Page 2 - Newborn Screening Program News Today

Every state has been screening newborns for several decades, usually performing a heel-prick blood test, a hearing test and a heart check. Several disorders diagnosed through newborn screenings can be treated and their effects significantly reduced when caught early. Sen. ...

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Disease-modifying treatments during the newborn period are available for 30% of affected newborns.

Mandated screenings for newborns will be more expensive beginning Jan. 1.

Mandated screenings for newborns will be more expensive beginning Jan. 1.

“Since COVID, it’s been like starting all over again and last year, we had fewer teams,” said Stewart Thomas, who co-chairs the Relay for Life.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Newborn Screening Program has been awarded a federal grant that supports enhancements to the states newborn screening system.

New York will launch a pilot program to screen newborns for CMV.

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is boosting health protections for newborn infants in the state by adding three new conditions to its Newborn Screening Program.

Three new conditions have been added to Minnesota's Newborn Screening Program.