givesomefucks ,

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

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