Kidneys Donated By Black Americans More Likely To Be Thrown Away: Report | Atlanta Daily World
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Photo: Getty Images Kidneys donated by Black Americans are more likely to be discarded due to a flawed system based on race, according to a report. Black Americans are three times more likely to develop kidney failure than their white counterparts. While accounting for only 12 percent of the U.S. population, 35 percent of Americans … Continued
  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    5 months ago

    Research has shown that kidneys donated by Black people are more likely to stop working sooner after a transplant, so the algorithm has downgraded their quality. This factor has led to Black donor kidneys being discarded at a higher rate than other races.

    What?

    The only way this makes sense, is if they’re talking about organ donors after they pass away. It’s not like people are just randomly giving kidneys out for no reason

    But still, it’s not like we have too many kidneys, aren’t people on wait lists for years?

    And it sounds like it’s due to correlation. Like, a healthy kidney is a healthy kidney. Who cares if it’s more likely to be healthy or not for certain demographics?

    There’s just not a lot of info in the article

      • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        5 months ago

        Yeah, that’s the reason it’s got to be “organ donor” like on your driver’s license and they take everything they can right before you die.

        So like, if the algorithm is leading to rejecting healthy kidneys due to race of the donor, this could be a huge deal.

        But also, kidneys aren’t good forever, and maybe a match isn’t close by?

        It’s very interesting just nowhere near enough details for an article.