test is scrapped, transplant centers scramble to remedy past wrongs.


Source: Daily Sun May 09, 2024 17:39 UTC



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