In this episode we discuss kidney disease and how it disproportionately affects African Americans. We cover Nichole Jefferson’s story, a black woman who was unable to get on the kidney transplant list due to a diagnostic kidney test that overestimates Black people’s kidney function compared to non-Blacks.
And we highlight the Northwestern Medicine African American Transplant Access Program (AATAP), which works to address the disparity in access to transplantation experienced by the Black community.
Visit the AATAP website to learn more about how the program helps Black people navigate complex diagnoses and the transplantation process.
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Can a formula be racist? She says one put her health at risk by Athena Jones, Jessi Esparza, and Natalia V. Osipova
Resources
How a clinical tool meant to predict kidney function could be hurting Black patients by Sojourner Ahébée
Black or 'Other'? Doctors may be relying on race to make decisions about your health by Jacque Smith and Cassies Spodak
Black K.A.R.E. Kidney Awareness, Resources, and Education by Baxter
Doulas Improving Birth Work Through Ancestral Practices with Ashe Birthing Services & The Bridge Directory
Structural Racism’s Lasting Impact on Black Women in Healthcare
“Black Angels” (Nurses) and the Fight Against Tuberculosis and Racism
Reflecting on Black Maternal Health Week & Hopeful Solutions
Environmental Racism - Lowndes County, Alabama & The Right to Basic Sanitation
Healing Through Literacy
A Miscarriage of Justice - Brittany Watts’ Story
The Hardships of Black Women in Academia - Dr. Antoinette Candia-Bailey’s Story
The Black Panthers’ Health Activism
Rerun: Environmental Racism & Black Communities - Gordon Plaza
Rerun: Diabetes & Insulin Rationing
Surviving 2023 & Listener Appreciation
Rerun: COVID-19 & Black Women - Dr. Susan Moore’s Story
Pulse Oximeters are Inherently Biased
Funding & Sustaining Health Justice Work with Dr. Omolara Uwemedimo
Black Nurse Jailed for Self-Defense Against Coworker - Sybil Garbow’s Story
Navigating a Broken System to Conquer Breast Cancer with Jasmine Samuel
Shedding Light on Sickle Cell Disparities
Missing Black Women Deserve Better
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