High Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease among African Americans Sparks Awareness and Screening Campaign

BY EMILY HARTMAN

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The National Medical Association (NMA) and Amgen are working together to address the high prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) among African Americans. Amgen, a biotechnology company, has provided unrestricted grants to the NMA to educate and screen those at-risk for CKD. The NMA is a medical society representing the interests of more than 30,000 African-American and minority physicians.

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