> Man's kidney transplant at Swedish was delayed due to racially biased equation, lawsuit alleges
Man's kidney transplant at Swedish was delayed due to racially biased equation, lawsuit alleges
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A medical test declared as racist continues to impact countless Black people suffering from kidney disease.
KING 5's Facing Race team reported in June that many hospital systems around the nation have corrected their use of the faulty equation that erroneously stereotypes Black people as "more muscular." The wrongful stereotype led to medical professionals calculating Black patients' kidney health as healthier than they are, delaying urgent care and transplants.
Arthur Maddox of Olympia says he is one of those people, and he is suing Swedish and the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), for not updating his timeline as quickly as they could.
READ MORE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/community/facing-race/man-sues-swedish-united-network-organ-sharing-racially-biased-kidney-equation/281-82912ca5-13cf-4402-9cb2-9400aa3fcabc