July 5, 2016
BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) is pleased to announce that July 1 marked an important step in saving the lives of babies born in North Dakota. The state newborn screening program expanded their newborn screening panel to include a disorder called Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID). SCID, also known as… Read MoreFebruary 17, 2016
Twenty states chosen to receive funding that will save babies’ lives Improvements in the timely reporting of newborn screening results can lead to early treatment AURORA, Colo. (Feb. 9, 2016) – The ‘NewSTEPs 360’ program, a collaboration between the Colorado School of Public Health (ColoradoSPH) and the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), has selected 20… Read MoreAugust 12, 2015
Friends and Colleagues across the Heartland, Our hearts are with our colleagues in North Dakota and the state newborn screening program as they mourn and remember our friend and colleague, Dr. Alan Kenien. He was a dedicated physician who touched many people’s lives. Many of you probably met Dr. Kenien and know that he will… Read MoreJune 10, 2015
“In 2014, newborn screening for 29 conditions resulted in successfully identifying and treating 60 newborns in Nebraska affected with conditions in time to prevent or reduce problems associated with them.” Read the full report.April 2, 2015
On December 18, 2014 the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2014 was signed into law. The bill addresses research uses of newborn dried blood spots. Here is the final recommendation from the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (SACHRP) on The Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2014, which went into effect… Read MoreMarch 11, 2015
The presentations for the Discretionary Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children (DACHDNC) February 2015 meeting are now available. Day 1 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force – Overview and the transfer of newborn screening topics to the DACHDNC Iris R. Mabry-Hernandez, MD, MPH Medical Officer U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Program Center for… Read MoreOctober 29, 2014
The APHL 2014 Newborn Screening and Genetic Testing Symposium is Sponsored by: Association of Public Health Laboratories Co-Provided by: California Department of Public Health and the International Society for Neonatal Screening The APHL 2014 Newborn Screening and Genetic Testing Symposium (NBSGTS) will be held at the Hyatt Regency Orange County Hotel, Anaheim, CA, October 27-30,… Read MoreOctober 29, 2014
Congratulations to Julie Luedtke for receiving the Judi Tuerck Newborn Screening Follow-Up and Education Award on October 29, 2014 at the Newborn Screening and Genetic Testing Symposium.