CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — According to the National Institute of Health, survival rates for black recipients for a kidney are generally lower than those for white, Hispanic, or asian recipients.
We break down the tough conversations affecting blacks in the healthcare realm, and how local organizations are pitching in to close that gap.
Almost half of the more than 3,000 Tennesseans waiting for life-saving transplants are African American. Meet Adam Cowan, an organ recipient who walks us through his journey and the challenges he faced waiting on the right donor…