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New Jersey’s newborn screening ID’s babies with Gaucher disease
New Jersey’s newborn screening (NBS) program for Gaucher disease has proven itself effective at identifying many newborns with the condition, allowing for early treatment in some cases, an assessment of the program shows. Still, a high rate of false positives — babies who test positive on screening, but aren’t…
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Operation Sunshine Unicorn: A kayaking misadventure
South-central Alaska had been acting grumpy all summer — cold, wet, and uninterested in anything resembling fun. So when I saw sunshine in the extended forecast (aka the weather app briefly stopped crying), I did what any rational Alaskan would do: I panicked, overreacted, and immediately booked a remote wilderness…
