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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]An example about why I listen to NPR that much anymore. Heard a story today about a black man who got a kidney transplant after rules for ranking need changed.  Previous guidelines assess AA patients differently from other races, which placed them at a disadvantage. Could have been a great story about an important issue, but no background or details provided about why/how AA were assessed differently or why/how the change came about.  The whole segment was focused on a personal story and was light on facts and details. Could have been a really interesting story,

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You misunderstood the story. Previous tests/guidelines were done the SAME way as everyone else, but it has came to be understood that black people process the things differently and the tests results numbers do not show the extent of the damage and urgency of transplant.

That is why now their results are read and interpreted with this in mind.

But yeah, there was no explanation about the science behind it, of why this.[/quote]

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