: In specialized medical communities, such as those for SMAS (Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome)
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: The term is sometimes used colloquially (and sometimes negatively) in reviews, such as a patient at Aspen Dental I thought of Sarah, my daughter, sleeping in
I froze. I’d seen the headlines on the newsfeed my daughter left open on my tablet. Halcyon Therapeutics. Gene editing. Retroviral re-sequencing. The FDA had stalled them six months ago. Something about 'unforeseen mutability.'
I stood up. My legs felt light. Gravity seemed to have lost its grip on me. I walked to the window. The rain was still falling, but I didn't hear it as noise anymore. I heard individual drops hitting the pavement, distinct and separate.