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Study: Wait times for donor kidneys have not improved in two decades
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Despite widespread efforts to increase access and awareness, new research shows there s been virtually no change in the number of people on waiting lists for potentially lifesaving kidneys over the past two decades.
For their study, scientists analyzed information on more than 1.3 million adults with kidney failure listed in the United States Renal Data System from 1997 to 2016, and found no improvement in rates of waitlist placement and consistently low rates among more vulnerable populations, including those in poorer communities.
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The findings were published this week in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.