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Rare-disease doctors support expanded newborn genomic screening, survey finds

Plummeting costs of DNA sequencing technologies are injecting urgency into the longstanding debate over whether to dive deeper into the genomes of more infants — even apparently healthy ones. Experts ...
EurekAlert!

Expanded newborn screening using genome sequencing for early actionable conditions

About The Study: These interim findings demonstrate the feasibility of targeted interpretation of a predefined set of genes from genome sequencing in a population of different racial and ethnic groups ...
Business Wire

Groundbreaking GUARDIAN Study Shows Benefits of Adding Genome Sequencing to Newborn Screening; Augments and Improves Standard Newborn Screening

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GeneDx (Nasdaq: WGS), a leader in delivering improved health outcomes through genomic insights, today announced that JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical ...
Science Daily

In pioneering study, gene technology outperforms standard newborn screening tests

Early results from 4,000 babies show that genome sequencing picks up many more serious health conditions than standard newborn screening and is favored by most parents. Early results from a study of ...
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Newborn Screening: Current Landscape and Future Directions

A committee of experts will conduct a study examining the current landscape of newborn screening (NBS) systems, processes, and research in the United States and consider sustainable adoption of ...
Arkansas Times

State newborn screening program to be expanded with $1.4 million federal grant

Arkansas’s newborn screening program will be expanded thanks to a $1.4 million federal grant awarded to a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences professor, according to a press release. The ...
News Medical

DNA analysis outperforms standard newborn screening, study shows

Early results from a study of newborn screening methods show that DNA analysis picks up many more preventable or treatable serious health conditions than standard newborn screening and is favored by ...
Chippewa Herald

Wisconsin continues to lead nation in newborn screening

Wisconsin Newborn Screening Program covers 28 of 29 recommended tests. Expanded newborn screening is now required by law in dozens of states, but most infants still are not covered by the full panel ...
AZ Central

Health screenings for the littlest Arizonans are expanding. Here's how

Arizona is expanding its newborn health screening program, even as the federal process for adding new disorders has stalled. The state plans to screen for 39 different rare disorders by 2027, up from ...
clinicaladvisor.com

The Newborn Screen—What Primary Care Clinicians Should Know

There are 2 methods of screening for disorders on the RUSP: dried bloodspot screening and point of care screening, both of which are generally performed prior to discharge at the hospital where the ...
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Universal health coverage must start at birth with newborn screening

When Malaysians talk about universal health coverage (UHC), we picture crowded waiting rooms. We rarely picture a quiet nursery, a newborn, and a tiny heel prick that never happens. Yet for babies ...