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‘Lady J,’ Jou-AL Burwell, looking for a live kidney donor ‘

REV. JAMES D. BURWELL, JOU-AL BURWELL, GABRI-ELLE BURWELL I plan on living long and living strong,' Lady J says   As you’re reading this, Jou-AL Burwell, also...

Kidneys from Black donors are more likely to be thrown away

Corey Mayes at his New York home on Feb. 10, 2023, after receiving a kidney transplant. Steve Pfost/Newsday RM via Getty Images − a bioethicist...

14,000 Black patients move up kidney transplant list due to racist testing

Over 14,000 Black patients have been moved up kidney transplant lists following revelations of racist medical testing. One of those patients, 29-year-old Jazmin Evans, was...

Reality of kidney disease in Black America

Kidney disease, a shadowed giant within Black America, has long lurked in the background of public health discussions, its significance often underestimated in the...

African Americans represent 29 percent of all Americans awaiting an organ transplant

93 percent of Blacks waiting are in need of a kidney by Rob Taylor Jr. Courier Staff Writer When it comes to minorities, they are in the...

Velma Scantlebury-White became the first Black female transplant surgeon in America…right here in Pittsburgh

by Rob Taylor Jr. Courier Staff Writer In a field dominated by White males, Velma P. Scantlebury-White, M.D., adept with the surgical knife, has carved her...

Marvin Gaye III recovering after kidney transplant

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The son of singer Marvin Gaye is recovering at home after a successful kidney transplant. A spokeswoman for Marvin Gaye III...

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