Chronic Kidney Disease

Race and Estimated GFR: Confounding of Social and Biological Variables

This month’s “Virtual Lecture” discusses the health implications of the use of race in estimating glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), how to estimate GFR, and why it is important to continue funding and research to develop tools without the use of race.

By MCL Education • July 27, 2022
National Kidney Foundation, American Society for Clinical Pathology, Leading Laboratories, and Clinical Laboratory Societies Unite to Diagnose Chronic Kidney Disease

The National Kidney Foundation, the American Society for Clinical Pathology, and the nation’s leading laboratories and clinical laboratory societies have announced a new collaboration to remove barriers to testing for chronic kidney disease.

By Gina Chiri-Osmond • February 27, 2018