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12:04pm

Thu April 25, 2013
Shots - Health News

Why Finding A TB Test Got Hard

Credit Greg Knobloch / CDC

Hospitals and public health departments around the country are having a tough time coming up with a staple of preventive health care: the skin test for tuberculosis.

The shortage, caused by problems at a factory in Canada, is prompting suspension of routine TB testing around the country.

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5:30am

Mon April 22, 2013

1:26am

Mon April 22, 2013
Shots - Health News

Young Adults With Autism Can Thrive In High-Tech Jobs

Originally published on Mon April 22, 2013 8:18 am

The job hunt is complicated enough for most high school and college graduates — and even tougher for the growing number of young people on the autism spectrum. Despite the obstacles that people with autism face trying to find work, there's a natural landing place: the tech industry.

Amelia Schabel graduated from high school five years ago. She had good grades and enrolled in community college. But it was too stressful. After less than a month she was back at home, doing nothing.

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