Why are Black people more likely to develop kidney disease and what are we doing about it?

Diary of a Kidney Warrior podcast episode 44: why are black people more likely To develop kidney disease and what are we doing about it?

Episode 44

Why are Black people more likely to develop kidney disease and what are we doing about it?

For Black History Month, Diary of a Kidney Warrior is focusing on topics around kidney health and the Black Community. In this second episode, Consultant Nephrologist and Clinical Senior Lecturer Dr Kate Bramham joins Dee to address the question: “Why are Black people more likely to develop kidney disease and what are we doing about it?“ Dr Kate talks about her research into the causes of CKD in the Black community, the removal of the race based calculation of eGFR.