National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Newborn Screening in the United States: A Vision for Sustaining and Advancing Excellence

Newborn screening (NBS) as a public heath endeavor faces a complex array of needs, competing priorities, and viewpoints. NBS programs, federal agency partners, families, care providers, and many ...
Kaleido Scope

How early detection and prompt action transformed a baby’s life through improved vision

Charlie Pitts saw the world more clearly after he visited UAB Eye Care, thanks to his parents’ taking proactive and prompt action. During a routine well-child checkup for Charlie, his pediatrician ...
LAist

Parents Lobby States To Expand Newborn Screening Test For Rare Brain Disorder

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Listen 4:14 Listen to the Story Kerri ...
Forbes

Rewriting Genetic Fate: Universal Newborn Genomic Screening Arrives

In Destiny’s Child No Longer: Rewriting Genetic Fate, we envisioned a world where every newborn would be screened for genetic risks. We see a future in which the randomness of genetic inheritance ...
WDIO

Wisconsin newborn screening program adds two genetic disorders

There are plans to add two more genetic disorders for screening for Wisconsin’s newborn screening program. X-Linked Adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) and Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 1 (MPS 1) will be part ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Newborn Screening in the United States: A Vision for Sustaining and Advancing Excellence

Newborn screening (NBS) is a public health service available to approximately 3.6 million infants born in the United States each year. Over 98 percent of those infants receive screening. State and ...