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Explore HRSA’s New Newborn Screening Information Center
Within the first 24-48 hours after birth, all babies go through a series of state mandated screenings to detect certain serious conditions that can affect their long-term health or survival. Using a few drops of blood from the newborn’s heel, newborns are screened for certain genetic, endocrine, and metabolic disorders, and as well receive additional…
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Rare Diseases Deserve Our Attention
Between 25 and 30 million Americans, many of them children, are living with a rare disease. The complex challenges facing these children and families deserve attention and demand innovative responses. NICHQ President and CEO Scott D. Berns, MD, MPH, FAAP, understands this need, perhaps better than anyone. His connection to the rare disease community is both…
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NICHQ Selected to Manage Content for National Newborn Screening Website – Cloned
BOSTON– By identifying disorders at birth and providing immediate intervention, newborn screening has saved countless lives. A new comprehensive web-based clearinghouse will help families and health professionals nationwide access the information and resources needed to increase their knowledge about newborn screening. NICHQ is proud to announce that it has been selected by the Health Resources and…
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Hearing a Chance to Improve: QI’s Impact on State Audiology Services
Hearing loss is a common birth defect in the United States, affecting one to three babies per 1,000 live births. In Louisiana, most children receive hearing screenings at birth, but the number receiving appropriate follow-up care when diagnosed with potential hearing loss was only 38 percent a few years ago. The state’s Early Hearing Detection…
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20 States Selected for National Collaborative to Improve Newborn Screening Programs
The NewSTEPs 360 program has selected 20 states that will endeavor to improve newborn screening and save the lives of babies who are born with rare but serious conditions. These states are the initial cohort supported through a $5.4 million dollar funding initiative from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Newborn screening (NBS) in the United…
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NICHQ Tapped for National Collaboration to Improve Newborn Screening
NICHQ has been selected to join an unprecedented national collaboration called NewSTEPs 360, which aims to improve newborn screening programs across the nation. One of the greatest public health achievements of the 20th century, newborn screening is a comprehensive system that checks for genetic, metabolic, heart or hearing conditions. Affected infants identified early can receive…