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SeriesFest, the esteemed international festival and non-profit organization dedicated to elevating emerging and underrepresented voices in episodic storytelling, has announced the full lineup for SeriesFest: Season 10.

My husband and I knew something was wrong with our son, Brecken, when he crawled and walked late, tripped and fell often, and struggled on stairs.

Here is a list of bills that passed the Alabama Legislature this week. House HB 139, sponsored by Rep. Corley Ellis, R-Columbiana, would remove the state Department of Insurance from review under the Sunset Law. The bill passed 98-1. It goes to the Senate. HB 140, sponsored by Rep. Corley Ellis, R-Columbiana, increases the statute […] The post What passed in the Alabama Legislature: Feb. 20-22, 2024 appeared first on Alabama Reflector.

Because of a 10-to-3 vote by a panel of doctors on a federal advisory committee, Krabbe disease is now going to be added to a national list of recommended newborn

WELLS — A progressive neuromuscular disease is estimated to affect one in 10,000 people. In Michigan, it’s estimated that more than 200,000 people are carri

By DREYMA BERONJA Journal Staff Writer WELLS — A progressive neuromuscular disease is estimated to affect one in 10,000 people. In Michigan, it’s estima

While rare, about a fifth of newborns infected show symptoms such as hearing loss, or have longer term health issues, including developmental delays.

BeginNGS aims to enable the prompt identification of potential genetic disease with its newborn screening program.

The BeginNGS program added 23 new founding members to the consortium and expanded to include 31 additional genetic disorders in its second phase screening, totaling 419 treatable genetic disorders.

/PRNewswire/ -- Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), a nonprofit organization leading the fight to end Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Duchenne), announced...