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Minorities face more obstacles to a lifesaving organ transplant

  • Written by Camilla Nonterah, Assistant Professor of Health Psychology, University of Richmond
Minorities face more obstacles to a lifesaving organ transplantPeople of color face more obstacles on the path to an organ transplant. pixfly/shutterstock.com

Patients who experience organ failure need a transplant to improve their odds of survival and to achieve a better quality of life.

However, getting an organ transplant is often accompanied by several challenges, many of which can be attributed to factors...

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