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Abigail Salisbury Champions Gaucher's Disease Test in PA Newborns
Pennsylvania State Rep. Abigail Salisbury joins Brian Carothers to discuss Act 73, the new law restoring Gaucher disease screening for Pennsylvania newborns. Gaucher is an inherited condition that affects the body’s ability to process certain fats, or lipids. Salisbury says a simple heel-prick blood test can identify the disease and help families pursue care earlier. In this conversation, Salisbury explains why a baby born in New Jersey could receive a Gaucher screening while a baby born just across the river in Philadelphia could not. She describes how newborn screening is determined state…
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