BAC Rutland

WASHINGTON — Two drugmakers spent hundreds of millions of dollars last year to raise awareness of a murky illness, helping boost sales of pills recently approved as treatments and drowning out unresolved questions _ including whether it’s a real disease at all.
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MDs’ unease found to leave many disabled adults with pediatricians

LEXINGTON – One day last week, Dr. Daniel Palant walked into his pediatric clinic, decorated with Mickey Mouse posters and antique baby bottles. He was prepared to see his next patient, whom he has known since birth: Shalom Lowell, who has Down syndrome. Palant loves meeting the same patients year after year, but he thinks that sometime soon this one should see a new doctor.
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