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Sophie Claudel Is Redefining How We Understand Heart and Kidney Disease

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The STAT Wunderkind is using data to validate a new way of predicting and preventing cardiovascular deaths.

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Boston Medical Center Shows Expanded Home Dialysis Fosters Equity in Kidney Disease

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The program busts myths that dialysis can only be done in large homes. At BMC, 20% of kidney disease patients are on home dialysis—much higher than the national average of 13%.

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Why Is There a Gap in Kidney Donation Among People of Color?

Thea James and Elena Mendez Escobar, executive directors of Boston Medical Center Health Equity Accelerator

Black Americans make up the largest group in need of organ transplants, but only 8% of living kidney donors.

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Existing Race-Based Predictions Perpetuate Racism in Nephrology

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To bring antiracism into nephrology and healthcare overall, we must reassess how inequities influence medical studies—instead of just biological fact.

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