Targeting the Uneven Burden of Kidney Disease on Black Americans
Targeting the Uneven Burden of Kidney Disease on Black Americans
Erika Blacksher Quoted in The New York Times Article
New treatments for kidney disease in Black Americans aim for a gene variant causing the illness in people of sub-Saharan African descent. Some experts, including Erika Blacksher at the Center, worry that focus will neglect the social inequities that affect the onset of kidney disease.