{"id":36220,"date":"2024-03-18T00:00:57","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T04:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=36220"},"modified":"2024-03-18T12:44:55","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T16:44:55","slug":"native-america-calling-native-liver-disease-and-transplants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/03\/18\/native-america-calling-native-liver-disease-and-transplants\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Native liver disease and transplants"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Monday, March 18, 2024<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">The disparity between Native American liver disease and transplants <\/div>\r\nIf the rates were equal among races, at least a thousand more Native Americans would have received life-saving liver transplants over a four-year period. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nAn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2024\/02\/08\/death-sentence-native-americans-have-least-access-liver-transplant-system\/\">investigation by the Washington Post and the Markup<\/a> shows Native Americans have the <a href=\"https:\/\/minorityhealth.hhs.gov\/chronic-liver-disease-and-american-indiansalaska-natives\">highest rate of death from liver disease<\/a>, but the lowest representation on the waitlist for transplants. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nJoin Native America Calling discuss the discrepancies and what\u2019s being done to connect Native Americans with transplants.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Native Americans make the liver transplant list much less than White people, but die of liver disease more often. <br><br>Despite a legal requirement to address this access disparity, feds never have.<br><br>Read <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnieGilbertson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AnnieGilbertson<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ben_tanen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ben_tanen<\/a> &#39;s stunning investigation<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nwFHCJuYGm\">https:\/\/t.co\/nwFHCJuYGm<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Malena Carollo (@MalenaCarollo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MalenaCarollo\/status\/1756003577057735047?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 9, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/sites\/aboutihs\/themes\/responsive2017\/display_objects\/documents\/bios\/ChristensenLoretta.pdf\">Dr. Loretta Christensen<\/a> (Navajo), chief medical officer for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/\">Indian Health Service<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/silena-thomas-88a33a265\">Silena Thomas<\/a> (Din\u00e9), patient navigator with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/\">Mayo Clinic<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohsu.edu\/providers\/erin-c-maynard-md-facs\">Dr. Erin Maynard<\/a>, division head of abdominal organ transplant at Oregon Health and Science University and the surgical director of the liver transplant program at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/portland-health-care\/\">Portland Veterans Affairs<\/a>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; 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