First-of-its kind program makes organ transplants more accessible to disadvantaged Black Americans

Credit: NEJM Catalyst (2024). DOI: 10.1056/CAT.24.0140 Black people in the United States are almost four times more likely to develop kidney failure and experience heart failure compared to white Americans, but they are much less likely to receive lifesaving transplants. In 2019, Northwestern Medicine created a novel and practical solution to this complex issue by redesigning the transplant access process for Black patients challenged by structural and institutional barriers. The African American Transplant Access Program (AATAP) was the first of its kind nationally, but its founders hope the publication of a new paper in the NEJM Catalyst will propel the Read More