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Shefali Luthra

Shefali Luthra, web reporter, covers consumer issues in health care. Her work has appeared in news outlets such as The Washington Post, CNN Health and npr.

May 2016

Slowing down emergency rooms to improve autism care

by ,  /  9 May 2016

When you head to the emergency room (ER), you almost expect stress — the long waits, the hubbub of other people and the endless, seemingly discombobulated stream of doctors and nurses. But for those with autism, a neurological condition that affects communication and can make people sensitive to stimulation, that stress can be so overwhelming that […]

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