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Y2K Bug Blamed For Miscalculated Down Syndrome Risk

Posted by timothy on from the when-numbers-lie dept.

Albanach writes: "The BBC are reporting in this story that the Northern General Hospital in Sheffield, England is blaming the Millennium Bug for getting wrong 150 tests for Down Syndrome with four mothers going on to give birth to affected children." The article actually idicates that four women were pregnant with Down Syndrome babies, and that two of them brought the pregnancies to term.

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  1. Re:The Calendar says 2001--but it seems to be 1984 by mjh · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    If there were a moderation option "Banned: -1000", I would have used it on you.

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