I got a blood test as a newborn that changed the course of my life forever. The test, part of newborn screening performed on babies across the U.S. led to my being diagnosed with a rare inherited ...

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 ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in Washington, D.C., on April 16, 2025. Despite Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s pledge to “Make America Healthy Again,” the Department of Health and ...

If you have ever welcomed a new baby into the world, you know the mix of hope and uncertainty that comes with those first days. For decades, newborn screening has been a quiet triumph of public health ...

While not all chronic diseases can be prevented, one of the best ways to stay healthy is to take preventive health care measures so doctors recommend that most Americans get several screenings from ...

Adding genomic sequencing to newborn blood screening would detect hundreds of additional childhood conditions, providing much earlier diagnosis and treatment, according to a new study. A baby's genome ...

The cost of the state's newborn health screening would nearly triple under a budget provision aimed at expanding the number of health conditions included in the screening. The fee would increase from ...

The mother of a four-year-old boy with a rare muscle disease says screening newborn babies for the condition could "save ...

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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 ...