Health Affairs

Newborn Screening At Risk: Implications Of Disbanding The Advisory Committee On Heritable Disorders In Newborns And Children

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, “Health Policy at a Crossroads,” produced with the support of the Commonwealth Fund and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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 ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

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

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

Suggested Citation: "1 Introduction." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Newborn Screening in the United States: A Vision for Sustaining and Advancing Excellence.
Hartford Courant

Opinion: A need in CT for newborn screening for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

The newborn screening program for early identification of hereditary diseases, one of the most successful public health programs in United States, was introduced more than 60 years ago. As the ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Delays at hospitals across the country undermine newborn screening programs, putting babies at risk of disability and death

The baby in Arkansas seems healthy at birth. Warm, fuzzy skin. A normal weight. But Aiden Cooper can't keep down formula. Don't worry, he's fine, doctors assure his mother as they leave the hospital.